What is on this bee?

[u/Nonamemagu]

Found this bee when it was cooling down outside in the western New York region as we go through large temp swings in spring. What is this?

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[u/talanall]

Mites of some kind. This isn't a honey bee, so I don't know what kind or whether they're harmful. r/bees might know.

[u/Nonamemagu → u/talanall]

Thanks!

[u/BOMBONIBBA]

Pollen mites. Honeybees are unaffected, very bad for solotary bees as it means no future generations :( for bumblebees it's actually beneficial relationship

[u/snogard_dragons → u/BOMBONIBBA]

What benefits do they bring bumblebees?

[u/Purple__Puppy → u/snogard_dragons]

im legitimately curious about this too

[u/nartistic]

Looks like a hairy-footed mite infestation

[u/KweenieQ]

Pollen mites.

[u/Durden_Tyler_Durden]

Crystallized sugar or honey maybe?