Bumblebee (Bombus spp.) diversity in urban Finnish landscapes

The dataset contains data on the representation of the 16 bumblebee (Bombus spp.) species collected from 55 sampling points in urban landscapes of six Finnish cities (Helsinki, Espoo, Tampere, Turku, Kuopio, and Joensuu) during summer 2022. The estimated geographic area of the sampling campaign covered 44 160 km2. The total sample size is 512 specimens, from which 338 are females (workers and queens) and 174 are males. The dataset contains information on the collection time and the associated plant species from which bumblebees were sampled. Associated plants were Finnish native wildflowers and ornamental plant species flowering in cities during the collection time. The sampling campaign was performed as a part of the “CarPLANT” project supported by the Maj and Tor Nessling Foundation [grant 202200067].