Worker

Male

Length	Queen	Worker	Male
Body	17-23mm	11-16mm	13-18mm
Forewing	16mm	13mm	14mm
Proboscis	19-21mm	14-16mm	15mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	?	?	March - September (Earliest: 12.4)

Attractant Chemicals
Iridoids	Farnesol
Diterpenoids	Geranylgeraniol
Alcohols	Octadecenol

Biotopes:	Meadows	Hedge Rows	Spruce Forest Edge	Wet Meadows
Food:	Several Asteraceae Nectar, Pollen	Several Fabaceae Nectar, Pollen	Several Lamiaceae Nectar, Pollen	Epilobium angustifolium Nectar, Pollen
	Epilobium montanum Nectar, Pollen	Prunus avium Nectar, Pollen	Rubus idaeus Nectar, Pollen	Digitalis purpurea Nectar
	Angelica sylvestris Nectar, Pollen	Chelidonium majus Nectar, Pollen	Calluna vulgaris Nectar, Pollen
Parasitoids:	Physocephala rufipes Larva	Sicus ferrugineus Larva
Nest Parasites:	Bombus barbutellus
Mimics:	Volucella bombylans

Atlas Hymenoptera: Bombus hortorum Belgium, Europe
BWARS: Bombus hortorum
Bumblebee Pages: Bombus hortorum
Nature Spot: Garden Bumblebee - Bombus hortorum
Dutch Bees and their Relations: Bombus hortorum
Wildbienen: Gartenhummel: Bombus hortorum

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