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title: "Garden Bumble Bee"
description: "Bombus hortorum — Insetos e aranhas. Bombus hortorum, the garden bumblebee or small garden bumblebee, is a species of bumblebee found in most of Europe north to 70°N, as well as parts of Asia and New Zealand."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/garden-bumble-bee
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Garden Bumble Bee

> Bombus hortorum — Insetos e aranhas. Bombus hortorum, the garden bumblebee or small garden bumblebee, is a species of bumblebee found in most of Europe north to 70°N, as well as parts of Asia and New Zealand.

- Scientific name: *Bombus hortorum*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `urban` (Cidades e jardins)
- iNaturalist observations: 15842
- Wikidata: [Q943629](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q943629)
- iNaturalist taxon: [121989](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/121989)

## Names

- en: Garden Bumble Bee
- de: Gartenhummel
- fr: Bourdon des jardins
- nl: Tuinhommel
- pl: Trzmiel ogrodowy

## Countries with the most observations

GB (3113), DE (1866), RU (1034), AT (968), PL (369), FI (318), DK (317), FR (291), NL (179), LU (132), CZ (120), IT (120)

## Summary

Bombus hortorum, the garden bumblebee or small garden bumblebee, is a species of bumblebee found in most of Europe north to 70°N, as well as parts of Asia and New Zealand. It is distinguished from most other bumblebees by its long tongue used for feeding on pollen in deep-flowered plants. Accordingly, this bumblebee mainly visits flowers with deep corollae, such as deadnettles, ground ivy, vetches, clovers, comfrey, foxglove, and thistles. They have a good visual memory, which aids them in navigating the territory close to their habitat and seeking out food sources.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus_hortorum

## Photo

![Garden Bumble Bee](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/garden-bumble-bee/medium.jpg)

Photo: Munster Mad · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/300356575

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/garden-bumble-bee?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).