IUCN threat status:  Not evaluated   Read full entry  Bombus
hortorum  Bombus hortorum is a species of bumblebee. It bears
the common name garden bumblebee or small garden bumblebee, and
can be found in most of Europe up to 70ºN, as well as parts of
Asia and New Zealand.[2]   This bumblebee has an oblong head and
a very long glossa (tongue), up to 15 millimetres (0.59 in), in
some cases even 20 millimetres (0.79 in). In fact the tongue is
so long that the bee often fly with it extended when collecting
nectar.[3] The queen is of a very variable size, body length
between 19 millimetres (0.75 in) and 22 millimetres (0.87 in),
wing span 35 millimetres (1.4 in) to 38 millimetres (1.5 in).
The workers are almost as big, the larger ones overlapping the
smaller queens. The colour is black with a yellow collar, a
narrow yellow band on the scutellum, and a third yellow band on
terga (abdominal segments) 1 and 2. The tail is white. Darker
forms, with little yellow in their fur, are common.[4]   The
nest, normally contai