Apple bumblebee
Bombus pomorum (Panzer, 1805)
Status not recordedbees wasps and ants
The apple bumblebee (Bombus pomorum) is a species in the family Apidae, order Hymenoptera. Recorded adults reach 2.2 cm in length.
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Quick facts about the apple bumblebee
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- 1.4 cm – 2.2 cm
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Nectarivore
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grassland
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Generations a year
- One
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the apple bumblebee?
Where does the apple bumblebee live?
Not recorded
Is the apple bumblebee endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the apple bumblebee classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderHymenoptera
- familyApidae
- genusBombus
- SpeciesBombus pomorum (Panzer, 1805)
Synonyms Bombus brodmanni, Bombus brodmanni denesi, Bombus lefebvrei, Bombus pomorum canus, Bombus pomorum nigromaculatus, Bombus rufescens, Bombus uralensis, Bremus pomorum, Fervidobombus oreas, Fervidobombus pomorum flavotestaceus, Megabombus pomorum
Other names and names in other languages (12)
- Apple humble-beeEnglish
- čmelák ovocnýCzech
- FrugthumleDanish
- ObsthummelGerman
- Bourdon fruitierFrench
- Stepinė kamanėLithuanian
- frukthumleNorwegian Bokmål
- Limburgse hommelDutch
- Плодовый шмельRussian
- čmeľ ovocnýSlovak
- frukthumlaSwedish
- Джміль яскравийUkrainian
Relatives of the apple bumblebee
Other species in the same genus Bombus.

Buff-tailed bumblebee
Bombus terrestris
Common carder bee
Bombus pascuorum
Stone humble-bee
Bombus lapidarius
Garden bumblebee
Bombus hortorum
Early bumble bee
Bombus pratorum
Tree bumblebee
Bombus hypnorum
CompareApple bumblebee vs Buff-tailed bumblebeeApple bumblebee vs Common carder beeApple bumblebee vs Stone humble-beeApple bumblebee vs Garden bumblebee
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the apple bumblebee?
An adult apple bumblebee measures 1.4 cm – 2.2 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the apple bumblebee?
The apple bumblebee (Bombus pomorum) belongs to the family Apidae in the order Hymenoptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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