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Early bumble bee

Bombus pratorum (Linnaeus, 1761)

Status not recordedbees wasps and ants

The early bumble bee (Bombus pratorum) is a species in the family Apidae, order Hymenoptera. Recorded adults reach 1.7 cm in length.

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Quick facts about the early bumble bee

Weight
Not recorded
Length
1.1 cm – 1.7 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Nectarivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forest, grassland, human_modified
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the early bumble bee?

EARLY BUMBLE BEE · LENGTH 1.7 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 1.7 cm, the recorded maximum length of the early bumble bee is about 1.0% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the early bumble bee live?

Not recorded

Is the early bumble bee 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 early bumble bee classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHymenoptera
  5. familyApidae
  6. genusBombus
  7. SpeciesBombus pratorum (Linnaeus, 1761)

Synonyms Apis burrellana, Apis citrina, Apis collaris, Apis donovanella, Apis fidus, Apis formido, Apis melanocephala, Apis pratorum, Apis regalis, Apis subinterrupta, Apis sylvestris, Apis trifasciata, Apis vereor, Bombus burrellana, Bombus donovanellus, Bombus ephippium, Bombus lullianus, Bombus pratorum borealis, Bombus pratorum citrinus, Bombus pratorum decoloratus, Bombus pratorum donovanellus, Bombus pratorum luctuosus, Bombus pratorum skorikowi, Bombus pratorum styriacus, Bombus pratorum tatranus, Bombus pratorum versicolor, Bombus subinterrupta, Pyrobombus pratorum

Other names and names in other languages (28)
  • Apple bumblebeeEnglish
  • Early humble-beeEnglish
  • Early nesting bumblebeeEnglish
  • Early-nesting humble-beeEnglish
  • čmelák lučníCzech
  • Lille skovhumleDanish
  • WiesenhummelGerman
  • NiidukimalaneEstonian
  • pensaskimalainenFinnish
  • akurhumlaFaroese
  • Bourdon des présFrench
  • seillean-mòr tràthScottish Gaelic
  • Rani bumbarCroatian
  • réti poszméhHungarian
  • Bombo dei pratiItalian
  • Miškinė KamanėLithuanian
  • markhumleNorwegian Bokmål
  • WeidehommelDutch
  • Trzmiel łąkowyPolish
  • Луговой шмельRussian
  • čmeľ lúčnySlovak
  • pomladanski zemeljski čmrljSlovenian
  • Шумски бумбарSerbian
  • ängshumlaSwedish
  • Джміль лучнийUkrainian
  • seilleanan-mòra tràthaScottish Gaelic
  • Šumski bumbarSerbian
  • markhumlaSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the early bumble bee

Other species in the same genus Bombus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the early bumble bee?

An adult early bumble bee measures 1.1 cm – 1.7 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the early bumble bee?

The early bumble bee (Bombus pratorum) 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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Early bumble bee (Bombus pratorum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/early-bumble-bee

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BibTeX
@misc{early_bumble_bee_2026,
  title = {Early bumble bee (Bombus pratorum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/early-bumble-bee},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}