Worker	Queen
Male

Length: Queen 20-22mm, Worker 11-16mm, Male 14-16mm; Proboscis Length: Queen 10-12mm, Worker 12-14mm, Male 8-10mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Imago
?	?	?	March - September (Earliest: 8.4)

Habitat:	Meadows	Hedge Rows
Food:	Several Asteraceae Nectar, Pollen	Several Fabaceae Nectar, Pollen	Polygonum bistorta Nectar, Pollen	Galeopsis tetrahit Nectar, Pollen
	Epilobium angustifolium Nectar, Pollen	Succisa pratensis Nectar, Pollen	Scrophularia nodosa Nectar, Pollen	Calluna vulgaris Nectar, Pollen
	Salix cinerea Nectar, Pollen
Parasitoids:	Conopidae Larvae
Nest Parasite:	Bombus rupestris

Dutch Bees and their Relations: Bombus lapidarius
Wildbienen: Steinhummel - Bombus lapidarius
Insektenbox: Steinhummel
Bumblebee Pages: Bombus lapidarius

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