''Bombus breviceps'' is a species of

bumblebee A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus ''Bombus'', part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only Extant taxon, extant group in the tribe Bombini, though a few extinct r ...

. This species is a main pollinator of

black cardamom ''Amomum subulatum'', also known as black cardamom, hill cardamom, Bengal cardamom, greater cardamom, Indian cardamom, Nepal cardamom, winged cardamom, big cardamon, or brown cardamom, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the family Zingiberaceae. ...

(''Amomum subulatum'') crops in

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. Queen ''B.'' ''breviceps'' bees begin to found new colonies in late March, whereas worker bees forage from early May until mid-December. The ''Bombus breviceps'' are able to use their small body size to fit in the flower and extract pollen that they then carry in their thorax and distribute to different plants and crops to contribute to cross- pollination.Deka, T. N., Sudharshan, M. R., & Saju, K. A. (2011). New record of bumble bee, Bombus breviceps Smith as a pollinator of large cardamom. Current Science, 100(6), 926-928.

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Bumblebees Insects described in 1852 Taxa named by Frederick Smith (entomologist) {{bombus-stub