Which British bumblebee deserves the crown of the garden?

Big, bold and looks like it's wearing a beige bum-warmer. Often the first bee out braving a chilly February morning like it forgot its coat.

Jet-black body with a striking scarlet rear, like a bee that discovered Doc Martens. Effortlessly the coolest thing on the buddleia.

Only arrived in the UK in 2001 and already nesting in everyone's bird boxes with the confidence of a Londoner moving to Cornwall.

A pocket-sized ginger-and-black number that gets going while the others are still in bed. The keen bean of the bee world.

With a tongue built for the deepest blooms, this one dives head-first into foxgloves like it's ordering a pint at last orders.