Try Bombus pratorum for the orange-tailed one. The one with the furry stole around its shoulders could be a carder, but if it's got a white tail, it will probably be a tree bee, Bombus hypnorum.

This is a field id sheet that I have, with photos rather than diagrams
The Big Six ? Common Bumblebees Found in Gardens

The "Big Six" are so much more common than the others, that it's almost certain to include anything you find. Except that the tree bee, a recent migrant from Europe, is spreading steadily north, and if you have them in the garden (they like to nest in abandoned tit nest boxes), you'll see a lot of those around.

"Bob Hobden" wrote in message ...

"Bertie Doe" wrote
Bee identification is my problem. I've planted 3 Comfrey plants in both
front and rear gardens. They're covered in hundreds of tiny 16mm trumpets.
Quite popular with the smaller bee, but what are they?TIA.

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Had the same problem until I came across this site, not sure it's perfect
but it helps......

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/l...flash-version/

There is an HTML version available too if you don't have/want Flash.

Thanks for that Bob. I tried to find a bee ID site on Google and failed.

I also didn't realise just how tricky they are to photograph.