Insect and Spider Identification: CLOSED: ID for bug files.. bumble bee, 0 by jenbrink

jenbrink wrote:
I took these pictures of these guys/gals in the garden.
Their eyes amaze me.

To me they are the "BIG Bumble Bee" (Not the carpenter bee).

I have no idea where to put them in the bug files.
I have lots of photos of these guys, close up as my camera could focus on.
Front, back, wings, mouth. As much as I could get

I would love to add these to the Bugfiles and know more about them.

My past experience is that I see them late in the year in the garden.
They are very gentle, just as the "little" bumble bee. (Prairie Bumble Bee)
http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/143/

You can pet both the "Big" and the "little" bumble bee.
It amazes me how gentle they are.

Any direction would be "greatly" appreciated.

(I will add a couple more pics for ID, if needed)

Thanks.