Pollen sources not recorded for the British Isles, but the species is probably polylectic.
In Germany the species is most probably polylectic, but it has only been seen to collect pollen from Potentilla verna (Rosaceae);Leontodon autumnalis and Taraxacum officinale (Asteraceae) (Westrich, 1989).
Flowers visited Frangula (Rhamnaceae); Rubus, Potentilla (to which it is most partial) (Rosaceae); Oenanthe (Apiaceae);Euphorbia amygdaloides (Euphorbiaceae); Lysimachia nemorum (Primulaceae); Thymus (Lamiaceae); Campanula, Jasione montana (Campanulaceae); Senecio, Eupatorium cannabinum, Hieracium and Taraxacum (Asteraceae).
Pawlikowski & Kruszynski (1997) list Cerastium arvense (Caryophyllaceae); Geranium sanguineum (Geraniaceae); Fragaria viridis, Potentilla arenaria, Potentilla argentea (Rosaceae) and Pimpinella saxifraga (Apiaceae) as forage sources in Poland