< Buy or read about our Bee Guide
Bee ID Sources
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- Discover Life, interactive key to bees, potential for photo id of bees
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- Bug Guide, bee photos posted here may also be identified for you.
- California’s Native Bees: Biology, Ecology and Identification
Citizen Science Projects
Habitat Conservation Resources
Pollinator Support Organizations
Books
- The Bees in Your Backyard: A Guide to North America’s Bees. Wilson and Carril. 2015; California Bees and Blooms: A Guide for Gardeners and Naturalists. Frankie et. al. 2014;
- Field Guide to the Common Bees of CA: Including Bees of the Western U.S. LeBuhn and Pugh. 2013.
- The Bee-Friendly Garden: Design an Abundant Flower-filled Yard that Nurtures Bees and Supports Biodiversity. Frey and LeBuhn. 2016;
- Attracting Native Pollinators: The Xerces Guide, Protecting North America’s Bees and Butterflies, The Xerces Society and Marla Spivak. 2011
- Our Native Bees: North America’s Endangered Pollinators and the Fight to Save Them. Paige Embry. 2018
- A Sting in the Tale: My Adventures with Bumblebees. Goulson, 2014
- Keeping the Bees: Why All Bees are at Risk and What We Can Do to Save Them. Packer, 2014