< Buy or read about our Bee Guide
Bee ID Sources
- Bumble Bees of the Western United States
- A Citizen Science Guide to Wild Bees and Floral Visitors in Western WA
- A Field Guide to Common Puget Sound Native Bees: Southern Region, Elias Bloom
- An Introduction to Cavity Nesting Bees
- Xerces Society Bumble Bee Identification
- Bee Basics: An Introduction to or Native Bees
- The Urban Bee Lab
- Discover Life, interactive key to bees, potential for photo id of bees
- Bug Guide, bee photos posted here may also be identified for you.
- California’s Native Bees: Biology, Ecology and Identification
Citizen Science Projects
- Northwest Pollinator Initiative
- PNW Bumble Bee Atlas
- Bumble Bee Watch
- Western Bumble Bee Project
- The Great Sunflower Project
- Citizen Science Guide to Monitoring Bees
- iNaturalist
Habitat Conservation Resources
- Xerces Society Pollinator Resource Center
- EarthCorps Native Pollinator Habitat Restoration Guide
- Pollinator Friendly Parks
- The Logan Bee Mail Shelter
- Tunnel Nests for Native Bees
- Importance of Pollinators in Changing Landscapes for World Crops
- Landscape Elements as Potential Barriers and Corridors
- Keeping Bumble Bees at Home
Pollinator Support Organizations
- Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
- The Wild Bee Foundation
- Northwest Pollinator Initiative
- Pollinator Partnership
- The Pollinator Project
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