Bee Guide Resources

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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 our 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

• • PNW Bumble Bee Atlas

• • Bumble Bee Watch

• • 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

• • Tunnel Nests for Native Bees

• • Importance of Pollinators in Changing Landscapes for World Crops

• • Landscape Elements as Potential Barriers and Corridors
  • King Conservation District Native Pollinators page
  • Keeping Bumble Bees at Home

Pollinator Support Organizations

• • Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation

• • Pollinator Partnership
  • The Pollination 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

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