resources
Online Resources:
​
Bee Observer Cards - Introduction to native bees, including identification, ecology and anatomy, in easy to read flash card form.
​
​
Bumblebee.org - Detailed information about bumble bees and their life cycle.
​
BugGuide - Insect identification guides and images.
​
Center for Food Safety - CFS's Pollinators and Pesticides program includes resources, reports, guides, and more.
​
Discover Life - Identification guides, distribution maps and images for all living plant and animal species.
Gardeners Beware - A 2014 study by Friends of the Earth and Pesticide Research Institute found that bee-friendly plants sold at garden centers across the U.S. and Canada contained bee-toxic pesticides, with no warning to gardeners.
​
Great Sunflower Project - Citizen science organization engages North American residents in gathering information on the health of our bee populations, and encouraging the creation of bee-friendly habitat.
​
Honey Bee Haven - Put your bee-friendly, pesticide-free backyard or community garden on the map with this online tool.
​
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Lady Bird Johnson's website for North American native plants and wildflowers, including descriptions and images.
​
Managing Pests Safely Without Neonicotinoids
​
Pollinator-Friendly Seeds and Nursery Directory
​
Save Bees - Learn about the serious threats to our bees and how you can help.
​
Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History Botany Collections - Search the Plant Photo Archive to find additional images of plants.
​
UC Berkeley Urban Bee Lab - UC Berkeley's Urban Bee Lab website for native bees and bee-friendly gardening.
​
USDA Plants Database - Taxonomy, characteristics, and distribution of North American plants.
Xerces Society - Established to protect invertebrates and their habitat, the Xerces Society website includes a robust pollinator conservation resource section.
Hardcopy texts:
Evans, Elaine, Ian Burns and Marla Spivak. Befriending Bumble Bees. University of Minnesota Extension Service Publication. 2007.
​
Frankie, Gordon W., Robbin W. Thorp, Rollin E. Coville and Barbara Ertter. California Bees and Blooms: A Guide for Gardeners and Naturalists. Heyday. 2014.
​
LeBuhn, Gretchen. The Common Bees of California. University of California Press. 2013.
​
Michener, Charles D. The Bees of the World. Johns Hopkins University Press. 2000.
​
O’toole, Christopher and Anthony Raw. Bees of the World. Blandford Press. 1999.
​
Williams, Paul H., Robbin W. Thorp, Leif L. Richardson and Sheila R. Colla. Bumble Bees of North America: An Identification Guide. Princeton University Press. 2014.
​
Xerces Society. Attracting Native Pollinators. Storey Publishing. 2011.
