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Native Bees

Native Bees

Why We Need Insects and Other Invertebrates
Why Getting a Hive Won't "Save the Bees"
Native Plants for Pollinators and Beneficial Insects: Southwest Chihuahuan Desert Region
Native Plants for Pollinators and Beneficial Insects: Southwest Arizona/Colorado/New Mexico Plateaus Region
Native Plants for Pollinators and Beneficial Insects: Southwest Arizona/New Mexico Mountains Region
Native Plants for Pollinators and Beneficial Insects: Southwest Sonoran Desert Region
Native Plants for Pollinators and Beneficial Insects: Rocky Mountains Region
Native Plants for Pollinators and Beneficial Insects: Inland Northwest Region
Native Plants for Pollinators and Beneficial Insects: Great Basin Region
Wings 45(2): Fall 2022 (Natural History)
California Supreme Court Lets Decision Stand that Bees Can Be Protected by the California Endangered Species Act
More Than One Million Save the Bees with Bee City USA
Pacific Northwest Bumble Bee Habitat Assessment Form & Guide
Bee City USA and Bee Campus USA Reach 300 Affiliate Programs
California Court Paves the Way for Protection of Imperiled Bumble Bees and Other Insects
Wings 45(1): Spring 2022 (Collaborations)
Public Oral Argument in Environmentalists’ Appeal Seeking to Ensure Legal Protections for Imperiled California Bumble Bees
Save the Stems
New Great Plains Bumble Bee Atlas Engages Community Scientists to Track Bumble Bees
California seeks volunteers to track imperiled bumble bees
Wings 44(2): Fall 2021 (New Directions)
Pollinator-Friendly Parks
Infrastructure bill is a win for bees and butterflies, including monarchs
The Xerces Society Provides Native Plants to Communities Protecting California’s Monarch Butterflies
Santa Fe Pollinator Habitat Kit: Planting Guidance 2023
Residents and Communities Step Up to Protect California’s Monarch Butterflies
Feds Plan Insecticide Sprays Across 2.6 Million Acres of Montana Grasslands, Threatening Pollinators and Organic Farms
Hawaii Technical Note and Conservation Planning Guide 25:
Feds Plan to Spray Insecticide on 30,000 Acres of Wildlife Habitat on Public Lands in Oregon to Increase Forage for Private Livestock
Xerces Society Launches Pollinator Trail Initiative to Build Habitat for Pollinators through Santa Fe
Wings 44(1): Spring 2021 (Fifty Years of Conservation)
Bring Back the Pollinators
Bee Campus USA
Bee City USA
Cultivando Para Los Polinizadores
Bumble Bee Conservation
Bumble Bees of Iowa
No Mow May
Two New Bills Offer Hope for Declining Monarch Populations
Farming with Soil Life
New Issue of PNAS Lays Out the Case for Why We Should Take Action to Protect Insects
Wings 43(2): Fall 2020 (Forests & Woodlands)
Court Rules State of California Lacks Authority to Protect Imperiled Bumble Bee Species Under the California Endangered Species Act
Report: Dicamba Herbicide Harming More than Just Weeds
Missouri Bumble Bee Atlas: A Statewide Project Engaging Community Scientists to Track Bumble Bees
Nesting & Overwintering Habitat
Wings 43(1): Spring 2020 (Climate Change)
Bumble Bee Mask
Häagen-Dazs Ice Cream Now Bee Better Certified™
Wings 42(2): Fall 2019 (Protecting the Life that Sustains Us)
Habitat Assessment Guide for Pollinators in Yards, Gardens, and Parks
Recommended Plants: California Sierra Foothills Region
Organic Pesticides
Monarch and Pollinator Habitat Kit: Planting Guide
Smarter Pest Management: Protecting Pollinators at Home
Protecting Pollinators from Pesticides: Fungicide Impacts on Pollinators
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Endangered Species Act Protection for Franklin’s Bumble Bee
Nebraska Bumble Bee Atlas Project Aims to Engage Community Scientists in Tracking Bumble Bees
Four Native Bumble Bees Are Poised to be the First Pollinators Protected Under the California Endangered Species Act
A Petition to the State of California Fish and Game Commission to List Four Bumble Bees as Endangered under the California Endangered Species Act
Conservation Organizations Seek Protection for California’s Endangered Bumble Bees
Reports of the IUCN Bumble Bee Specialist Group
Bumble Bees of North America
Enhancing Nest Sites for Native Bee Crop Pollinators
Establishing Pollinator and Beneficial Insect Habitat on Organic Farms in Idaho
An Overview of the Potential Impacts of Honey Bees to Native Bees, Plant Communities, and Ecosystems in Wild Landscapes
Neonicotinoids in Your Garden
Bee City USA Joins Forces with the Xerces Society
How Neonicotinoids Can Kill Bees
Native Plants for Pollinators and Beneficial Insects: Southern Plains Region
Native Plants for Pollinators and Beneficial Insects: Southeast Region
Native Plants for Pollinators and Beneficial Insects: Northern Plains Region
Native Plants for Pollinators and Beneficial Insects: Northeast Region
Native Plants for Pollinators and Beneficial Insects: Midwest Region
Native Plants for Pollinators and Beneficial Insects: Mid-Atlantic Region
Native Plants for Pollinators and Beneficial Insects: Maritime Northwest Region
Native Plants for Pollinators and Beneficial Insects: Great Lakes Region
Native Plants for Pollinators and Beneficial Insects: Florida
Recommended Plants: California Southern Coast Region
Recommended Plants: California Central Valley Region
Recommended Plants: California Central Coast Region
Maritime Northwest Citizen Science Monitoring Guide
Upper Midwest Community Science Pollinator Monitoring Guide: Native Bees
Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Habitat Assessment Form & Guide
Natural Areas and Rangelands
Streamlined Bee Monitoring Protocol for Assessing Pollinator Habitat
Citizen Scientist Pollinator Monitoring Guide: Pennsylvania
Citizen Scientist Pollinator Monitoring Guide: California
Bumble Bees of the Western United States
Bumble Bees of the Eastern United States
Pocket Guide to Identifying the Rusty-patched Bumble Bee
Pocket Guide to Identifying the Yellow-Banded Bumble Bee
Pocket Guide to Identifying the Western Bumble Bee
California 422A Hedgerow Planting, Pollinators
California 327A Conservation Cover, Pollinators
Pacific Islands Area Habitat Planting for Pollinators
Florida Hedgerow Planting (422) for Pollinators
Florida Conservation Cover (327) for Pollinators
Maryland Conservation Cover (327) for Pollinators
Western Oregon & Washington Conservation Cover (327) for Pollinators
New Jersey Hedgerow Planting (422) for Pollinators
New Jersey Conservation Cover (327) for Pollinators
Wisconsin CRP-SAFE Karner Blue Butterfly Tech Note
Native Thistles: A Conservation Practitioner's Guide
Roadside Best Management Practices that Benefit Pollinators
Pollinators and Roadsides: Best Management Practices for Managers and Decision Makers
Cover Cropping for Pollinators and Beneficial Insects
Wild Pollinators of Eastern Apple Orchards and How to Conserve Them
Farming for Bees
Pollinators in Natural Areas
Conserving Bumble Bees
Making More Room
Making Room for Native Pollinators
Estimated Costs to Establish Wildflower Plantings Using Solarization
Tunnel Nests for Native Bees
Organic Farming Practices
Native Bee Pollination of Watermelon
Native Bee Pollination of Hybrid Sunflowers
Native Bee Pollination of Cherry Tomatoes
Nests for Native Bees
100 Plants to Feed the Bees
Managing Alternative Pollinators
Attracting Native Pollinators
Wings 41(1): Spring 2018 (Grasslands)
Sran Family Orchards Becomes First Bee Better Certified Grower
Wings 40(2): Fall 2017 (Urban Conservation)
Bee Species Diversity in the US
Bring Back the Pollinators 2017 Annual Report
Petition seeking regulation of bumble bee movement (January 12, 2010)
Wings 39(2): Fall 2016 (From the Field)
Comments on Petition to List Rusty-Patched Bumblebee Under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as Amended (Docket ID: FWS-R3-ES-2015-0112) November 21, 2016
Recommendations for Designing State Pollinator Protection Plans
Comments in response to the positive 90-day finding the Service issued for the rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis) on September 18, 2018 (FWS-RJ-ES-2015-0112)
Bring Back the Pollinators 2016 Annual Report
National Strategy to Promote the Health of Honey Bees and Other Pollinators (Pollinator Health Task Force) May 2015
Bring Back the Pollinators 2015 Annual Report
Supporting the Health of Honey Bees and Other Pollinators White House
Letter to APHIS PPQ: Follow-up to June 23, 2014 bumble bee meeting
Wings 37(2): Fall 2014 (Butterflies and Moths)
Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief
Notice of Intent to Pursue Legal Action for Failure to Make Required Ninety-Day Finding on Petition to List the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee as Endangered
Wings 36(2): Fall 2013 (Habitat)
Letter to request an update on January 12, 2010 Petition to Regulate the Movement of Commercial Bumble Bees
Petition to list the rusty patched bumble bee Bombus affinis (Cresson), 1863 as an endangered species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Wings 35(2): Fall 2012 (Happy Birthday, Silent Spring)
Wings 35(1): Spring 2012 (Endangered Species)
Citizen Science Monitoring Guide—California Pocket Guide
Petition to List Franklin's Bumble Bee (Bombus franklini) as an Endangered Species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Wings 33(1): Spring 2010 (Anemones, Katydids, Bark Beetles, and Sunflowers)
Wings 32(2): Fall 2009 (Piggyback Conservation)
Wings 31(2): Fall 2008 (Grasshoppers, Freshwater Mussels, and Dirty Work)
Status Review of Three Formerly Common Species of Bumble Bee in the Subgenus Bombus
Comments on Bumble bee (Bombus impatiens) pollination of field crops in the state of California. California Environmental Quality Act Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration (January 18, 2007).
Red List Profile: Franklin's bumble bee (Bombus franklini): 2005 Bombus franklini
Wings 31(1): Spring 2008 (Insects and the City)
Wings 30(2): Fall 2007 (Invertebrates and Global Warming)
Delaware Native Plants for Native Bees
 

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