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Bumble Bee Atlas

Up close with a yellow-banded bumble bee sitting on a sheet of lined paper. Small details are visible, like the little hooks on its toes that it uses to hold on to things.
Exciting Finds from the 2024 Bumble Bee Atlas Field Season
A bumble bee on a flower in the foreground, with a mountain range in the background, and a clear mountain lake below. The mountains are only lightly covered with sparse plants, hinting at the high elevation.
Celebrating Community Science as the Bumble Bee Atlas Expands to Five New States
Black and yellow Southern Plains bumble bee on wooly milkweed blooms
Southern Plains Bumble Bee is One Step Closer to Federal Protection
Community scientists photograph stunned bees on data sheets
Midwest Volunteers Map 18,000 Bumble Bees
Golden-belted bumble bee on paintbrush flower
Washington State Becomes First to Adopt a Statewide Strategy to Protect Bumble Bees
Southern plains bumble bee (Bombus fraternus) observation submitted to Bumble Bee Watch by a community scientist.
Turning Appreciation into Action Through Community Science
A black and yellow bumble bee on a bright pink flower
It Takes (More Than) a Village
Two women, one with dark hair and a hat, and one with bright red hair, look at a white insect net while standing in a grassy field.
Nebraska Bumble Bee Atlas: Doing a Little to Impact the Whole
An illustrated landscape showing changing seasons (for instance, a tree that is half bare and half covered in bright pink blooms) shows bumble bees in various stages of their life cycle, including underground nests, foraging, and larvae.
Five Ways to Support Queen Bumble Bees this Spring
A high country bumble bee (Bombus kirbiellus) looks directly at the camera, wings blurred, as it perches atop the red petals of a paintbrush blossom.
A high country bumble bee flies to a red paintbrush blossom.
The Source of Hope and Wonder Comes in Small Packages
A bumble bee holds tightly to a cluster of purple flowers.
Introducing Xerces’ Newest Community Science Project: Nebraska Bumble Bee Atlas