Identification and Monitoring

• View full profiles of Wisconsin's bumble bee species, including photos, identification information, and biology.
• Bumble Bee Brigade Field Guide
• Wisconsin Bumble Bee Species Key Traits for Identification - printable index cards created by Judy Cardin
• Bee Machine AI. Kansas State University. AI tool to aid in identification. Note: This is a great tool to help narrow down identifications! Make sure to still consider species features and locations yourself too.
• Bumble Bee Brigade Identification Quiz, Beginner Part 1
• Bumble Bee Brigade Identification Quiz, Beginner Part 2
• Bumble Bee Brigade Identification Quiz, Intermediate Part 1
• Bumble Bee Brigade Identification Quiz, Intermediate Part 2
• Bumble Bee Brigade Advanced ID: Cheek, Hair, and Eyes
• Bumble Bee Brigade Advanced Identification Webinar Recording (transcript available here)
• Bumble Bee Brigade Virtual Bee ID Webinar: Queens and Workers Recording (Feb 2023)
• Bumble Bee Brigade Virtual Bee ID Webinar: Males Recording (Jul 2023)
• Bumble Bee Brigade Virtual Bee ID Webinar: Advanced Bees and Cuckoos Recording and Slides (Feb 2024)
• Bumble Bee Brigade Small Area Surveys Webinar Recording
• Bumble Bees of North America: An Identification Guide. 2014. Williams, P; Thorp, R; Richardson L & Colla, S. Princeton University Press.
• Bumble Bees of the Eastern United States. 2011. Colla, S; Richardson, L & Williams, P., USDA Forest Service and the Pollinator Partnership.
• The Ohio State University's Bumble Bee Short Course for Community Scientists - a 7 part series on wild bee conservation and importance of community science.
• Minnesota Bee Atlas - online bumble bee tutorial, flashcards, and species identification slides. University of Minnesota Extension.
• Bee Spotter Keys to Bumble Bees of Illinois, Missouri, Ohio, and Indiana.
• Bumble Bee Watch - species identification key and anatomy resources.
• Wisconsin Wild Bee Guide. University of Wisconsin Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center.
• Bumble Bee Identification Guide. Discover Life.
• Bumble Bees of Wisconsin. University of Wisconsin-Madison

 Conservation

• Simple Steps to Help Pollinators - Wisconsin Natural Resources Magazine 2021 Handout
• Pollinators in Peril - The Wisconsin Bumble Bee Brigade and Participatory Science
• Wisconsin DNR's pollinator page.
• Xerces Society's Bumble Bee Conservation Page
• US Fish and Wildlife Service's Rusty Patched Page
• Judy Cardin & Bob Plamann's Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Floral Phenology online flipbook (December 2022)
• Amy T. Wolf, Jay C. Watson, Terrell J. Hyde, Susan G. Carpenter, and Robert P. Jean "Floral Resources Used by the Endangered Rusty Patched Bumble Bee (Bombus affinis) in the Midwestern United States," Natural Areas Journal 42(4), 301-312, (21 October 2022).

 Other

• Wisconsin Bumblebee Observers Facebook Page
• Get information on volunteering with the Wisconsin Bumble Bee Brigade.