Resources
Identification and Monitoring
- View full profiles of Wisconsin's bumble bee species, including photos, identification information,
and biology.
- Bumble Bee Brigade Field Guide
- 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 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.
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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.
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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
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