Photo by Lisa Hopp Robinson
Here you will find a series of videos we produced for the California Bumble Bee Atlas, as well as a few from our sister project, the Pacific Northwest Bumble Bee Atlas. If you are not able to join a live training webinar, feel free to watch this prerecorded version (all four modules below) instead. After doing so, you'll still need to take a short quiz before we can add you to the project's Scientific Collecting Permit.
2023 Training Workshop
Ecology and Conservation of Bumble Bees for Atlas Volunteers
Recorded on April 15, 2023, this is an optional webinar we presented for volunteers from the 15 state bumble bee atlas projects Xerces is running around the country this year. The webinar is two hours in duration and covers: bumble bee ecology, causes and consequences of decline, action steps we can take to help bees, and more.
Bumble Bee ID in Western North America
Recorded June 6, 2022, this is a two-hour advanced course on bumble bee identification in western North America. In this presentation, Rich Hatfield and Leif Richardson (PNW and California Bumble Bee Atlases, respectively), go beyond the basics that we teach in bumble bee atlas project trainings, comparing color patterns in difficult pairs of mimics, examining subtle differences between male bumble bees, and tackling other more difficult ID questions. As with our other material, this presentation is geared toward identification based on photos rather than pinned specimens. This training is optional for Atlas volunteers--you don't have to watch it to participate, but we think it will be helpful to those interested in taking their bumble bee ID skills to the next level.
Field Videos (created for PNW Bumble Bee Atlas)
How to Net a Bee |
Survey Equipment |
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Planning Your Survey Site |
How to Record Your Bumble Bee Data |
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Rapid Habitat Survey |
Getting a Bee from Net to Vial |
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