Pollinator Monitoring Resources

The resources presented on this page include survey and monitoring protocols, procedures and recommendations for effectively monitoring pollinator populations. Browse the list below for resources that might help you conduct your own pollinator surveys or that you could use as a template for designing your own survey.
Pollinator Monitoring Resources
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CollapseBees of Colorado
Description: "The following list of 1108 names is a working list of the Bees of Colorado...The list includes bee species (or subspecies) that are documented to occur in Colorado or presumed to occur in Colorado because their known distribution straddles the state."
Resource Type: Checklists and Identification Guides
Resource Format: URL
Publisher: University of Colorado Museum of Natural History
ExpandBeeSpotter
ExpandBumblebee Roadside Surveys: A Pilot Survey and Recommendations
ExpandFAO Bee Survey Design Presentation
ExpandField Instructions for Observing Pollinators (Spring Beauty Bee Volunteer Pollinator Monitoring)
ExpandFish and Wildlife Service Pollinator Programs
ExpandGiant Resin Bee Making its Way West: First Record in Kansas (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)
ExpandGlobal Pollinator Decline: A Literature Review
ExpandGreat Pollinator Project
ExpandGreat Sunflower Project, The
ExpandHabitat Fragmentation and Native Bees: a Premature Verdict?
ExpandHemlock Woolly Adelgid - Related Bibliography
ExpandManual for Observing and Recording Insect Pollinators as they Forage
ExpandMinnesota Bumble Bee Survey
ExpandNew Zealand Community Pollination Project
ExpandNorth American Monarch Conservation Plan
ExpandOperation RubyThroat: The Hummingbird Project
ExpandPollination Canada - Discover a whole new ecosystem in your backyard!
ExpandPollinator Decline: A Major Issue in Crop Production
ExpandPollinator Portal
ExpandPollinators Federally-listed as Endangered or Threatened Species
ExpandRegion 5 Refuge Bee Monitoring Project Blog
ExpandSpring Beauty and the Bees Volunteer Pollinator Monitoring
ExpandStandardized method for monitoring Bee Populations – The Bee Inventory (BI) Plot.
ExpandTexas Bee Watchers
ExpandTips on How to Use Bee Bowls to Collect Bees
ExpandUps and Downs in Pollinator Populations: When is there a Decline?
ExpandVery Handy Manual: How to Catch and Identify Bees and Manage a Collection
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