Nebraska Bumble Bee Atlas
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    • Photo Tips
    • FAQs

Survey Resources

Identification Resources

Bee Guides
Nebraska Bumble Bee ID Sheet by The Xerces Society
Bumble Bees of North America by Williams et al.
Bumble Bees of the Eastern United States by Koch et al.
Bumble Bees of the Western United States by Koch et al.
Attracting Native Pollinators by the Xerces Society

Plant Guides
Field Guide to Wildflowers of Nebraska and the Great Plains by Jon Farrar
Tallgrass Prairie Wildflowers by Ladd and Oberle
Kansas Wildflowers & Grasses (online resource)
Nebraska's Roadside Flowers and Grasses by DOT
iNaturalist Mobile App for Android or Apple


Mobile Apps

Bumble Bee Watch Apple iOS App
Bumble Bee Watch Android App

Project Websites

The Xerces Society
University of Nebraska-Lincon
Bumble Bee Watch
​Nebraska Environmental Trust

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2020_participant_handbook.pdfParticipant Handbook: click here.

Google Map of Grid Cells: click here.

Nebraska Public Access Atlas: click here.

How to Catch Bees
Catching bees in a net by Sam Droege
Advanced catching bees in a net by Sam Droege
*no bees are killed in the Atlas project, it is all catch & release
Collecting Supplies
Nets: Bioquip, Home Science Tools, or search "aerial insect net"
Vials: Berlin or search "50ml plastic vial"
Podcasts
PolliNation Podcast
  • Mullerian mimicry and why telling bumble bee species apart by color can be hard.
  • ​A Well-Curated Bee In A Museum is Worth a Thousand Pictures​
​KEXP Sustainability Segment - Mind over Matters
  • Interview with Pacific Northwest Bumble Bee Atlas Project Coordinator - Rich Hatfield
Latitude and Longitude
Using decimal degrees is essential for accurate mapping and locations of survey areas. You can use a smart phone to help you get decimal degrees. First, ensure location services are turned on in your device
  • Use Google Maps
  • Using Apple Maps, if you drop a pin (long press on a touch device), and then scroll down on the pin details you will see the latitude and longitude.
  • You can use this web page (or similar) to convert to decimal degrees and check the location accuracy.
Weather
Both of these apps have many local weather stations (this is not a comprehensive list - many other options):
  • Accuweather
  • ​Weather Underground
Download Data Sheets
Bumble Bee Data Sheet
Habitat Data Sheet
Other Questions? Contact us!

Project Partners

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All photography by The Xerces Society, unless otherwise noted. 
  • Home
    • About
    • Contact Us
  • Get Involved
    • Requirements
    • Instructions
    • Adopt a Grid Cell
  • Events
  • Data
    • Submit Data >
      • Bumble Bee Data
      • Habitat Data
    • Data Entry Help
    • 2019 Highlights
    • Explore Data
  • Resources
    • Survey Types >
      • Point Surveys
      • Roadside Surveys
      • Habitat Surveys
      • Incidental Observations
    • Survey Resources
    • Online Training
    • Training Packet
    • Winter Reading!
    • Photo Tips
    • FAQs