Welcome to the Online Training Portal! Below you will find a downloadable zip file that contains PDF's of the participant handbook, the bumble bee identification guide, data sheets, and a supply list. After downloading, right click on the file to "unzip" the folder. Then, using the materials inside, work your way through the series of video modules to prepare yourself for the upcoming survey season.
Start by accessing the training packet:
Note: Newly updated training packet for 2021 will be available in April.
Begin video training:
Training Part I:
Bumble Bee Ecology, Conservation and an Introduction to the Nebraska Bumble Bee Atlas
Recorded Live on 26 May 2020
Bumble Bee Ecology, Conservation and an Introduction to the Nebraska Bumble Bee Atlas
Recorded Live on 26 May 2020
Training Part II:
How to Participate in the Nebraska Bumble Bee Atlas and How to Identify Bumble Bees
Recorded Live on 28 May 2020
How to Participate in the Nebraska Bumble Bee Atlas and How to Identify Bumble Bees
Recorded Live on 28 May 2020
How to Conduct a Survey and Photograph Bumble Bees
Recorded April 2020
Recorded April 2020
In-depth Bumble Bee Species of Nebraska (optional):
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Introduction to Bumble Bee Identification
Recorded Live: 17 August 2019, Lincoln, NE Workshop |
Bumble Bee Species of Nebraska (All)
Recorded: December 2019 |
Bumble Bee Species of Nebraska (Eastern)
Recorded Live: 17 August 2019, Lincoln, NE Workshop |
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Test Your Knowledge (optional):
Quiz 1: Bumble Bee Anatomy
Quiz 2: Bumble Bee Caste System (Queens, Workers and Males)
Quiz 3: Bumble Bee Identification
Quiz 2: Bumble Bee Caste System (Queens, Workers and Males)
Quiz 3: Bumble Bee Identification
For more videos on the Nebraska Bumble Bee Atlas, or pollinators in general, visit and subscribe to the Xerces Society YouTube channel!
