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Ask A Bumble Bee!
A Community Science Project for Bumble Bee and Carpenter Bee Floral Preferences
  • Home
  • The Survey
    • Floral Survey Instructions, updated 2/21/24
    • Data Forms, PDF and Excel
      • PDF: Use this if you CAN identify bumble bees to species
      • Excel: Use this if you CAN identify bumble bees to species
      • PDF: Use this if you CANNOT identify bumble bees to species
      • Excel: Use this if you CANNOT identify bumble bees to species
    • Demo Survey Example
    • AABB Pilot 2021 report
    • AABB Poster to Print
    • AABB Poster (black background)
    • Contact Us
  • Resources
    • Bumble Bee vs. Carpenter Bee
    • BB Males vs. Females
    • Bumble Bees of the Eastern U.S.
    • Bumble Bee Watch: use search feature to find ID attributes of your local species
    • iNaturalist: use search feature to find photos of your local species
  • Learn
    • Bumble Bee Flower Finder
    • Bumble Bee Short Course
    • Learn and quiz yourself! Find Sam’s Quizlets Here
    • Webinar Training (2022). Note that the “lot” metric is no longer used, yay!
  • Findings
    • Plant value to bumbles and carpenters (pdf)
    • Bumble bee results, genus level (Excel download)
    • Carpenter bee results, genus level (Excel download)
  • Questions?
    • e-mail to become a participant
    • e-mail your questions
    • FAQ

The Survey

Floral Survey Instructions, updated 2/21/24

Data Forms, PDF and Excel

Use this form if you CAN identify Bumblebees to species (pdf)

Excel: Use this if you CAN identify bumble bees to species

Use this form if you CANNOT identify Bumblebees to species (pdf)

Excel: Use this if you CANNOT identify bumble bees to species

Demo Survey Example

AABB Pilot 2021 report

AABB Poster to Print

AABB Poster (black background)

Contact Us

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