Bumble Bees in Ohio

Shisler Center, OARDC Wooster campus

March 15, 2018

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Speakers, topics and handouts

 

Randy Mitchell, University of Akron

Bumble Bee Biology and Behavior slides PDF

Bumble Bee Biology and Behavior handout PDF

 

Karen Goodell, The Ohio State University

The Rusty Patched Bumble Bee and Ohio Bee Survey slides PDF

The Rusty Patched Bumble Bee and Ohio Bee Survey handout PDF

 

Meg Plona, Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Ohio Bee Atlas, Using Volunteers and Students slides PDF

Ohio Bee Atlas, Using Volunteers and Students handout PDF

CVNP webisode

Click here for more information about The Ohio bee atlas on iNaturalist

 

Jessie Lanterman, The Ohio State University

Common Ohio Bumble Bee Species and Their Food Plants slides PDF

Common Ohio Bumble Bee Species and Their Food Plants handout PDF

 

Carlyn Mitchell, Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Cleveland Museum of Natural History Digital Tour

 

Paige Reeher, The University of Akron

In the Field Hunting Bumble Bees

In the field Hunting bumble bees handout PDF

 

A Ghost In The Making: Searching for the Rusty-patched Bumble Bee from Day’s Edge Productions on Vimeo.

More about The Bee Team, Ohio Bee Atlas and the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee in Ohio

Bee Survey Team brochure

Scientists hunt for the rusty patched bumble bee, Canton Repository

For more information about the rusty patched bumblebee and the effort to survey Ohio bumblebee populations, visit: https://u.osu.edu/beelab/ohio-bee-atlas/

Go here to nominate an Ohio site for the bee survey

 

Bumble Bee Links and Resources:

Bumble Bees of the Eastern U.S., Forest Service (PDF)

Bumble Bee ID Manual, MN Bee Lab

Bumble Bee keys, Beespotter

Conservation and Management of North American Bumble Bees: USDA Forest Service and NatureServe

Pollinator Partnership Bumble Bee poster (image only)

OSU Pollinator Quick Guide, What you can do to help bumble bees

Xerces Society, Bumble bee conservation

Xerces Society: At-risk bumble bees

Xerces Society: Bombus affinis pocket guide

Xerces Society: Conserving bumble bees (32 page PDF)

Xerces Society: Bumble bee conservation brochure (PDF)

Xerces Society: Learn about bumble bees

 

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