Header photo: Face of a small spring male Andrena ziziae. Specimen captured by Nancy Adamson in the mountains of WV. Photograph by Brooke Alexander, USGS, public domain (Link)
Links below were added and checked 10/5/2018. Mountain State Monarch and Pollinator Partnership provides these for informative purpose and does not necessarily endorse them.
Scientific Literature
Books
- Williams, 2014, Bumble Bees of North America: An Identification Guide (Princeton Field Guides, 208 pages, ISBN-10: 0691152225, ISBN-13: 978-0691152226) (Amazon Link)
- Wilson, Carril, 2015, The Bees in Your Backyard: A Guide to North America's Bees (288 pages, ISBN-10: 0691160775, ISBN-13: 978-0691160771) (Amazon Link)
- West Virginia Pollinator Handbook (WV NRCS, WVDNR, Xerces; 138 pages, PDF, free) (Xerces Link)
Brochures/Fact Sheets
- USDA Forest Service - Bee Basics: An Introduction to Our Native Pollinators (PDF, 48 pages) (Link)
- West Virginia University Extension Service: Common Bees of West Virginia (PDF, 27 pages) (Link)
- Xerces: Farming for Pollinators (PDF, 2 pages, free) (Link)
HelpFul Websites/Links
- Center for Pollinator Research (Pennsylvania State University) (Link)
- National Park Service: Additional Pollinator Resources (Link)
- National Recreation and Park Association - Parks for Pollinators (Link)
- North American Butterfly Association (Link)
- Pollinator Partnership (Link)
- Pollinator Partnership - The NAPPC Honey Bee Health Task Force (Link)
- University of Minnesota Bee Lab (Link)
- US Fish & Wildlife Service: Pollinators (misc. links) (Link)
- US Department of Agriculture, Ag Research Service: Honey Bee Research (Link)
- US Geological Survey: Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab (Link)
- The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation (Link)
Webinars
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