Citizen Science & Bee Photography

1-2-3 Bee (a Kalamazoo focused project)

iNaturalist tutorial

Photography tips

General bumble bee anatomy

Bee Identification

Michigan bumble bee ID guide

Wisconsin bumble bee ID guide

IL, MO, OH, IN bumble bee ID guide

Eastern US bumble bee ID guide

Bumble bees of North America book

Planting Native Gardens

Planting native gardens (Kalamazoo Area Wild Ones)

Native plant garden designs (Wild Ones)

Bumble Bee Banquet: Selecting Native Plants for Bumble Bees (Heather Holm | OSU webinar 02/04/2022)

Native Plants in My Garden? Absolutely! (Debra Krupka | OSU webinar 02/11/2022)

More Information on Pollinator Conservation

Michigan Pollinator Initiative (MSU)

MNFI Michigan bumble bees site

Xerces Society bumble bee article

Pollinator conservation resource library

A Ghost in the Making: Searching for the Rusty-Patched Bumble Bee (video)

Local Nature Preserves

Get out and explore the many nature preserves in Southwest Michigan.

Kalamazoo College Lillian Anderson Arboretum

Kalamazoo Nature Center

Pierce Cedar Creek Institute

Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy nature preserves