Native Bees

Extension Native Bee information – Identification and general information.

Bee Basics: An Introduction to Our Native Bees – A USDA Forest Service and Pollinator Partnership Publication.

The Biology and External Morphology of Bees– With keys and a synopsis of Northwestern Genera (140 pp.)

Managing Alternative Pollinators – A Handbook for Beekeepers, Growers, and Conservationists (170 pages)

Native Pollinators: How to Protect and Enhance Habitat for Native Bees – Great pictures. 11pp.Bumble Bee Links

Mason Bees (see the links at the bottom of this link for additional information)

Other References:

How to Reduce Bee Poisoning from Pesticides

Pollinator Conservation Resources – Pacific Northwest Region http://www.xerces.org/pollinators-pacific-northwest-region/

Farming for Bees: Guidelines for providing habitat

http://www.xerces.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/farming_for_bees_guidelines_xerces_society.pdf

How to Manage the Blue Orchard Bee

http://www.sare.org/publications/bee/blue_orchard_bee.pdf

Native Pollinators http://extension.wsu.edu/maritimefruit/Pages/Pollination.aspx

Pacific Northwest Insect Management Handbook – Bee Protection http://uspest.org/pnw/insects?09BEES01.dat

Trap-Nesting Wasps and Bees: Life Histories, Nests and Associates http://archive.org/stream/trapnestingwasps00krom#page/n5/mode/2up

(updated 03/10/12)