Resources

Resources for Supporting Native Bees - Prepared by Jess Mullins and Patricia Simpson

Books (guides, textbooks)

• A visual guide, Native Bees of Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve, is available for sale in the Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve Visitor Center.

• The Bees in Your Backyard by Joseph Wilson and Olivia Messinger Carril https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691160771/the-bees-in-your-backyard

• Common Bees of Western North America by Olivia Messinger Carril and Joseph Wilson https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691175508/common-bees-of-western-north-america

• The Solitary Bees by Bryan Danforth, Robert Minckley, and John Neff https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691168982/the-solitary-bees

• Bees of The World by Laurence Packer https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691226620/bees-of-the-world

• California Bees and Blooms: A Guide for Gardeners and Naturalists by Gordon Frankie, Robbin Thorp, Rollin E. Coville, and Barbara Ertter https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22547993-california-bees-and-blooms  

Books (novels)

• A Sting In The Tale: My Adventure With Bumble Bees, by Dave Goulson https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/323591.Dave_Goulson

• A Buzz in The Meadow: The Natural History of a French Farm

• The Garden Jungle: Gardening to Save the Planet

• Silent Earth: Averting the Insect Apocalypse

• Bee Quest

• Keeping The Bees: Why All Bees are at Risk and What We Can Do To Save Them, by Laurence Packer https://www.harpercollins.com/products/keeping-the-bees-laurence-packer?variant=40974694645794

Books (children’s books)

• Am I Even A Bee https://www.amievenabee.com/

• Bees Are The Best https://www.beesinyourbackyard.com/product-page/bees-are-the-best

Online Resources (learn about bees)

• Museum of the Earth – A virtual exhibit about bees! https://www.museumoftheearth.org/bees

• Bees in Your Backyard YouTube Channel (Joseph Wilson) https://www.youtube.com/@TheBeesInYourBackyard

• Zach Portman (Bee taxonomist’s blog) https://zportman.medium.com/

• Pollinator Partnership, 7 Things to Support Bees. https://www.pollinator.org/7things

For Kids: 

• Ask a Mellitologist https://kids.mongabay.com/?s=ask+a+melittologist

News!

• The Great Bee Quest – A Community Expedition to Locate an Elusive Red Bee https://www.nps.gov/maps/stories/the-great-bee-quest.html

Social Media

• @beesatyork Instagram https://www.instagram.com/beesatyork/

• @beesip Instagram https://www.instagram.com/beesip

• @EntomologyAbby TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@entomologyabby?lang=en

Online Resources (identification)

• iNaturalist www.inaturalist.org.  A guide to get you started: https://inaturalist.freshdesk.com/en/support/solutions/folders/151000552105 

• BugGuide https://bugguide.net/node/view/8267/bgpage

• Exotic Bee Identification https://idtools.org/exotic_bee/

• How to Identify Bees with a Microscope (weekly live meeting and recordings) http://bio2.elmira.edu/fieldbio/beemovies/index.html

• Peter Bryant SoCal Guide to Bees and Sawflies https://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/hymenopt/Bees.htm

Podcasts

• Bug Banter (by the Xerces Society) https://www.xerces.org/bug-banter

• PolliNation Podcast (by Oregon State University) https://extension.oregonstate.edu/podcast/pollination-podcast

• Bee Report Podcast https://thebeereport.buzzsprout.com/

Films

• My Garden of a Thousand Bees (PBS) https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/my-garden-thousand-bees-about/26263/

Native Plant Information and Nurseries

• California Native Plant Society, San Diego Chapter https://www.cnpssd.org/

• San Diego Plant Atlas https://www.sdplantatlas.org/

• Xerces Society Pollinator Plant Lists https://xerces.org/pollinator-conservation/pollinator-friendly-plant-lists

• California Pollinator Conservation Resources (Xerces Society) https://xerces.org/pollinator-resource-center/california

• Native West Nursery https://nativewest.com/

• Moosa Creek Nursery https://www.moosacreeknursery.com/

• Neel’s Nursery https://neelsnursery.com/

• CalScape – List of Native Plant Nurseries in California https://calscape.org/plant_nursery.php

• San Diego Coastal Seasonal Plant Guide https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wtz5PC7o4LxQgoTsJs2vAlQ1HxhkDsIo/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=105833720519966042839&rtpof=true&sd=true