Bumble bee on coneflower
The resources listed below on native bees, pollinators, and habitat for pollinators are some of the most useful I've found; if you have other favorites, feel free to email me.
General Pollinators
- Alternative Pollinators: Native Bees - ATTRA
- Butterflies in your Backyard - NC State University
- Hummingbirds and Butterflies - NC State University
- Insect Pollination of Cultivated Crop Plants - USDA/ARS
- Managing Alternative Pollinators: A Handbook for Beekeepers, Growers and Conservationists - SARE
- Organic Farming Practices: Reducing Harm to Pollinators from Farming - The Xerces Society
- Pollinator Friendly Practices - North American Pollinator Protection Campaign
- Pollinator Resource Center - The Xerces Society
Habitat for Pollinators
- Agroforestry: Sustaining Native Bee Habitat for Crop Pollination - USDA National Agroforestry Center
- Attracting Beneficial Insects with Native Flowering Plants - Michigan State University
- Attracting Pollinators to your Garden Using Native Plants - U.S. Forest Service
- Biodiversity Conservation: an Organic Farmers' Guide - Wild Farm Alliance
- Butterfly Highway - North Carolina Wildlife Federation
- Delaware Native Plants for Native Bees - NRCS
- Enhancing Beneficial Insects with Native Plants - Michigan State University
- Establishing Pollinator Meadows from Seed - Xerces Society
- Farming for Bees: Guidelines for Providing Native Bee Habitat on Farms - Xerces Society
- Farmscaping to Enhance Biological Control - ATTRA
- Improving Forage for Native Bee Crop Pollinators - USDA National Agroforestry Center
- Interseeding Wildflowers to Diversify Grasslands for Pollinators - Xerces Society
- Landscape Enhancement of Floral Resources for Honey Bees in Agro-ecosystems
- Landscaping for Wildlife with Native Plants - NC State University
- Maintaining Diverse Stands of Wildflowers Planted for Pollinators - Xerces Society
- Managing Backyards and other Urban Habitats for Birds - NC State University
- Mid-Atlantic Native Meadows - Xerces Society
- Monarch Nectar Plants: Mid-Atlantic - Xerces Society
- NC Pollinator Toolkit - NC Botanical Garden
- Organic Farming Practices: Reducing Harm to Pollinators through Farming - Xerces Society
- Organic Site Preparation for Wildflower Establishment - Xerces Society
- Plant Lists & Collections - Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- Planting for Pollinators: Establishing a Wildflower Meadow from Seed - New Hampshire Extension
- Plants for Year-Round Bee Forage - University of Georgia
- Pollinator Habitat Installation Guides - Xerces Society
- Pollinator Plants: Southeast Region - Xerces Society
- Pollinator Resource Center - The Xerces Society
- Pollinator-Friendly Parks: How to Enhance Parks, Gardens, and other Greenspaces for Native Pollinator Insects - Xerces Society
- Pollinators in Natural Areas: A Primer on Habitat Management - Xerces Society
- Selecting Plants for Pollinators: a Regional Guide for Farmers, Land Managers, and Gardeners in the Southeastern Mixed Forest Province - Pollinator Partnership and NAPPC
- Using Farm Bill Programs for Pollinator Conservation - Xerces Society
Native Bees
- Apiculture and Beekeeping Resources
- Bumble Bee Conservation - The Xerces Society
- Bumble Bee Watch
- Conserving Bumble Bees - Xerces Society
- Native Bee Pollination of Cherry Tomatoes - Xerces Society
- Native Bee Pollination of Hybrid Sunflowers - Xerces Society
- Native Bee Pollination of Watermelon - Xerces Society
- Organic Farming Practices: Reducing Harm to Pollinators through Farming - Xerces Society
- Plants with Special Value to Bumble Bees - The Xerces Society
- Wild Bee Conservation - Xerces Society
- Wild Pollinators of Eastern Apple Orchards and How to Conserve Them - Cornell University
Nesting Sites
- Build a Nesting Block for Solitary Bees - USDA Agricultural Research Service
- Create Nesting Blocks for Native Bees - Forest Service
- Enhancing Nest Sites For Native Bee Crop Pollinators - USDA
- Gardening and Landscaping Practices for Nesting Native Bees - Utah State University
- Nests for Native Bees - Xerces Society
- Tunnel Nests for Native Bees: Nest Construction and Management - Xerces Society
Pollinator ID
- The Bees of North Carolina - NC State Extension
- Bee Basics: an Introduction to our Native Bees - USDA Forest Service & Pollinator Partnership
- Bee ID Blog - Pollinator Partnership
- Bees: An Identification and Native Plant Forage Guide
- BugGuide
- Bumble Bees of North America: An Identification Guide
- Bumble Bees of the Eastern United States
- Butterflies and Moths of North America
- Butterflies of North Carolina
- Butterflies of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia
- Caterpillars of Eastern North America: A Guide to Identification and Natural History
- iNaturalist
- North Carolina Butterfly Photos
- The Bees in Your Backyard: A Guide to North America's Bees
Pollinators & Pesticides
- Common Organic-allowed Pesticides - The Xerces Society
- Home & Garden Pesticides Containing Neonicotinoids - Center for Food Safety
- How Neonicotinoids Can Kill Bees - Xerces Society
- Minimizing Honey Bee Exposure to Pesticides - University of Florida
- Neonicotinoid Pesticides and Honey Bees - Washington State University
- Neonicotinoids in Your Garden - The Xerces Society
- Pesticide Environmental Stewardship: Pollinator Protection - Center for Integrated Pest Management
- Pollinator Protection: Pesticide Environmental Stewardship
- Protecting Bees from Neonicotinoid Insecticides in Your Garden - Xerces Society
Supporting Organizations
- Carolina Butterfly Society
- Butterfly Conservation Initiative
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- North American Pollinator Protection Campaign
- North Carolina Botanical Garden
- North Carolina Native Plant Society
- North Carolina Pollinator Conservation Alliance
- The Great Sunflower Project
- The Pollinator Partnership
- The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
- USDA Logan Bee Lab
