Bee Conservation Resources
Guides, tools, and research to help you protect pollinators in your community — from identification basics to peer-reviewed science.
Everything you need to take action
Bee Identification Guides
Learn to tell honeybees from bumblebees, carpenter bees, and wasps. Includes size, color, behavior, and nesting habit comparisons.
ExplorePollinator Garden Planning
Native plant lists, garden layouts, and seasonal planting calendars tailored for Sacramento and the Central Valley climate.
ExploreSwarm Safety
What to do — and what not to do — when you encounter bees on your property. Includes when to call for removal and when to wait.
ExploreConservation Research
Published studies, field data, and peer-reviewed reports on pollinator health, colony collapse, and habitat restoration outcomes.
ExploreEducator Materials
Lesson plans, activity sheets, and observation guides for K–12 classrooms. Aligned with Next Generation Science Standards.
ExploreHomeowner Guides
Practical advice for living alongside bees, supporting local pollinators, and making your property part of the habitat network.
ExplorePrint-ready resources for you and your classroom
Sacramento Native Plant Guide
Top 30 bee-friendly plants for the Central Valley — with bloom times, water needs, and sourcing notes for each species.
12 pages
Classroom Bee Activity Kit
Printable worksheets, observation logs, and a hive anatomy poster for grades 3–8. Ready to use with no prep required.
18 pages
Backyard Pollinator Audit Checklist
Assess your yard's bee-friendliness in 15 minutes. Covers plants, water sources, pesticide use, and nesting habitat.
4 pages
Science grounded in real partnerships
Our educational content and field practices are informed by active collaboration with leading research institutions — not sourced from aggregated web content.
UC Davis — Department of Entomology
We collaborate with UC Davis researchers on colony health monitoring and native bee population surveys across the Sacramento Valley. Their data informs our hive placement decisions and habitat restoration sites.
Cornell University — Lab of Ornithology & Pollinator Research
Cornell's citizen science infrastructure supports our community observation programs. Volunteers submit field sightings through Cornell-developed tools, contributing to a national pollinator database.
Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
The Xerces Society provides training, field protocols, and native seed mixes for our habitat restoration work. Their regional expertise shapes our plant selection and land management recommendations.
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