Resources about bees

Alfalfa leafcutting bees

• Alfalfa Leafcutting Bee Producer Guide to the National Bee Farm-Level Biosecurity Standard Canadian Food Inspection Agency (2013)

• Alfalfa leafcutter bee management in Western Canada Agriculture Canada Publication (1972)

• The Design and Function of Field Domiciles and Incubators for Leafcutting Bee Management (Megachile Rotundata (Fabricius)) Oregon State University (Oct. 1981)

• The Alfalfa Leafcutting Bee, Megachile rotundata: The World’s Most Intensively Managed Solitary Bee Utah State University (Aug. 2010)

• Alfalfa Seed and Leafcutting Bee Production in Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Alfalfa Seed Producers Association (Sep. 2001)

• Alfalfa Leafcutting Bee Incubation Calendar 2017 D.W. Goerzen, Research Scientist

• Chalkbrood Control in Alfalfa Leafcutting Bees Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food (apr. 1994)

• New Alfalfa Leafcutting Bee Incubator Design for Optimizing Parasite Control Saskatchewan Alfalfa Seed Producers Association (Feb. 2001)

• Alfalfa Leafcutting Bee Mortality Associated with Use of Dichlorvos for Chalcid Parasite Control Saskatchewan Alfalfa Seed Producers Association (Feb. 1995)

• Microorganisms Associated with the Alfalfa Leafcutting Bee and their Potential Impact on Producer Health Saskatchewan Alfalfa Seed Producers Association (May 1995)

• Management of the Alfalfa Leafcutting Bee: In Northwestern Canada Agriculture Canada (n.d.)

• Stored Product Pests in Alfalfa Leafcutting Bee Populations Sask Leafcutters Association (Sep. 2002)

• Fall and Winter Management of Alfalfa Leafcutting Bees D.W. Goerzen, Research Scientist (2016)

• Paraformaldehyde Fumigation for Surface Decontamination of Alfalfa Leafcutting Bee Cells Saskatchewan Alfalfa Seed Producers Association (Oct. 1993)

• Chalkbrood Disease in Alfalfa Leafcutting Bee Populations Sask Leafcutters Association (Sep. 2002)

• Chalcid Parasite Control in Alfalfa Leafcutting Bee Populations D.W.Goerzen, Research Scientist (2017)

• Alfalfa Leafcutting Bee Incubation Calendar D.W. Goerzen, Research Scientist (2017)

• Paraformaldehyde Fumigation of Alfalfa Leafcutting Bee Nest Material Saskatchewan Agriculture Development Fund (Feb. 1992)

• Agriculture: Leafcutting Bees

Alkali bees

• Alkali Bees vs. Drainage Utah State University (1995)

• Management of Alkali Bees for Alfalfa Seed Production Washington State University (Dec. 1971)

• Maintaining Alkali Bees for Alfalfa Seed Production OSU (Jan. 1959)

Bee Hotels

• Native Bees, Solitary Bees, and Wild Bees: What are they? University of Minnesota (n.d.)

• Building and Managing bee Hotels for Wild Bees Michigan State University (Jun. 2017)

• The Logan BeeMail shelter: A Practical, Portable Unit for Managing Cavity-Nesting Agricultural Pollinators Utah State University (July 2006)

Bumble Bees

• Creating and Evaluating Artificial Domiciles for Bumble Bees The American biology Teacher (Apr. 2006)

• Raising Bumble Bees at Home: A Guide to Getting Started USDA (n.d.)

Orchard Mason Bees

• Blue Orchard Bee Utah State University (Apr. 2012)

• How to Manage the Blue Orchard Bee Sustainable Agricultural Network (2001)

• Nurturing Mason Bees In Your Backyard in Western Oregon OSU (Feb. 2016)

Introductory Resources 

• Bumble Bee Conservation The Xerces Society (n.d.)

• Bee Basics: An Introduction to our Native Bees USDA Forest Service and Pollinator Partnership (Mar. 2011)

• Native Bees, Solitary Bees, and Wild Bees; What are they? University of Minnesota (n.d)

Identifying Bees

• Basic Bee ID University of Minnesota (2016)

• Common Pollinators of British Columbia: A Visual Identification Guide Border Free Bees and the Environmental Youth Alliance (n.d.)

• Guide to Common Pollinators in the Willamette Valley in Western Oregon OSU (n.d.)

• Pocket Guide to Identifying the Bees of Portland The Xerces Society and Portland Parks and Recreation (n.d.)

• Common Bee Pollinators of Oregon Crops Oregon Department of Agriculture (revised Apr. 2017)

Increasing Bees & Pollinators

• Attracting Pollinators to Your Garden Using Native Plants  USDA (n.d.)

• Conserving Bumble Bees: Guides for Creating and Managing Habitat For America’s Declining Pollinators The Xerces Society (2012)

Technical Resources 

• Bees of Toronto City of Toronto (2016)

• Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Apiformes) Encyclopedia of Entomology (2008)

• Megachilid Bees in the Pacific Northwest: An Introduction OSU (Dec. 2016)

Other Oregon Pollinators

• Create a Butterfly Garden The Wildlife Garden (Jan. 2002)

• Attract Hummingbirds to Your Garden The Wildlife Garden (Jan. 2002)