Alberta Native Bee Council Brochures

Here are a few brochures about native bumblebee IDs.

Download the full Bumble Bees of Central Alberta guide here: Bumble Bees of Central Alberta

Bumble Bees of Southern Alberta Guide

Bumblebee ID Quiz!

Best Practises for Bee Hotels in Alberta

About the Alberta Native Bee Council

Online Resources

Need access to information now? Try these online resources about native bees.

• Researching a specific species? The University of Calgary’s Digital Collection of Native Bees could help you with identification.

• Trying to identify a species of Bumble Bee? The University of Calgary has a guide for that too! See the Bumble Bees of Calgary, a key and illustrated guide for identification of the bumble bee species found in Calgary, Alberta

• The Wild Species reports to learn about the general status of species in Canada, including pollinators

• Check out the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation for a wide variety of information about pollinators.

• The Native Bee Society of British Columbia website for information about native bees in our neighbouring province.

Books

If you are in need of a physical book for your research or reading material, the following books are great resources about native bees.

• Bees in your Backyard

• Bumble Bees of North America

• The Solitary Bees

• 100 Plants to Feed the Bees

• 100 Easy-to-Grow Native Plants for Canadian Gardens by Lorraine Johnson