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
Orchard Mason Bees
- 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
- 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
- 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 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Apiformes) Encyclopedia of Entomology (2008)
- Megachilid Bees in the Pacific Northwest: An Introduction OSU (Dec. 2016)