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Newsletter of the Native Bee Society of British Columbia December 2025 Volume 6 | Issue 3

Author: Bob McDougall The  BC Bee Atlas  is the flagship project of the  Native Bee Society of BC . It empowers   British Columbian community scientists  to produce   biodiversity data  and make amazing discoveries about the province’s wild bees and diverse flora. Online education and data management are supported by the   Oregon State University Extension Service Master Melittologist Program . With almost 5000 native bee records, the BC Bee Atlas is creating high value biodi

Bombus flavifrons - yellow-fronted bumble bee (Photo: Lori Weidenhammer) Sampling In 2023, City of North Vancouver Parks staff began a pilot project of habitat modification within Grand Boulevard Park, a large green space on the eastern side of the municipality, with the goal of increasing pollinator abundance and diversity. Strategies have included maintenance and expansion of established pollinator gardens with additional features to support pollinators such as mason bee ne

Creating a pollinator network at the end of the field day. Photo Dave Leman. Club Support Grant Report: Mini Bee School Prince George By...

Newsletter of the Native Bee Society of British Columbia August 2025 Volume 6 | Issue 2

Award funds will directly support the BC Bee Atlas, a citizen-science based program that documents the diversity, distribution and floral partners of BC’s more than 500 native bee species.

The BC Bee Atlas is a record of the times and places that native bee species have been seen throughout the province, as well as the plants they have been feeding on. You can help collect data!

Newsletter of the Native Bee Society of British Columbia April 2025 Volume 6 | Issue 1

Newsletter of the Native Bee Society of British Columbia December 2024 Volume 5 | Issue 3

As our programs grow, so do our needs! Your generous donations support our mission to protect native bees.

Have you ever thought about joining the board of the NBSBC? Here's your chance to show us what you got! We are looking for Executive...

Our partnership with Thompson Shuswap Master Gardeners Association ( https://www.mgabc.org/thompsonshuswap )to hold a 2 day Mini Bee...

Newsletter of the Native Bee Society of British Columbia August 2024 Volume 5 | Issue 2

In June, the NBSBC received a donation of $201 from Caspian and Raphael, two young Cub Scouts working towards their Seeonee Award, which...

What began as a question – how does urban landscape management impact pollinators?   – has turned into a partnership supporting the new BC Bee Atlas.   The NBSBC is pleased to announce an exciting partnership with the City of North Vancouver (CNV) that will provide baseline data on native bees using an urban park, while also supporting the newly launched BC Bee Atlas.     Native Bees in the City of North Vancouver (CNV) It began in early January with an email from a Park Oper

We are very excited to announce that our very own Bonnie Zand was the guest speaker for North by Northwest with Margaret Gallagher's...

We are thrilled by the success of our one-day bee biology and identification course delivered in Nanaimo last month. Coined Mini Bee...

Newsletter of the Native Bee Society of British Columbia April 2024 Volume 5 | Issue 1

Newsletter of the Native Bee Society of British Columbia December 2023 Volume 4 | Issue 3

By Darren Kirby with contributions by Lori Weidenhammer Photo: Darren Kirby Malcolm Island, located in Queen Charlotte Strait just off...