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@BeeSpotter

BeeSpotter is a partnership between citizen-scientists and the professional science community designed to educate and engage the public about pollinators

 Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
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Joined September 2009
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🐝 It's Pollinator Awareness Week! 📸 Snap pics of honey & bumble bees in IL, IN, MO, or OH, then upload them to BeeSpotter. ✅ Select June 21 to be part of the official BeeBlitz count! 🌼 Learn more: beespotter.org/beeblitz #PollinatorAwarenessMonth
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Nice write-up about the #Pollinatarium by @TheDailyIllini yesterday! Come visit the Pollinatarium to learn about pollinators! "UI Pollinatarium deserves all the buzz" dailyillini.com/life_and_cul…
UI Pollinatarium deserves all the buzz

UI Pollinatarium deserves all the buzz

Quietly tucked away at the southernmost end of campus, behind the tranquility of the Arboretum and Japan House, lies a place humming with pollinators.  The UI Pollinatarium stands as the nation’s...

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It is National Pollinator Week, and to wrap things up, the tenth annual BeeBlitz is taking place at the @Pollinatarium and @urbanaparks' Meadowbrook Park. smilepolitely.com/splog/beeb…

BeeBlitz celebrating tenth anniversary on Saturday - SPlog

It is National Pollinator Week, and to wrap things up, the tenth annual BeeBlitz is taking place at the Pollinatarium and Meadowbrook Park. I was looking back at some of the posts we’d done in ...

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Join us on Saturday, June 22 for the tenth annual #BeeBlitz during #PollinatorWeek! beespotter.org/beeblitz
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We will be presenting on BeeSpotter at the Forest Preserves of Winnebago County on Tuesday, April 16 @ 5:30pm. Join us to learn how you can help the preservation of bee diversity & enhance pollinator appreciation! Join in person or online. RSVP: winnebagoforest.org/events
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ALT BeeSpotter Training flier

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Join us on SATURDAY at 10 AM to meet some bee friends! Register at bit.ly/3KGg6w1 and we will see you at the UPDAC Learning Pavilion, outside the Anita Purves Nature Center.
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Image from Genomic Biology (@IGBIllinois)
Image from Genomic Biology (@IGBIllinois)
Image from Genomic Biology (@IGBIllinois)
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We're excited to join @IGBIllinois, @urbanaparks, and @Pollinatarium for a bee stroll on Saturday, August 19! Learn more and register at bit.ly/3YiKnGF
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Join us on SATURDAY at 8 AM to make some bird friends! Register at bit.ly/3OqUMeR and we will see you at the UPDAC Learning Pavilion, outside the Anita Purves Nature Center.
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Image from Genomic Biology (@IGBIllinois)
Image from Genomic Biology (@IGBIllinois)
Image from Genomic Biology (@IGBIllinois)
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#BeeBlitz is tomorrow! While you're helping track #bees it's also important to take care of yourself! Remember these items: 🐝 Water 🐝 Sunscreen 🐝 Bug spray 🐝 More water! We have more helpful suggestions on our website: beespotter.org/beeblitz#gear
Bombus affinis on a purple flower with a lot of pollen collected on legs

ALT Bombus affinis on a purple flower with a lot of pollen collected on legs

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Just 1 week from today, the 9th annual #BeeBlitz will help celebrate #PollinatorWeek once again! Will you join us on Saturday, June 24, to help us find those #honeybees & #bumblebees? beespotter.org/beeblitz
BeeBlitz flier: on June 24, 2023, help create a snapshot in time of bee species in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Ohio

ALT BeeBlitz flier: on June 24, 2023, help create a snapshot in time of bee species in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Ohio

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Join us on Saturday, June 24 for the ninth annual #BeeBlitz during #PollinatorWeek! beespotter.org/beeblitz
BeeBlitz flier: on June 24, 2023, help create a snapshot in time of bee species in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Ohio

ALT BeeBlitz flier: on June 24, 2023, help create a snapshot in time of bee species in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Ohio

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Bumble bee queens are out and about! We've started seeing them in east central IL over the past couple weeks. This is a great time to go bee spotting, as you're more likely to spot a queen at the beginning of the season than any other time! blogs.illinois.edu/view/8264…
Bombus impatiens queen on Rhododendron

ALT Bombus impatiens queen on Rhododendron

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We were honored to present this past weekend at @WildThingsChi biennial conference in Chicagoland! Our talk was titled BeeSpotter Update: Bumblebee Sightings and Historical Comparison. View presentation info: wildthings2023.sched.com/eve… View slidedeck: docs.google.com/presentation…
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Hmm... This could be just what we need on the BeeSpotter website! 🤔
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#BeeBlitz is tomorrow! While you're helping track #bees it's also important to take care of yourself! Remember these items: 🐝 Water 🐝 Sunscreen 🐝 Bug spray 🐝 More water! We have more helpful suggestions on our website: beespotter.org/beeblitz#gear
Bombus griseocollis on a flower

ALT Bombus griseocollis on a flower

Just 1 week from today, the 8th annual #BeeBlitz will help celebrate #PollinatorWeek once again! Will you join us on Saturday, June 25, to help us find those #honeybees & #bumblebees? beespotter.org/beeblitz
BeeBlitz flier: on June 25, 2022, help create a snapshot in time of bee species in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Ohio

ALT BeeBlitz flier: on June 25, 2022, help create a snapshot in time of bee species in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Ohio

Join us on Saturday, June 25 for the eighth annual #BeeBlitz during #PollinatorWeek! beespotter.org/beeblitz
BeeBlitz flier: on June 25, 2022, help create a snapshot in time of bee species in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Ohio

ALT BeeBlitz flier: on June 25, 2022, help create a snapshot in time of bee species in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Ohio

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Thank you to everyone who has been working so hard to #SaveBellBowlPrairie for rare/endangered species like the #RustyPatchedBumbleBee! A bit of good news late last week - @FlyRFD is modifying its expansion to avoid bulldozing this special habitat! smithsonianmag.com/smart-new…
10,000-Year-Old Rare Prairie Land and Rusty Patched Bumblebee Threatened by Airport Construction in...

10,000-Year-Old Rare Prairie Land and Rusty Patched Bumblebee Threatened by Airport Construction in...

Sightings of an endangered bee species have temporarily stopped construction, which is set to resume November 1

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#BeeBlitz is tomorrow! While you're helping track #bees it's also important to take care of yourself! Remember these items: 🐝 Water 🐝 Sunscreen 🐝 Bug spray 🐝 More water! We have more helpful suggestions on our website: beespotter.org/beeblitz#gear
Bombus griseocollis

ALT Bombus griseocollis

Due to rain, we've rescheduled the C-U #BeeBlitz to Sat, July 3. If it's not rainy by you tmrw, we encourage you to keep your plans to go out and spot bees! Otherwise, we'd love to have you join us at the Pollinatarium on 7/3 for the rescheduled BeeBlitz! beespotter.org/beeblitz
BeeBlitz flier: on July 3, 2021, help create a snapshot in time of bee species in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Ohio

ALT BeeBlitz flier: on July 3, 2021, help create a snapshot in time of bee species in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Ohio

Just 2 weeks from today, the 7th annual #BeeBlitz will kick off #PollinatorWeek once again! Will you join us on Saturday, June 26, to help us find those #honeybees & #bumblebees? beespotter.org/beeblitz
BeeBlitz flier: on June 26, 2021, help create a snapshot in time of bee species in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Ohio

ALT BeeBlitz flier: on June 26, 2021, help create a snapshot in time of bee species in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Ohio

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