Resources

Valuable Tools for Pollinator Conservation from Passionate People

Bee City USA regularly adds links to resources to help raise awareness and enhance habitats. Resources range from books to movies, websites, brochures and curriculum.

The Xerces Society's Pollinator Conservation Resource Center includes regional information on plants for pollinator habitat enhancement, habitat conservation guides, nest management instructions, and directories of native pollinator plant nurseries.

Plant Selection Guidance

The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation: Fact Sheets/Plant Guides.
100 Plants to Feed the Bees, by the Xerces Society.
Audubon Society Native Plant Finder.
National Wildlife Federation Native Plant Finder.
USDA Plants Database.
Ecoregional Revegetation Application
Native Trees Spreadsheet - This data is a portion of a national native plant database for restoration practitioners (http://www.nativerevegetation.org/era/) that Xerces contributed pollinator data to, as part of a project with FHWA, USFS, and others. It is a nearly comprehensive Excel spreadsheet of trees native to the United States with columns for pollinator usage; salt, drought and fire tolerance; browsing/grazing risk; and commercial availability. The "workhorse" column refers to trees known to establish well, that are readily used by revegetation experts. They receive a "workhorse/pollinator" designation if they are "workhorses" AND support pollinators.
The Pollinator Partnership's planting guides for ecoregions across America as well as free phone app: www.pollinator.org.
Bees, An Identification and Native Plant Forage Guide, by Heather Holm.
Bringing Nature Home: A Case for Native Gardening.
Pollinator-Friendly Seeds and Nursery Directory from Beyond Pesticides.
Recommended Native Pollinator Friendly [Wildflower] Planting List for the Greater Asheville, NC, Area (Updated 6/2/17). Sortable Excel file.
Recommended Native Pollinator Friendly [Trees, Shrubs & Vines] Planting List for Greater Asheville, NC, Area (Updated 6/2/17).
To create a list that is native to your area, follow the instructions at "Create Habitat."
Heather Holms' Pollinator Plant Posters to download
Introduced, Invasive and Noxious Plants (USDA site)

Federal Initiatives

National Strategy to Promote the Health of Honeybees and Other Pollinators.
Presidential Memorandum--Creating a Federal Strategy to Promote the Health of Honey Bees and Other Pollinators.
Fact Sheet: The Economic Challenge Posed by Declining Pollinator Populations.
Creating a Federal Strategy to Promote the Health of Honey Bees and Other Pollinators [in Designed Landscapes created by the Council on Environmental Quality and the General Services Administration.
U S Fish & Wildlife Service Save the Monarchs site.
Pollinators on the Endangered Species List.

Pollinator Identification

This beautiful poster from the Pollinator Partnership and the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign illustrates some of the 3600 species of native bees in the United States. Click here for a full description of each bee and flower shown on the poster.