Since I am now out of the state and can't photograph all those great Florida natives, I ask YOU to help in that department! 

Please send photos directly to [email protected].  I'll add a new page to the website with all your great photos, and I'll try to identify the bees in the pics.  Give me as much information about the photo as you can (date, location, and flower name).

Thanks, and I look forward to seeing all my old favorite bees!!

Hi All!  It's been a few months and I wanted to update everyone on my status (and the status of the survey).  I am currently back in Berkeley, CA working on bees again in the Urban Bee Lab with Dr. Gordon Frankie!! I'm so excited to be back here working with bees in urban areas of CA.  And now, I'm starting to work with bees on farms and bees in Costa Rica!  I'm continuing to learn about bee taxonomy and love being challenged by the 1600+ species here in California.  I plan on keeping the Florida bee website going as I feel it's very important and will try to keep updating it as much as I can.  Dr. Hall and I are still working on the last few bees that are being IDed from last year's survey.  There are always a few really tough ones that we will send off to the experts to see what they are.  

In the meantime, please visit the reserve for the new docent series where bee survey volunteer extraordinaire Joan Kramer will be leading pollinator talks!!  

Keep your eyes out the bees should be buzzing in your gardens right about now!!