For those of you who have purchased my book, you may have seen the Sources pages at the back of the book. I wanted to publish this online for everyone so it's easy to follow the links. Also, some of the text needed to be edited out, so here's my full list of sources. I will continue to update this list.
Inspiring and Useful Websites:
Beyond Pesticides
Check out the Bee
Protective Habitat Guide.
Bug Squad: Happenings in the
Insect World
Exceptional photos of bees and
informative blog posts by Kathy Keatley Garvey, communications specialist at
the University of California (Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources).
BugGuide.Net
The most reliable site for
identifying North American Bees (north of Mexico).
Environmental Youth Alliance
A fantastic model of youth-based
environmental action and education based in Vancouver. If you live in
Vancouver, consider becoming a part of their citizen science program, and learn
how to identify and monitor bees.
Illinois Wildflowers
The most informative and user
friendly website on native North American plants for bees, created by Dr. John
Hilty.
James Wong: A Scientist’s Guide
to Awesome Things to Grow
The most charismatic ethnobotanist
I’ve ever witnessed, James Wong is a gardening rock star.
Feed the Bees
A community-based initiative
between Earthwise and the Delta Chamber of Commerce with useful links for
farming or gardening, and even golf courses for bees.
Pollinators of Native Plants by
Heather Holm
Great articles and photos and
some lovely bee posters. One of my favorite resources for teaching.
Seeds of Diversity
Canada’s heritage seed program.
The Pollinator Garden: About
plants, pollinating insects and gardening
U.K. Gardener Marc Carlton’s web
site explains the basics on gardening for pollinators.
The Great Sunflower Project
An exciting citizen science project with excellent bee ID
resources for citizen scientists.
Hartley Botanic: DIY Bumblebee
Nest
This is a great idea for making a bumblebee nesting site for
your garden. Just think about protecting it from digging predators such as raccoons
and skunks.
Invasive Species Centre
Information on the invasive species that are a major threat
to biodiversity and ecosystem health. Check the specialists on invasive species
in your bioregion.
The David Suzuki Foundation: Pollinators feed us. Let’s protect them.
This page has proactive strategies for banning pesticides
that harm pollinators and planting milkweed for monarchs and bees. There also two downloadable pamphlets: A Toronto Plant Guide for Attracting
Pollinators and A Guide to Toronto’s
Pollinators.
UC Berkely Urban Bee Lab
Packed with helpful resources
and cute photos of bees!
The Xerces Society
As the most reliable source of information on best
practices for bees, the Xerces Foundation has many online and printed resources
on pollinator conservation for North America. Look for resources created
specifically for your bioregion.
Helpful Blogs:
Bug Eric
An amiable entomologist, with knowledge of a wide
range of insects.
Charismatic Minifauna: Wired.com
I am a huge fan of Gwen Pearson’s
funny and smart writing.
Ibycter
Sean McCann creates a blog that will also make you
appreciate the beauty of bees, wasps, ants, spiders and more.
The Prairie Ecologist
Chris Holzer’s blog on prairie restoration features
his stunning photography.
Honey Bee Suite
A well-written and researched blog by Rusty Burlew,
a beekeeper concerned with honeybee health and native bee conservation.
Women Who Run with the Bees: Inspirations from Artists
Aganetha Dyck: RCA
The website of Governor General
Award-winning Manitoba artist Aganetha Dyck, a longtime collaborator with honeybees.
Cameron Cartiere and Nancy
Holmes: Border Free Bees
A public art project lead by Dr.
Cameron Cartiere and Nancy Holmes raising the awareness of the plight of wild
pollinators and empowering communities to engage in solutions for habitat loss.
jasna guy: with/drawing and . . .
Exceptional art, writing and
photography by a bee-centric artist!
Rebecca Chesney
Look for more information and photos
of the meadow project I’m blue, you’re
yellow from this UK-based artist.
Sarah Bergmann
Artist Sarah Bergmann created
the original Pollinator Pathway in Seattle and hopes it will become a model for
creating habitat in cities across America.
Sarah Peebles
Canadian artist Sarah Peebles’s website is packed with
fascinating information on the artist’s work inspired by native bees.
Seed Companies
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
The catalogues are packed with
luscious eye candy for gardeners, offering some really interesting heritage
seeds.
Beauty Beyond Belief Seed
https://www.bbbseed.com/
I have had great luck with seeds from this company and this is where we bought the seeds for our promo packs. They also have some cool pollinator stickers for kids.
Prairie Moon Nursery
Great source of information for growing native
North American plants.
Richter’s Herbs
Canada’s most extensive retailer
of herbs, with an informative website.
Salt Spring Seeds
Small company created by
seed-saving activist Dan Jason. A good selection of unusual herbs attractive to
bees.
Seedhunt
A good source for California wildflower seeds.
West Coast Seeds
Company based in B.C. with an
informative web site and resident bee expert Brian Campbell.
Wildflower Farm
Ontario-based wildflower company
(owned by the author of Taming Wildflowers, Miriam Golderger), with a helpful
seed selector tool.
Online Publications
Available at SARE.org, along
with other valuable resources for eco-farming and pollinator-friendly
gardening.
Available at Pollinator.org.
Available at the Ontario Horticultural Organization
(www.gardenontario.org), 2010.
Useful and Inspirational Books
All of Diana Beresford Kroeger’s
books are a wealth of in-depth information on the benefits of plants for humans
and for the planet.
Fascinating macro photos of pinned specimens and information
bee nerds will love.
A practical and inspiring guide
for growing North American wildflowers.
This was the gateway book that
got me started on advocating for native pollinators. Anything written by either
of these authors is worth reading.
This book is especially good for
people who want a resource to take on bee safaris and hiking trips.
12) Mader, Eric et al. Attracting Native Pollinators:Protecting North America’s Bees and Butterflies: The Xerces Society Guide.
North Adams, Storey Publishing, 2011.
One of many great guides produced by Xerces.
Essential reading on the subject
of saving the bees by a Canadian bee scientist who sees the big picture.
16) Wilson, Joseph S., and Olivia Messinger Carril. The Bees in Your Backyard: A Guide to North America’s Bees. Princeton and Oxford:
Princeton University Press, 2015.
This is a fantastic companion book to Victory Gardens with
Bees featuring many photographs of North American bees and their foraging and
nesting habits.
