Alaska Bee Atlas

The Alaska Bee Atlas is a collection program to attain data on the biodiversity of bees in Alaska. While the diversity of bumble bees is reasonably known, the diversity and distribution of nonsocial, or solitary bees, in Alaska is very poorly known. Bee observations will allow us to identify regions, habitats, and species that are of conservation concern and more effectively target specific monitoring actions. We supply researchers and community scientists with kits to survey for bees across the state. If you are interested in participating, please reference the resources section for methods and materials and the sampling grid map for geographic locations. Click here to go back to the pollinators main page.

Participation Requirements
A list of requirements that participants should understand and accept before committing to participating in the Alaska Bee Atlas.

Alaska Bee Atlas Manual
The standard operating procedures and list of materials for Alaska Bee Atlas. Field data sheets for the survey are located here and at the end of the manual.

Alaska Bee Atlas Training
A virtual training occurred in May 2023. A recording of the training can be found on youtube.

Community Science Plan
A set of planning goals and guides for pollinator observation set by the Alaska Pollinator Coordination Group.

Results Map: 2018 to 2022
A web map showing site locations and what bees were collected under the Alaska Bee Atlas since 2018.

Results: Specimens
The UAA Entomology Collection (UAA:Ento) is the primary repository for bees collected under the Alaska Bee Atlas. Some specimens are deposited at the University of Alaska Museum Insect Collection.