June 19th-25th Wisconsin is celebrating Pollinator Week! Managed by Pollinator Partnership, this week is a national opportunity for us to learn about and protect the wonderful insects and other animals that pollinate our crops and native plants and help our ecosystem thrive. Check out Pollinator Partnership’s website or the UW Madison Horticulture Extension website for …
It’s May and the bees are out! Plus app fixes, initiatives, and upcoming events. IMPORTANT: A new version of the WiBee app (1.28) is NOW AVAILABLE. Please visit the App Store or Google Play to update your app. If you’ve been having trouble doing surveys, the new version should fix the problem. You may also …
Welcome to the 2023 season of WiBee! Welcome! Thank you for being a part of our community. Your surveys provide valuable information to help us better understand pollinator activity across Wisconsin. We’d also like to send out a special welcome to our participants in Sun Prairie’s No Mow May program. We’re looking forward to some great …
Cucurbits are still blooming, and late season flowers as blooming soon too!
Cucurbits are still blooming, and late season flowers as blooming soon too!
Squash, cucumbers, melons and other cucurbits are now flowering (or will be soon!).
We’ve decided to extend the tomato blitz one more week, and cranberry bloom is almost over!
It’s the last week of the Tomato Blitz! Lots of mid-season wildflowers will be blooming soon. Check out our first look this season at pollinator community composition!
It’s Pollinator Week! Get involved by going out and doing some surveys for week 2 of the WiBee Tomato Blitz.
It’s the first week of this year’s tomato blitz! Lots of honey bees pollinating cranberries. Plus, resources for plant identification!