The WiBee E-Newsletter is sent periodically to keep you updated on the project and share data and insights on wild bees and pollination in Wisconsin. When you take the bee ID quiz in the app, your name is added to the newsletter list, but you have the option to unsubscribe.
See our latest newsletters below
WiBee 2021 Newsletter 11: Results and Help Us Improve 👀
Thank you to our 2021 Volunteers! 2021 results are in. See our short reports for common crops and wildflowers. Please help us improve WiBee by taking our end-of-year survey.
January 30, 2022WiBee 2021 Newsletter 10: survey + see your data in app update 👀
Any crops left? Send 'em in now. Possibilities include pumpkins, raspberries or peas. Still plenty of wildflowers, like Phlox, Allium, Solidago, and Asters. Lots of bees out there. Learn how to see your own data in latest app update. Meet a fuzzy fall flier
August 25, 2021WiBee 2021 Newsletter 9: Diverse bees pollinate late crops and wildflowers 🌻
Cucumbers, Tomatoes Sunflowers still blooming. Plenty of wildflowers like boneset and evening primrose in addition to the many asters, goldenrods, and sunflowers. It's a great time to learn all bee groups and how to classify complex flowers. Meet a bee that flies at dusk and at night!
August 11, 2021WiBee 2021 Newsletter 8: Late summer, and initial visitor graphs
Goldenrods, cup plant, asters, and other late season flowers are blooming in abundance, along with a few veggie crops Pie charts show wide variation in what types of bees are visiting different flowers Bumblebee with …
July 31, 2021WiBee 2021 Newsletter 7: Meet the Squash Bee, 🍅 Blitz, Wildflower ID
Tomato Blitz, Cranberry results, Wildflower ID Have pumpkins, squash, or melons? Meet their pollinators and send us surveys.
July 15, 2021WiBee 2021 Newsletter 6: Cranberries, cucumbers, melons 🍉 oh My!
Get in last Cranberry surveys, and get ready for Cucumbers, Mellons and Tomato Blitz See what crops in Wisconsin are pollinator dependent Display of Master Gardener Volunteer survey counts and some volunteer bee pictures. Full …
July 1, 2021WiBee 2021 Newsletter 5: Three surveys in 15 minutes 🕒 for Pollinator Week
It only takes 15 minutes to do 3 surveys and make a difference. Ever wonder why we ask for repeat surveys? See a real life example here. Full newsletter
June 24, 2021WiBee 2021 Newsletter 4: What’s blooming and tips for tricky bees 📝
Whats blooming and recent surveys overview. What bee groups do you think are hardest to identify? Learn some ID tips with lots of bee photos. Full newsletter
June 9, 2021WiBee 2021 Newsletter 3 See our latest data and Celebrate Bees 🎉
How many bee species live in Wisconsin? In the world? Apple survey update and minimum sufficient wild bee visitation rate according to NEPP Learn how to use our Data Dashboard and see project data live …
May 20, 2021WiBee 2021: Newsletter 2: Time to do some pollinator surveys!
What’s blooming: Apples! and How to check if you need to update your app. Bumblebee and Syrphid fly. Full Newsletter
April 29, 2021- See past newsletters here
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