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Books (guides, textbooks)

• The Bees in Your Backyard by Joseph Wilson and Olivia Messinger Carril
• Common Bees of Western North America by Olivia Messinger Carril and Joseph Wilson
• The Solitary Bees by Bryan Danforth, Robert Minckley, and John Neff
• Bees of The World by Laurence Packer
• California Bees and Blooms: A Guide for Gardeners and Naturalists by Gordon Frankie, Robbin Thorp, Rollin E. Coville, and Barbara Ertter  

Books (novels)

• A Sting In The Tale: My Adventure With Bumble Bees by Dave Goulson
• A Buzz in The Meadow: The Natural History of a French Farm by Dave Goulson
• The Garden Jungle: Gardening to Save the Planet by Dave Goulson
• Silent Earth: Averting the Insect Apocalypse by Dave Goulson
• Bee Quest by Dave Goulson
• Keeping the Bees: Why All Bees Are at Risk and What We Can Do to Save Them by Laurence Packer 

Books (children’s books)

• Am I Even A Bee by Felicity Muth https://www.amievenabee.com/
• Bees Are The Best by Jonny Van Orman and Joseph Wilson https://www.beesinyourbackyard.com/product-page/bees-are-the-best

For Kids: 

Ask a Melittologist

Online Resources (learn about bees)

• Museum of the Earth – A virtual exhibit about bees!
• Bees in Your Backyard – YouTube Channel (Joseph Wilson)
• Zach Portman – (Bee taxonomist’s blog)
• Pollinator Partnership, 7 Things to Support Bees.

Online Resources (identification)

• iNaturalist www.inaturalist.org. A guide to get you started 
• BugGuide
• Glossary of terms that describe bee body parts, very helpful for identification  
• Exotic Bee Identification
• How to Identify Bees with a Microscope (weekly live meeting and recordings)
• Bees and Sawflies of Orange County, California (and nearby places) by Peter Bryant
• Colorado State Extension – Native Bee Watch Identification Guide

Podcasts

• Bug Banter (by the Xerces Society)
• PolliNation Podcast (by Oregon State University)
• Can I Bug You
• Golden State Naturalist interview with Krystle Hickman (@beesip) 

Films

• My Garden of a Thousand Bees (PBS)
• The Bees of Grand Staircase-Escalante

Native Plant Information

• CalScape – Find species native to your area, search by zipcode  
• CalScape – List of native plant nurseries in California
• California Native Plant Society  
• Xerces Society Pollinator Plant Lists
• California Pollinator Conservation Resources (Xerces Society)