Adventures in US Bee Conservation

Hollis is an Associate Professor of Entomology at the University of California, Riverside and PI of the US National Native Bee Monitoring Research Coordination…

Meet the State Bee Candidates

Thank you to everyone who nominated a species to be our State Bee! Before we opened up voting, we gave a presentation introducing to…

Concentrated Vulnerabilities in Bees: Charlie Thrift

Charlie studies at UC Santa Barbara under advisors Katja Seltmann of the Big-Bee Project and Hillary Young. His research combines museum specimens, fieldwork, and…

Kevin Huntley: What’s buzzin’ in Humboldt – May 12, 2026

Kevin Huntley has been fascinated by insects since childhood and has spent decades studying insects. His passion for these remarkable animals has inspired him…

Lorquin Scholars: Cole Cramer and Connor Hsu

Cole Cramer and Connor Hsu are high school juniors with a shared passion for entomology and insect biodiversity. They are the co-founders and co-leaders…

Dr. Leif Richardson: California Bumble Bee Atlas: Community Science for…

Dr. Richardson is a conservation biologist with The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, where he leads the California Bumble Bee Atlas, a community science…

Corey Andrikopolous – Stingless Bees of Palo Alto

Corey is a biologist and educator that has spent his career at the intersection of ecology, horticulture, and community engagement. After years conducting pollinator…

Ian M. Wright – Photographing California’s Native Bees

Ian M. Wright is a field biologist with over a decade of photography experience. He specializes in macro and wildlife photography but also enjoys…

Dr. Nina Sokolov – The Artistic Musings of a Bee…

Dr. Nina Sokolov is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, who studies the viruses that infect bees. She is interested in…

Krystle Hickman – Telling a Story Through Conservation Photography

  Bio: Krystle Hickman is a National Geographic Explorer and community scientist based in Los Angeles. With a passion for nature and an eye for artful…

Dr. Felicity Muth – Cognition in Wild Bumblebees

Information about Dr. Felicity Muth can be found on her research website. Bio: Dr. Muth is an assistant professor in the Department of Neurobiology, Physiology and…

Dr. James Hung – Services and disservices rendered by the…

James Hung is a bee biologist currently serving as an assistant professor at the University of Oklahoma, where he heads the native pollinator laboratory…