What is the Minnesota Wood-Nesting Bee Atlas?
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The Minnesota Wood-Nesting Bee Atlas is a research project that relies on volunteers to learn more about the distribution, diversity, and habitat needs of Minnesota's wood and stem-nesting bee species. Get to know Minnesota bees with our new Species Guide.
Volunteers from all over the state have monitored bee blocks, recording nesting activity and helping us gather foundational knowledge about these important pollinators.
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Photo courtesy of Bee Atlas volunteer Don Leaon
Volunteers
Volunteers are integral to the project. You can contribute! (you don’t have to be a bee expert). Current opportunities include:
Host a bee block in 2026. We will be looking for people to hang blocks in natural areas and monitor them throughout the summer. Put your name down on our volunteer list and we'll contact you with more details.
Photograph round cuts in leaves made by leafcutter bees to the Megachile bee leaf cuts project on iNaturalist.
Outcomes
Volunteers have documented the ranges and nesting phenology of 40 species of wood-nesting bees and 24 species of wood-nesting wasps since the project began in 2016. Check out our results!
Funding for this project is provided by the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund as recommended by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR).
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