Back in May, Gabriela Garrison from NCWRC gave a very interesting and informative program on the Southeast Bumble Bee Atlas. North Carolina is working with Tennessee, Georgia, and South Carolina in tracking bumble bees. She walked us through all the steps involved from adopting a cell to catching, identifying, and releasing the bumble bees to filling in the paperwork online. We then gathered a few weeks later for training where we actually caught bumble bees in bee nets, anesthetized them, and then identified, logged, and released them. It was quite fun and interesting! There are still cells available for adoption for this important community science program. For more information, check out the Southeast Bumble Bee Atlas.
