{"id":38013,"date":"2023-01-17T15:38:01","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T20:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/?p=38013"},"modified":"2023-04-18T15:55:30","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T20:55:30","slug":"a-decade-of-bumble-bee-surveys-part-1-who-when-where-how","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/a-decade-of-bumble-bee-surveys-part-1-who-when-where-how\/","title":{"rendered":"A decade of bumble bee surveys: Part 1 \u2013 Who, when, where, how?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-fpjqhlp-9421447de0af75e992a6e35f47be97e1 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  blog-inner avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-38013'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-f0pf9tp-4a33f9933a11eee16f5b6ed3654493e0\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-f0pf9tp-4a33f9933a11eee16f5b6ed3654493e0{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-f0pf9tp-4a33f9933a11eee16f5b6ed3654493e0 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-f0pf9tp-4a33f9933a11eee16f5b6ed3654493e0 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-f0pf9tp-4a33f9933a11eee16f5b6ed3654493e0 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_post_metadata  avia-builder-el-first'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >A decade of bumble bee surveys: Part 1 \u2013 Who, when, where, how?<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ed7kqot-85fbeebf375f468a921afa5cf22dd36b\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-ed7kqot-85fbeebf375f468a921afa5cf22dd36b{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-ed7kqot-85fbeebf375f468a921afa5cf22dd36b .av-post-metadata-container-inner{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-ed7kqot-85fbeebf375f468a921afa5cf22dd36b av-metadata-container-align-left  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  av-metadata-container-1'><div class='av-post-metadata-container-inner'><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-meta-content\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-published\"><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-published\">Publi\u00e9 le<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-published-date\" >janvier 17, 2023<\/span><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-separator\"><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-author\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-author\">par<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-author-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/author\/tiffani-harrison\/\"  rel=\"author\">Tiffani Harrison<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-separator\"><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-category\"><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-categories\">|<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/bumble-bees\/\" >Les bourdons<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/citizen-science\/\" >Science citoyenne<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/native-pollinator-initiative\/\" >Initiative pour les pollinisateurs indig\u00e8nes<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/pollinators\/\" >Pollinisateurs<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-9k68hdp-edc029811111649d51264beeff5b2196 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  species-inner-content-intro-wrapper avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-38013'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-8xyph3x-10f2a4d2fcd949dc1f0c501b9360957d av_one_full  avia-builder-el-4  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div'     ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-81awiil-98ddb0c9587697da34eee5868dcf6c41'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>A decade ago, Wildlife Preservation Canada (WPC) initiated their Bumble Bee Recovery Program. Through conservation breeding, annual large-scale population surveys, community science, engaging in education and outreach, and collaborating on important research, WPC is a leader in bumble bee conservation. With several of our North American species assessed to be in decline, it\u2019s critical that we monitor our species.<\/p>\n<p>Are you curious what has come from a decade of bumble bee population surveys in Ontario? Here is the first part in a four part series focusing on the species we\u2019ve observed.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-7k5spzx-b66d0f4ac2776396918cad6723f45b33\">\n.avia-image-container.av-7k5spzx-b66d0f4ac2776396918cad6723f45b33 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-7k5spzx-b66d0f4ac2776396918cad6723f45b33 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-7k5spzx-b66d0f4ac2776396918cad6723f45b33 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-38022 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-38022 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/species-collage.jpg' alt='' title='species-collage'  height=\"1600\" width=\"2000\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-75rgqql-9a93eef7dc3105eddc514d0ae0cf427b'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Some of the species observed over the years. Photos: T. Harrison. Left to right: yellow bumble bee (Bombus fervidus), brown-belted bumble bee (B. griseocollis), tri-coloured bumble bee (B. ternarius), black-tailed bumble bee (B. melanopygus), yellow-banded bumble bee (B. terricola), American bumble bee (B. pensylvanicus), northern amber bumble bee (B. borealis), red-belted bumble bee (B. rufocinctus), lemon cuckoo bumble bee (B. citrinus)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfx0h8vz-4f07169f4a4ea2ff2b9cc1bc1362789e'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Over the years our team has scavenged the province, surveying nearly <strong>500 different sites across Ontario<\/strong> (most concentrated in south-central Ontario), searching for as many bumble bees we can find. Where have we looked for bumble bees you ask? We have visited many different types of sites, for example provincial and national parks, conservation areas, city parks, and even roadsides that have suitable bumble bee habitats (e.g., lots of flowers!). We primarily conduct surveys in the early spring as queens emerge from overwintering \u2013 allowing us to collect wild queens for our conservation breeding program before they initiate colonies in the wild.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-7714eba142aeda1f8b5272a3c372b279 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-5x5qo7x-213ef9363096d1175833956936828f8b'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h5><strong>How do surveys work?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfx0ikf7-98a5ea9e83db75781f1fcc40ccc09eb6'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>With crews stationed in city hubs like Guelph, Huntsville, Sudbury, and Thunder Bay \u2013we conduct timed, catch and release netting surveys (non-lethal), where we canvas sites as a team to see who we can observe. We try to visit as many sites as we can throughout the season, collecting candidates for our breeding program (mainly Special Concern yellow-banded bumble bees, B. terricola), and trying to locate rare and at-risk species.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lfx0k2ni-b68a3b2720222d299ad487c43a69fb4b\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lfx0k2ni-b68a3b2720222d299ad487c43a69fb4b img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lfx0k2ni-b68a3b2720222d299ad487c43a69fb4b .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lfx0k2ni-b68a3b2720222d299ad487c43a69fb4b av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-38019 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-38019 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/All-surveys-site-map.png' alt='' title='All-surveys-site-map'  height=\"317\" width=\"522\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfx0iy5t-257fc17abc1c6f0dbff6ba500e8ddefd'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Site map for bumble bee population surveys (2013-2022).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfx0jj5g-e4f57c66a9c1c0f2ac6aa0db883b094c'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Through our intensive survey effort (investing over 1600 hours!), we\u2019ve been able to record over <strong>26,000 individuals and observe 20 species!<\/strong> (Curious which? See the table at the end, with the years they have been observed).<\/p>\n<p>Over the decade, we have been able to observe some interesting species, including three which are currently assessed to be in decline:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lfx0km5j-05fef05bc141f4d6f226771cbedd1e75\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lfx0km5j-05fef05bc141f4d6f226771cbedd1e75 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lfx0km5j-05fef05bc141f4d6f226771cbedd1e75 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lfx0km5j-05fef05bc141f4d6f226771cbedd1e75 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-38021 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-38021 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/SAR-collage-record-number.jpg' alt='' title='SAR-collage-record-number'  height=\"696\" width=\"2000\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-7714eba142aeda1f8b5272a3c372b279 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfx0l3rn-73aa07f21bbc73ad2bd0e2905a9ead6f'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h5><strong>Who have we seen the most?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfx0lg1x-be2ee2ca8c80efa65c28711b6eff0283'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The common eastern bumble bee (B. impatiens) does live up to its name, being the most common after all. Making up about 30% of all bumble bees we\u2019ve seen over the years (nearly 8000 records!), without a doubt it\u2019s our most observed species. Another significant portion of our records go to the tri-coloured bumble bee (B. ternarius) and the two-spotted bumble bee (B. bimaculatus).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lfx0lvn2-c0f18816760fd12d9f7db80bc633a55a\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lfx0lvn2-c0f18816760fd12d9f7db80bc633a55a img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lfx0lvn2-c0f18816760fd12d9f7db80bc633a55a .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lfx0lvn2-c0f18816760fd12d9f7db80bc633a55a av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-19  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-38024 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-38024 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Species-pie-chart.png' alt='' title='Species-pie-chart'  height=\"499\" width=\"599\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-7714eba142aeda1f8b5272a3c372b279 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfx0me14-c653720b8fa93e688e33a43dfccc3ca1'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h5><strong>Who haven\u2019t we seen much of?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfx0npzw-0ac3f0691b41e31944cca727d21b6913'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>There are two species we found in their native range of Ontario, which we\u2019ve only observed in just a single survey year:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The black and gold bumble bee (B. auricomus) which was just observed for the first time this year, but we did record several individuals<\/li>\n<li>The indiscriminate bumble bee (B. insularis), we have only recorded two confirmed individuals in 2018.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition to those species above, we\u2019ve also been able to observe some rare or fairly uncommon species in these regions such as the Fernald\u2019s cuckoo bumble bee (B. flavidus) and the frigid bumble bee (B. frigidus).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lfx0o6up-1669c0f80edd4fd18e697530d0a251d7\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lfx0o6up-1669c0f80edd4fd18e697530d0a251d7 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lfx0o6up-1669c0f80edd4fd18e697530d0a251d7 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lfx0o6up-1669c0f80edd4fd18e697530d0a251d7 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-23  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-38025 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-38025 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Uncommon-species-collage-v2.jpg' alt='' title='Uncommon-species-collage-v2'  height=\"698\" width=\"2000\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-7714eba142aeda1f8b5272a3c372b279 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-24  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfx0p6qa-884bf84fddae828ef1446a982555a38d'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h5><strong>All the species we have recorded over all years conducting bumble bee surveys:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lfx0pmpc-fd69da925cbc8e78b4b2a053754519e0\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lfx0pmpc-fd69da925cbc8e78b4b2a053754519e0 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lfx0pmpc-fd69da925cbc8e78b4b2a053754519e0 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lfx0pmpc-fd69da925cbc8e78b4b2a053754519e0 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-26  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-38023 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-38023 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Species-observation-table-to-date.png' alt='' title='Species-observation-table-to-date'  height=\"595\" width=\"992\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfx0q5d2-21560f0fd0cf2735cf73eee217d78714'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Note: observations for the Sanderson\u2019s bumble bee (B. sandersoni) are tentative for some years due to the difficulty in identifying the species in the field as it resembles multiple other species, and no surveys were conducted in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>We want to thank everyone who has helped contribute to WPC\u2019s annual bumble bee surveys, we couldn\u2019t have done it without you! What will we find over the next decade?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-7714eba142aeda1f8b5272a3c372b279 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-28  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lfx0qtt5-4b969f169222935e307ac5c5e3255b71\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lfx0qtt5-4b969f169222935e307ac5c5e3255b71 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lfx0qtt5-4b969f169222935e307ac5c5e3255b71 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lfx0qtt5-4b969f169222935e307ac5c5e3255b71 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-29  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-38020 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-38020 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Photo-2022-06-12-10-11-06-PM-1.jpg' alt='' title='Photo-2022-06-12-10-11-06-PM-1'  height=\"894\" width=\"1783\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfx0r4oo-afe241c7a826000b1a3d0af65f13d5bd'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Tiffani and Parker surveying at rare Charitable Research Reserve. Photo: S. Knoerr<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This installment of the series discussed the species we have observed. Click here for Part 2, where we discuss the floral resources we have recorded bumble bees using.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-av_section-c0196357fc2e3bceeb8b0e3838476e8b main_color avia-section-no-padding avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-31  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  blog-inner avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-38013'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_full-4a6e4a13cfc46c3f9254a43a116880a0\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_full-4a6e4a13cfc46c3f9254a43a116880a0{\nbackground-color:#f8fbf4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-4a6e4a13cfc46c3f9254a43a116880a0 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-32  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  light-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfx0ryi3-7480068b88db655af04a28263279bbb4'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h5><em>Fun fact: Did you know that you can help locate rare and at-risk species too? Submit photos of bumble bees you see to BumbleBeeWatch.org and have your pictures verified by an expert!<br \/>\n<\/em><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_4'  class='avia-section av-80hbx9-d1277c1258f8b0b685146a70a65be071 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-34  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  blog-inner avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-38013'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1u2we0t-a3636d37c485c75801dd80f8ef4d90c9 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-35  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  author-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-12xy7h9-208d71af878adf105fc170387a4d6e4c'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Tiffani Harrison<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">Ontario Program Coordinator \u2013 Native Pollinator Initiative<\/h5>\n<p>Tiffani joined WPC as a bumble bee conservation field technician in 2017 and fell in love with the work. Since then, she has worked a variety of roles leading monitoring surveys, research projects, and community outreach both in Ontario and Alberta. Currently she manages the field work and outreach components of the Bumble Bee Recovery Program. 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