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Hi Team!
We're in the home stretch! Just one more month to go before we reach the end of the field season. Since June 1st, over 1,400 observations of bumble bees have been observed in Minnesota—let's see if we can make it to two thousand observations before the end of September!
At this time of year, it can be hard to find areas with lots of bumble bees and lots of blooming flowers. You can try choosing a survey location that is near a body of water —you may have better luck finding bees and blooming plants than you would at drier sites.
This fall, we will be accepting applications from volunteers who would like to be added to our federal rusty-patched bumble bee recovery permit. If you are planning to apply, you may want to squeeze in a few extra surveys this year for some added practice handing bumble bees! For more information on the application process, please see the "Rusty-Patched Recovery Permit" section below.
As always, thank you for participating in the Minnesota Bumble Bee Atlas! Please reach out to us at mnbumblebees@xerces.org if you have questions or need assistance (if you need a refresher on project protocols, we have put together some quick links for you below).
Happy Bumble Bee Watching,
The Minnesota Bumble Bee Atlas Coordinators
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