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Homepage | The Great Sunflower Project We are the largest citizen science project focused on pollinators with over 100,000 members To say thank you to our members for all you have done for pollinators, we have a present for you, Bee Identification Cards!
About | The Great Sunflower Project In 2008, we started this project as a way to gather information about our urban, suburban and rural bee populations and to give you the tools to learn about what is happening with the pollinators in your yard
The Great Sunflower Project Using the data collected to date by you, the participants in the Great Sunflower Project, we are finding: 1 neonicotinoid pesticides decrease visitation rates by honey bees and that this decrease is not simply due to differences in land use or climate
Explore Data | The Great Sunflower Project We have several different ways for you to see the data we have collected together These data are from the Lemon Queen sunflower counts First, here is a MAP of POLLINATOR SERVICE These maps show the areas of the country that are doing well and poorly for pollination service
Teaching Resources | The Great Sunflower Project Kids guide to parts of a flower from Ava's flowers About Sunflowers: Things to do across the curriculum form a project from Windy Mack at the National Teacher Training Institute Literature: Read stories about sunflowers Recommended books for k-4: From Seed to Sunflower by Gerald Legg, Carolyn Scarace Sam Plants a Sunflower by Kate Petty, Axel
Great Pollinator Habitat Challenge | The Great Sunflower Project Imagine what would happen if every home, school, playground, senior center and park around the world, took one day each year to evaluate and improve the pollinator habitat at their site Together, we could easily create hundreds of thousands of patches of pollinator friendly habitat It just takes three steps: Evaluate Take the Habitat assessment and make a plan to improve your pollinator
Data Sheets | The Great Sunflower Project We have three types of data sheets for pollinator counts that you might like to use: 1 Download this for a single count 2 Download this if you are doing multiple counts 3 Download this for elementary school kids Each of these are word documents so that you can choose to edit them to fit your situation If you find a way to improve them, please let us know!
FAQ | The Great Sunflower Project Why did the project start with sunflowers? Sunflowers are easy to grow and are great resources for bees and birds Sunflowers produce alot of nectar and pollen which attracts bees Wild sunflowers also require visits by bees to set seed Why have you expanded the project? The initial focus of the project was on backyards
SWEAT BEES: GENUS LASIOGLOSSUM | The Great Sunflower Project Photos by Hartmut Wisch Genus summary: Lasioglossum ( laz-e-o-GLOSS-um ) is a very large genus that occurs worldwide There are approximately 280 species in North America and approximately 87 species in California They are often the most common bees in a habitat, but are frequently overlooked because of their small size Lasioglossum closely related to the genera Halictus and Agapostemon
Quick Start Guide | The Great Sunflower Project Welcome to the Great Sunflower Project! We are delighted to have you join us and hope that you’ll become part of our community of gardeners, beekeepers, birders and naturalists who are providing thousands of records of pollinators each year