Bosch, J., and W. Kemp. 2001. How to Manage the Blue Orchard Bee as an Orchard Pollinator. Sustainable Agriculture Network, Beltsville, MD.

Carley, D. S. and A. M. Spafford. 2021. Pollinator Gardening for the South: Creating Sustainable Habitats. University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, NC.

Carril, O. M. and J. S. Wilson, 2021. Common Bees of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ.

Danforth, B. N., R. L. Minckley, J. L. Neff, and F. Fawcett. 2019. The Solitary Bees: Biology, Evolution, Conservation. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ.

Eaton, E. R. Wasps: The Astonishing Diversity of a Misunderstood Insect. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ.

Holm, H. Wasps: Their Biology, Diversity, and Role as Beneficial Insects and Pollinators of Native Plants. Pollination Press LLC, Minnetonka, MN.

Levenson, H., and E. Youngsteadt. The Bees of North Carolina: An Identification Guide. 2020. NC State Extension, Raleigh, NC.

Mader, E., M. Shepherd, M. Vaughan, S. H. Black, and G. LeBuhn. 2011. Attracting Native Pollinators. Storey Publishing, North Adams, MA.

Mader, E., M. Spivak, and E. Evans. 2010. Managing Alternative Pollinators. Natural Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service, Ithaca, NY.

Wilson, J. S. and O. Messinger Carril. 2016. The Bees in Your Backyard. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ.

Chatham Mills Pollinator Paradise Garden

Pollinator Partnership Regional Planting Guides
For North Carolina, choose “Central Appalachian” (mountains), “Southeastern Mixed Forest” (piedmont), or “Outer Coastal” (coastal plain)

Woody Ornamentals for Bee-Friendly Landscapes (University of Kentucky)

The Xerces Society
For North Carolina, choose “Mid Atlantic”

The Solitary Bees

Crown Bees

• Website also includes many useful how-to guides, including instructions for managing loose cocoons

University of Florida’s Honey Bee Research & Extension Lab’s Native Buzz webpage