Our theme this year is “microhabitats”! Read Matthew Shepherd’s blog Tiny Places For Tiny Animals: Building The Microhabitats That Bugs Need To Thrive for inspiration.
Watch
- Xerces Classroom Series: shorter videos on subjects ranging from Brilliant Bees to Beautiful Butterflies
- Host a Free Showing of “My Garden of a Thousand Bees”
- Gardening for Pollinators YouTube Playlist
Handouts to Print
- New edition! Bee City USA brochure
- New edition! Bee City bookmark
- New edition! Bee Campus USA brochure
- New edition! Bee Campus bookmark
- Save The Stems: How to Create Habitat for Stem-Nesting Bees: Designed to be printed on a standard home or office printer on letter-sized (8.5″x11″) paper, there are three copies of the brochure per sheet—ideal for distributing at events, information kiosks, or as handouts.
- Smarter Pest Management: Pollinator Protection for Cities and Campuses
- Regional Plant Lists
- Protecting Pollinators From Herbicides: Rethinking Weed Management at Home
- Pollinator-Friendly Parks
- Free printable No Mow and Low Mow yard signs
Social Media posts
- Text: “Protect Pollinators this Earth Week: 1) Grow bee-friendly flowers, 2) Provide nesting sites, 3) Avoid pesticides, 4) Spread the word! To learn more visit BeeCityUSA.org #bees #BeeCityUSA #BeeCampusUSA”
- Text: [Share a pollinator conservation project your city/campus has accomplished] [link to your Bee City/Campus webpage]
- Social media images (Facebook and Instagram -friendly format) Click text to view full size and download:
Bee City USA: 4 steps for help pollinators
Bee City USA: Happy Earth Week
Bee Campus USA: 4 steps for help pollinators
Bee Campus USA: Happy Earth Week
