DOI: 10.5061/dryad.c59zw3r8f
title: Bumble bee occurrences of North America from 1805–2020

description: Bumble bee occurrence data used for "Climate change winners
 and losers among North American bumble bees": These data
 comprise 649 407 specimen records from 48 species and spans
 1805–2020. These records have been compiled from a variety of collections
 and sources with reputable origin. Data contributors are listed
 in: https://www.leifrichardson.org/bbna.html
description: Data Curator: Leif Richardson In order to
 produce the book's maps maps, graphs of seasonal activity patterns
 and lists of host plants, we gathered digital records of bumble bee
 specimens from museums, academic collections, private collectors, and
 online specimen data repositories. We also received some larger, aggregate
 datasets from individuals who had collected bee data for other purposes.
 The database included nearly 275,000 records of bumble bee specimens
 collected around North America from 1805 to the present. I continue to add
 to the database in order to use it for additional research and
 conservation projects, and as of April, 2019, have more than 587,000
 specimen and observation records for North American bumble bees. This
 effort has benefited from contributions by nearly 250 individuals and/or
 institutions around the world. Below is a list of individuals and
 institutions whom I gratefully acknowledge as direct contributors to this
 resource and to publications that are based on it. A full list of
 collections in which the specimens reside is available upon
 request.<br><br><strong>Data
 contributors:</strong><br>Academy of Natural Sciences,
 Philadelphia<br>Algonquin Provincial Park<br>Amélie Gervais
 (Laval U)<br>American Museum of Natural History
 (AMNH)<br>Andrew Horton (USFWS)<br>Anna Beauchemin (U
 Vermont)<br>Anna Hargreaves (Queens U)<br>Anya Reid (U British
 Columbia)<br>Archbold Biological Station<br>Atlantic Canada
 Conservation Data Centre<br>Ball State U<br>Barcode of Life
 Database<br>Barry Hicks, College of the N Atlantic, NL<br>Bee
 Biology and Systematics Laboratory
 (USDA-ARS)<br>BeeSpotter.org<br>Bernd Heinrich (U
 Vermont)<br>Biodiversity Institute of Ontario<br>Bob Jacobson
 (Greer Labs, Inc)<br>Bohart Museum of Entomology (U California,
 Davis)<br>Brigham Young U<br>Bryce Lewis-Smith
 (Occidental)<br>BugGuide.net<br>BumbleBeeWatch.org<br>Bumbleboosters<br>C.A. Triplehorn Insect Collection (Ohio State U)<br>California Academy of Sciences<br>Canadian Museum of Nature<br>Canadian National Collection<br>Caroline Scully (Antioch New England U)<br>Carrie Lopez (Humboldt State U)<br>Casey M. Delphia (Montana State U)<br>Centre for Biodiversity Genomics<br>Chris Marshall (Oregon State U)<br>Christine Urbanowicz (North Carolina State U)<br>Christophe Buidin<br>Christopher Lortie (York U)<br>Claire Kremen (U California Berkeley)<br>Cleveland Museum of Natural History<br>College of the North Atlantic<br>Comision Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (MX)<br>Connecticut Agricultural Extension Station<br>Cornell U Insect Collection<br>Cory Sheffield (Royal Saskatchewan Museum)<br>Dan Fiscus (Frostburg U)<br>Dartmouth College<br>Dave Fraser (COSEWIC)<br>Dave McCorquodale (Cape Breton U)<br>Derek Sikes (U of Alaska Fairbanks)<br>Don Miller (Lyndon State U)<br>Doug Gill (U Maryland)<br>Doug Golick (U Nebraska)<br>Doug Yanega (U California Riverside)<br>Dwayne Sabine (NB Fish and Wildlife)<br>Edwin S. George Reserve (U Michigan)<br>El Collegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR)<br>Elaine Evans (U Minnesota)<br>Elm Fork Natural History Museum<br>Essig Museum of Entomology (U California Berkeley)<br>Ethan Temeles (U Massachusetts)<br>Etienne Normandin (U Montreal)<br>Fred Morrison<br>Frost Entomological Museum Penn State (PSUC)<br>Fundacion Universidad de las Americas, Puebla<br>Gary Antweiler<br>Gerry I. Stage<br>Glacier National Park Collections<br>Global Biodiversity Information Facility<br>H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest<br>Harold Ikerd (USDA-ARS BBSL)<br>Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology<br>Heather Hines (Penn State U)<br>Helen Loffland (Institute for Bird Populations)<br>Helen Young (Middlebury College)<br>Humboldt State U Insect Laboratory<br>idigbio.org<br>Illinois Natural History Survey<br>iNaturalist.org<br>Isaac Stewart (Black Hawk College)<br>J.B. Wallis Museum of Entomology (U Manitoba)<br>James Cane (USDA-ARS BBSL)<br>James Postlethwaite (Cape Breton U)<br>James Thomson (U Toronto)<br>Jamie Cromartie (Stockton College)<br>Jamie Strange (USDA-ARS BBSL)<br>Jeff Freeman (Castleton State College)<br>Jeff Lozier (U Alabama)<br>Jennifer Geib (Appalachian State U)<br>Jenny Heron (COSEWIC)<br>Jessica Beckham (U Texas)<br>Jessica Rykken (US National Parks Service)<br>Joan Milam (UMass Amherst)<br>Joanna Wilson (NWT Dep't Environment and Natural Resources)<br>Joel Gardner (U Minnesota)<br>John Ascher (American Museum of Natural History/National U of Singapore)<br>John Klymko (Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Center)<br>John Mola (U California Davis)<br>Jonathan Koch (U Hawaii)<br>Joseph Moisan DeSerres (U Laval)<br>Karen Wetherill Wright (U New Mexico)<br>Kelly Price (Vermont Fish and Wildlife)<br>Kenai National Wildlife Refuge<br>Keng-Lou James Hung (U Toronto)<br>Kent McFarland (Vermont Center for Ecostudies)<br>Kevin M. O'Neill<br>Kevin Matteson (Fordham U)<br>Kyle Teixeira-Martins (McGill U)<br>L'Association Le Balbuzard, QC<br>Larry Clarfeld (North Branch Nature Center)<br>Lassen National Forest<br>Laura Burkle (Montana State U)<br>Laura Figueroa (Cornell U)<br>Lauren Ponisio (U California Riverside)<br>Laurence Packer (York U)<br>Lawrence Gall (Yale U Peabody Museum)<br>Lee Solter (Illinois Natural History Survey)<br>Leif Richardson (U Vermont)<br>Leif Richardson Research Collection<br>Liz Day<br>Los Angeles County Museum<br>Lyman Entomological Collection (McGill U)<br>M.T. James Museum (Washington State U)<br>Maine Bumble Bee Atlas<br>Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife<br>Margie Wilkes (Parks Canada)<br>Mark Vandever (USGS)<br>Massachusetts Cranberry Research Station<br>Massachusetts Department of Transportation<br>Melissa Brooks (Humboldt State U)<br>Michael Arduser<br>Michael Veit (Lawrence Academy)<br>Michael Warriner (USFWS)<br>Michel Savard<br>Michelle Duennes (U California Riverside)<br>Middlebury College (doi.org/10.15468/vjrcj0)<br>Mike Ivie (Montana State U)<br>Mike Riter<br>Mississippi Entomological Museum (MSU)<br>Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium<br>Molly Notestine (UMass Amherst)<br>Montana State U<br>Natural History Museum of Rotterdam (NL)<br>Naturgucker<br>Neal Williams (U California Davis)<br>New Brunswick Museum<br>New York State Museum<br>Nick Leone<br>Nils Cordes (U Bielefeld)<br>North Carolina State U Insect Museum<br>Norwich U<br>Nova Scotia Dep't Natural Resources<br>Nova Scotia Museum<br>Occidental College Entomology<br>Oklahoma State U <br>Oregon State U Arthropod Museum<br>Patricia Hinds<br>Patuxent Wildlife Reserach Center (PWRC)<br>Paul H. Williams (UK Natural History Museum)<br>Peabody Museum of Natural History (Yale U)<br>Peter Hallett<br>Pierre Rasmont<br>Pierre-Marc Brousseau (Montreal Insectarium)<br>Purdue U<br>Rachael Winfree (Rutgers U)<br>Rebecca Irwin (North Carolina State U)<br>Rebecca Tonietto (Northwestern U)<br>Rémy Vandame (Ecosur)<br>Rich Hatfield (Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation)<br>Rob Jean (Environmental Solutions and Innovations)<br>Robbin Thorp (U California Davis)<br>Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory<br>Rosemary Malfi (U California Davis)<br>Royal Alberta Museum<br>Royal British Columbia Museum<br>Royal Ontario Museum<br>Royal Saskatchewan Museum<br>S. Hollis Woodard (U California Riverside)<br>S.M. Fullerton Collection of Arthropods (U Central Florida)<br>Sam Droege (USGS Patuxent)<br>Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History<br>Sara Zahendra (Vermont Center for Ecostudies)<br>Sean Griffin (North Carolina State U)<br>Selkirk College<br>Shalene Jha (U Texas)<br>Sheena Sidhu (U California Riverside)<br>Sheila Colla (York U)<br>Sherry Surrette (Mississippi State U)<br>Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History<br>Snow Entomological Museum (U Kansas)<br>South Dakota State U<br>South Western Oklahoma State U<br>Spencer Hardy (VCE)<br>Steve Javorek (Agriculture Canada)<br>Steve Robles (Virginia Natural Heritage Program)<br>Stone Environmental, Inc.<br>Susan Carpenter (U Wisconsin)<br>Susan Nyoka (Humboldt State U)<br>Syd Cannings (Canadian Wildlife Service)<br>Sydney Cameron (U Illinois)<br>Symbiota Collection of Arthropods Network<br>Taylor Ricketts (U Vermont)<br>Terry Griswold (USDA-ARS BBSL)<br>Texas A&M U<br>Texas Memorial Museum Austin<br>The Albert J. Cook Arthropod Research Collection (Michigan State U)<br>The Field Museum of Natural History<br>The Purdue Entomological Research Collection<br>Tracey Zarillo (Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station)<br>Trish Hanson (Vermont Forests and Parks)<br>U Alaska Museum<br>U Alberta Museums<br>U Bern<br>U California San Diego<br>U California, Riverside<br>U Central Oklahoma<br>U Colorado Boulder Museum Natural History Museum<br>U Connecticut<br>U Guelph<br>U Kansas Biodiversity Institute<br>U Mass Amherst<br>U Minnesota<br>U New Hamphsire<br>U Oklahoma<br>U Prince Edward Island<br>Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Instituto de Biologia<br>USDA-ARS Bee Biology and Systematics Laboratory (USDA-ARS BBSL)<br>USGS Pollinator Library<br>Valerie Fournier (Laval)<br>Valles Caldera National Preserve, NM<br>Vermont Bumble Bee Atlas (doi.org/10.15468/wczfzn)<br>Vermont Center for Ecostudies <br>Vermont Forests and Parks<br>Victoria Macphail (York U)<br>Virginia Museum of Natural History<br>Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State U Insect Collection (VPI-VTEC)<br>W.F. Barr Entomological Collection (U of Idaho)<br>Wallis Roughley Museum of Entomology (U Manitoba)<br>Wisconsin Insect Research Collection<br>Wisconsin Natural Heritage Inventory<br>Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation<br>Yale U Peabody Museum<br>York U<br>Zack Cota-Weaver (Johnson State College)<br>Zadock Thompson Zoological Collection (UVM) (doi.org/10.15468/obes6t)