Friends of the Earth Canada is calling on residents of Delta to join the Great Canadian Bumble Bee Count and help scientists learn more about these important pollinators.
All it takes is a simple snap of a photo of bumble bees you see in your garden, park or campsite and upload it to Bumblebeewatch.org.
The Canadian member of Friends of the Earth International, one of the world's largest grassroots environmental organizations, is partnering with Bumble Bee Watch to deliver the first-ever Great Canadian Bumble Bee Count.
Bumble Bee Watch, created by scientists from the Xerces Society, York
University and Wildlife Preservation Canada, is an ambitious citizen-science project that asks people to take photos of bumble bees when they see them, note their location and upload them online, where they will be verified by a team of researchers.
The count runs until Aug. 15.
Bumble bees are effective pollinators for many of the crops we eat and for many of the wildflowers in our fields and forests, but several of their species are dramatically declining.
Though there are over 40 confirmed species of bumble bees in Canada, they have little proper monitoring.
Anyone can help protect these bees by participating in the count.
