Dr. Daniel Kjar
and Elmira College's Division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Presents
Sam Droege and Clare Maffei's how to 'bee' videos
These videos are for people who are learning how to identify native bees using a microscope. They are recorded sessions from the "Learn to ID Bees" weekly web-class (email clare_maffei@fws.gov to join). We use a camera mounted to a microscope to guide viewers through key characteristics of each genus. We use the website DiscoverLife.org to work through taxonomic keys, as well as a bee genera "cheat sheet" (available HERE in flash-card format). Specimens from the eastern United States are used in demonstration, but most characteristics reviewed will be applicable to bees throughout the world.

Search video titles:

1How to use Discover Life 5 12 2021
2Augochorella species with Mike Arduser 12 8 2021
3Female Melissodes species part 2 with Arduser and Wright Mar 2 2022
4Male Osmia species part 2 with Mark Adruser June 9 2022
5Male Megachile species part 4 Mike Arduser Aug 31 2022
6Dianthidium species Nov 30 2022
7Chelostoma and Panurginus species Mar 29 2023
8Ceratina eastern species June 28 2023
9Lasioglossum species versatum group Joel Gardner and Jason Gibbs Oct 18 2023
10Lasioglossum species 2022 Canadian Dialictus Key couplets 6 10 Joel Gardner Jan 24 2024
11Mystery Andrena pt 1 with Andrena glossary David Cappaert May 15 2024
12Nomada Discover Life and white setae group Sept 4 2024
13Andrena callandrena pt3 April 2 2025
14Andrena mystery species from South Dakota pt2 May 28 2025
15Eucerine pt1 8 25 2021
16Anthophora, Habropoda, Florilegus, Melitoma, Ptilothrix 9 1 2021
17Calliopsis, Perdita, Protandrena, Learn to ID Bees 9 8 2021
18Panurginus, Psuedopanurgus, Panurgus, Psuedoanthidiellum Learn to ID Bees 9 15 2021
19Coelioxys, Paranthidium, Stelis, Heriades, Learn to ID Bees 9 22 2021
20Ashmeadiella, Chelostoma, Dianthidium, Trachusa, Learn to ID Bees 9 29 2021
21Melittidae, Learn to ID Bees 10 05 2021
22Triepeolus, Epeolus, Holcopasites, Neolarra, Learn to ID Bees 10 13 2021
23Caupolicana, Melecta, Xeromelecta, Ericrocis, Diadasa Learn to ID Bees 10 20 2021
24Anthophorula, Expomalopsis, Diunomia, Nomia, Duforea Learn to ID Bees 10 27 2021
25Oxaea, Ptiloglossa, Tetrapedia Learn to ID Bees 11 03 2021
26Sphecodes, Lithurgopsis, Osiris Learn to ID Bees 11 10 2021
27Xenoglossa, Paratetrapedia Learn to ID Bees 11 17 2021
28Agapostemon Learn to ID Bees 12 1 2021
29Augochorella species with Mike Arduser 12 8 2021
30Augochloropsis species with Mike Arduser and Zach Portman 12 15 2021
31Halictus 12 5 2022
32Colletes part 1 Jan 12 2022
33Colletes part 2 Jan 19 2022
34Svastra species Jan 25 2022
35Eucera species Feb 2 2022
36Male Melissodes part 1 with Arduser Feb 9 2022
37Male Melissodes part 2 with Arduser Feb 16 2022
38Female Melissodes species part 1 with Arduser and Wright Feb 23 2022
39Female Melissodes species part 2 with Arduser and Wright Mar 2 2022
40Western DIY Guides with David Cappaert 3 16 2022
41Wyoming Genera Guides with Lusha Tronstad 3 23 2022
42Female Hylaeus species 3 30 2022
43Male Hylaeus species 4 13 2022
44Hoplitis species 4 13 2022
45Female Osmia species part 1 with Mark Arduser April 27 2022
46Female Osmia species part 2 May 4 2022
47Female Osmia species part 3 with Mike Arduser May 11 2022 --transcript--
48Male Osmia species part 1 with Mark Adruser May 18 2022 --transcript--
49Male Osmia species part 2 with Mark Adruser June 9 2022 --transcript--
50Male Osmia species part 3 with Mark Adruser June 15 2022 --transcript--
51Male Osmia species part 4 with Mark Adruser June 22 2022 --transcript--
52Female Megachile species part 1 June 29 2022 --transcript--
53Female Megachile species part 2 with Mark Adruser June 6 2022 --transcript--
54Female Megachile species part 3a with Mike Arduser July 13 2022 --transcript--
54Female Megachile species part 3b with Mike Arduser July 13 2022 --transcript--
55Female Megachile species part 4 July 27 2022 --transcript--
56Male Megachile species part 2 Aug 10 2022 --transcript--
57Male Megachile species part 2a Mike Arduser Aug 17 2022 --transcript--
57Male Megachile species part 2b Mike Arduser Aug 17 2022 --transcript--
58Male Megachile species part 3 Mike Arduser Aug 24 2022 --transcript--
59Male Megachile species part 4 Mike Arduser Aug 31 2022 --transcript--
60Male Megachile species part 5 Mike Arduser Sep 7 2022 --transcript--
61Midwest Bombus species Elaine Evans Sept 14 2022 --transcript--
62Western Bombus subgenera Lincoln Best Sept 28 2022 --transcript--
63Male Megachile species part 6 Mike Arduser Oct 5 2022 --transcript--
64Male Megachile species part 7 Oct 12 2022 --transcript--
65Open Office Hours Oct 19 2022 --transcript--
66Stelis species Oct 26 2022 --transcript--
67Anthidium species part 1 Mike Arudser Nov 16 2022 --transcript--
68Anthidium species part 2 Mike Arduser Nov 23 2022 --transcript--
69Dianthidium species Nov 30 2022 --transcript--
70Intermountain West Bombus species Jamie Strange Dec 7 2022 --transcript--
71David Cappaert photos and Dianthidium species part 2 Dec 21 2022 --transcript--
72Coelioxys species part 1 Jan 3 2023 --transcript--
73Mesoamerica Bombus species Oscar Martinez and Phillipe Jan 18 2023 --transcript--
74Coelioxys species part 2 Feb 1 2023 --transcript--
75Coelioxys male species part 1 Feb 15 2023 --transcript--
76Coelioxys male species part 2 Feb 22 2023 --transcript--
77Coelioxys male species part 3, Heriades species part 1 Mike Arduser 3 8 2023 --transcript--
78Heriades and Chelostoma species Mike Arduser Mar 15 2023 --transcript--
79Chelostoma and Panurginus species Mar 29 2023 --transcript--
80Lithurgus and Lithurgopsis species Mike Arduser April 19 2023 --transcript--
81Open Office Hours Mike Arduser April 26 2023 --transcript--
82Andrena subgenera 1 Mike Arduser David Cappaert May 3 2023 --transcript--
83Andrena subgenera 2 Mike Arduser and Rob Jean May 10 2023 --transcript--
84Andrena subgenera 3 Mike Arduser and Rob Jean and David Cappaert May 17 2023 --transcript--
85Andrena subgenera 4 Mike Arduser May 24 2023 --transcript--
86Andrena subgenera 5 Mike Arduser and David Cappaert May 31 2023 --transcript--
87Andrena subgenera 6 finish female start males Mike Arduser June 7 2023 --transcript--
88Andrena subgenera 7 males June 14 2023 --transcript--
89Ceratina eastern species June 28 2023 --transcript--
90Andrena subgenera 8 males Mike Arduser July 12 2023 --transcript--
91Andrena subgenera 9 males Mike Arduser July 19 2023 --transcript--
92Andrena subgenera 10 males Mike Arduser Aug 2 2023 --transcript--
93Triepeolus females part 1 Aug 9 2023 --transcript--
94Triepeolus females part 2 Aug 16 2023 --transcript--
95Lasioglossum subgenera Jason Gibbs and Joel Gardner Sept 6 2023 --transcript--
96Lasioglossum species pilosum group pt 1 Joel Gardner and Jason Gibbs Sept 13 2023 --transcript--
97Lasiolossum species pilosum group pt 2 Joel Gardner and Jason Gibbs Sept 20 2023 --transcript--
98Triepelous females and males in Rightmyer key Mike Arduser Oct 4 2023 --transcript--
99Lasioglossum species versatum group Joel Gardner and Jason Gibbs Oct 18 2023 --transcript--
100Special Edition Western Lasioglossum species Joel Gardner and Jason Gibbs Oct 25 2023 --transcript--
101Rerecording Eastern Ceratina MaLisa Spring --transcript--
102Lasioglossum species hitchensi group Jason Gibbs Nov 1 2023 --transcript--
102Lasioglossum species hitchensi group Jason Gibbs Nov 1 2023 --transcript--
103Lasioglossum species smooth propodeum group Jason Gibbs Nov 8 2023 --transcript--
104Lasioglossum species eastern evylaeus, sphecodogastra, hemihalictus 2013 key part 1 Jason Gibbs and Joel Gardner Nov 15 2023 --transcript--
105Lasioglossum species eastern evylaeus, sphecodogastra, hemihalictus 2013 key part 2 Jason Gibbs and Joel Gardner Dec 6 2023 --transcript--
106Lasioglossum species 2013 key couplet 10 end Jason Gibbs and Joel Gardener 12 13 2023 --transcript--
107Lasioglossum species workflow and morphosorting Joel Gardner Dec 20 2023 --transcript--
108Lasioglossum species 2022 Canadian Dialictus Key couplets 1 5 Joel Gardner Jan 17 2024 --transcript--
109Lasioglossum species 2022 Canadian Dialictus Key couplets 6 10 Joel Gardner Jan 24 2024 --transcript--
110Lasioglossum species 2022 Canadian Dialictus couplet 11 to 83 and 84 Joel Gardner Jan 31 2024 --transcript--
111Lasioglossum species 2022 Canadian Dialictus couplet 13 to 73 81 Joel Gardner Feb 14 2024 --transcript--
112Lasioglossum species 2022 Canadian Dialictus couplet 13 to 18 to 35 to 38 Joel Gardner Feb 21 2024 --transcript--
113Lasioglossum spp 2022 Canadian Dialictus couplet 18 to 24 and 72 73 Joel Gardner Mar 13 2024 --transcript--
114Lasioglossum spp 2022 Canadian Dialictus couplet 23 to 29 Joel Gardner Mar 20 2024 --transcript--
115Lasioglossum spp 2022 Canadian Dialictus couplet 30 to 34 and 72 73 Joel Gardner Mar 27 2024 --transcript--
116Epeolus species part 1 Tom Onuferko April 17 2024 --transcript--
117Triepeolus species part 2 Tom Onuferko April 24 2024 --transcript--
118Triepeolus species part 3 Tom Onuferko May 1 2024 --transcript--
119Mystery Andrena pt 1 with Andrena glossary David Cappaert May 15 2024 --transcript--
120Mystery Andrena pt 2 with Andrena glossary David Cappaert May 22 2024 --transcript--
121Andrena subgenus trachandrena pt 1 Jun 12 2024 --transcript--
122Andrena subgenus trachandrena pt 2 July 10 2024 --transcript--
123Andrena subgenus trachandrena pt 3 July 17 2024 --transcript--
124Andrena subgenus trachandrena pt 4 July 24 2024 --transcript--
125Nomada characteristics with Sam July 31 2024 --transcript--
126Nomada characteristics with Sam Aug 7 2024 --transcript--
127Nomada characteristics with Sam Aug 15 2024 --transcript--
128Male Nomada with Sam Aug 28 2024 --transcript--
129Nomada Discover Life and white setae group Sept 4 2024 --transcript--
130Nomada summary Katherine Odanaka Sept 25 2024 --transcript--
131Male Andrena melandrena Oct 2 2024 --transcript--
132Female Andrena trachandrena Sams cheat sheet pt 1 Oct 16 2024 --transcript--
133Female Andrena trachandrena Sams cheat sheet pt 2 Nov 13 2024 --transcript--
134Andrena s.s. males with mandibular tooth Nov 20 2024 --transcript--
135Andrena s.s. carolina Dec 4 2024 --transcript--
136Andrena s.s. Dec 18 2024 --transcript--
138Andrena callandrena pt 2 Feb 5 2025
139Andrena callandrena pt3a April 2 2025
139Andrena callandrena pt3b April 2 2025
140Andrena callandrena male pt1 April 9 2025
141Andrena callandrena male pt2 April 23 2025
142Andrena callandrena male pt3 April 30 2025
143Andrena mystery species from South Dakota pt1 May 7 2025
144Andrena mystery species from South Dakota pt2 May 28 2025
145 Western Andrena walkthrough David Cappaert June 4 2025
146 Andrena mystery species from South Dakota pt3 June 11 2025
147 Andrena Cnemidandrena female pt1 June 18 2025
148 Andrena Cnemidandrena female and male pt2 June 25 2025
149 Andrena Archiandrena, Conandrena, Derandrena July 2 2025
150 Andrena Euandrena pt1 July 9 2025
151 Andrena Euandrena pt2 July 16 2025
152 Andrena Euandrena and Gonandrena Aug 6 2025
153 Andrena Gonandrena pt2 Aug 20 2025
154 Andrena Archiandrea Conandrena Derandrena Micrandrena Aug 27 2025
155 Andrena Leucandrena pt2 Sept 3 2025
155 Andrena Leucoandrena Sept 3 2025
156 Andrena Micrandrena Sept 10 2025