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.

Watch video 1: How to use Discover Life 5-12-2021
Watch video 2: Using the genus guide pt1 5-19-2021
Watch video 3: Using the genus guide pt2 5-26-2021
Watch video 4: Genus Andrena pt1 6-2-2021
Watch video 5: Genus Andrena pt2 -no DiscoverLife- 6-9-2021
Watch video 6: Genus Anthidiellum 6-16-2021
Watch video 7: Green Bees 6-30-2021
Watch video 8: Hylaeus 7-7-2021
Watch video 9: Lasioglossum vs Halictus 7-14-21
Watch video 10: Nomada 7-21-21
Watch video 11: Megachile, Hoplitis, and Lithurgis 7-28-21
Watch video 12: Osmia and Heriades 8-4-2021
Watch video 13: Ceratina 8-11-2021
Watch video 14: Learn to ID Bombus 8-18-2021
Watch video 15: Eucerine pt1 8-25-2021
Watch video 16: Anthophora, Habropoda, Florilegus, Melitoma, Ptilothrix 9-1-2021
Watch video 17: Calliopsis, Perdita, Protandrena, Learn to ID Bees 9-8-2021
Watch video 18: Panurginus, Psuedopanurgus, Panurgus, Psuedoanthidiellum Learn to ID Bees 9-15-2021
Watch video 19: Coelioxys, Paranthidium, Stelis, Heriades, Learn to ID Bees-9-22-2021
Watch video 20: Ashmeadiella, Chelostoma, Dianthidium, Trachusa, Learn to ID Bees-9-29-2021
Watch video 21: Melittidae, Learn to ID Bees-10-05-2021
Watch video 22: Triepeolus, Epeolus, Holcopasites, Neolarra, Learn to ID Bees-10-13-2021
Watch video 23: Caupolicana, Melecta, Xeromelecta, Ericrocis, Diadasa Learn to ID Bees-10-20-2021
Watch video 24: Anthophorula, Expomalopsis, Diunomia, Nomia, Duforea Learn to ID Bees-10-27-2021
Watch video 25: Oxaea, Ptiloglossa, Tetrapedia Learn to ID Bees-11-03-2021
Watch video 26: Sphecodes, Lithurgopsis, Osiris Learn to ID Bees-11-10-2021
Watch video 27: Xenoglossa, Paratetrapedia Learn to ID Bees-11-17-2021
Watch video 28: Agapostemon Learn to ID Bees-12-1-2021
Watch video 29: Augochorella species with Mike Arduser 12-8-2021
Watch video 30: Augochloropsis species with Mike Arduser and Zach Portman 12-15-2021
Watch video 31: Halictus 12-5-2022
Watch video 32: Colletes part 1_Jan-12-2022
Watch video 33: Colletes part 2_Jan-19-2022
Watch video 34: Svastra species_Jan-25-2022
Watch video 35: Eucera species_Feb-2-2022
Watch video 36: Male Melissodes part 1 with Arduser Feb-9-2022
Watch video 37: Male Melissodes part 2 with Arduser Feb-16-2022
Watch video 38: Female_Melissodes species part 1_with Arduser and Wright Feb-23-2022
Watch video 39: Female_Melissodes species part 2 with Arduser and Wright Mar-2-2022
Watch video 40: Western DIY Guides with David Cappaert 3-16-2022
Watch video 41: Wyoming Genera Guides with Lusha Tronstad_3-23-2022
Watch video 42: Female Hylaeus species 3-30-2022
Watch video 43: Male Hylaeus species 4-13-2022
Watch video 44: Hoplitis species 4-13-2022
Watch video 45: Female Osmia species part 1 with Mark Arduser April-27-2022
Watch video 46: Female Osmia species part 2 May-4-2022
Watch video 47: Female Osmia species part 3 with Mike Arduser May-11-2022--Transcript--
Watch video 48: Male Osmia species part 1 with Mark Adruser May-18-2022--Transcript--
Watch video 49: Male Osmia species part 2 with Mark Adruser June-9-2022--Transcript--
Watch video 50: Male Osmia species part 3 with Mark Adruser June-15-2022--Transcript--
Watch video 51: Male Osmia species part 4 with Mark Adruser June-22-2022--Transcript--
Watch video 52: Female Megachile species part 1 June-29-2022--Transcript--
Watch video 53: Female Megachile species part 2 with Mark Adruser June-6-2022--Transcript--
Watch video 54a: Female Megachile species part 3 with Mike Arduser July-13-2022--Transcript--
Watch video 54b: Female Megachile species part 3 with Mike Arduser July-13-2022
Watch video 55: Female Megachile species part 4 July-27-2022--Transcript--
Watch video 56: Male Megachile species part 2 Aug-10-2022--Transcript--
Watch video 57a: Male Megachile species part 2 Mike Arduser Aug-17-2022--Transcript--
Watch video 57b: Male Megachile species part 2 Mike Arduser Aug-17-2022
Watch video 58: Male Megachile species part 3 Mike Arduser Aug-24-2022--Transcript--
Watch video 59: Male Megachile species part 4 Mike Arduser Aug-31-2022--Transcript--
Watch video 60: Male Megachile species part 5 Mike Arduser Sep-7-2022--Transcript--
Watch video 61: Midwest Bombus species Elaine Evans Sept-14-2022--Transcript--
Watch video 62: Western Bombus subgenera Lincoln Best Sept-28-2022--Transcript--
Watch video 63: Male Megachile species part 6 Mike Arduser Oct-5-2022--Transcript--
Watch video 64: Male Megachile species part 7 Oct-12-2022--Transcript--
Watch video 65: Open Office Hours Oct 19 2022--Transcript--
Watch video 66: Stelis species Oct 26 2022--Transcript--
Watch video 67: Anthidium species part 1 Mike Arudser Nov 16 2022--Transcript--
Watch video 68: Anthidium species part 2 Mike Arduser Nov 23 2022--Transcript--
Watch video 69: Dianthidium species Nov 30 2022--Transcript--
Watch video 70: Intermountain West Bombus species Jamie Strange Dec 7 2022--Transcript--
Watch video 71: David Cappaert photos and Dianthidium species part 2 Dec 21 2022--Transcript--
Watch video 72: Coelioxys species part 1 Jan 3 2023--Transcript--
Watch video 73: Mesoamerica Bombus species_Oscar Martinez and Phillipe_Jan 18 2023--Transcript--
Watch video 74: Coelioxys species part 2 Feb 1 2023--Transcript--
Watch video 75: Coelioxys male species part 1 Feb 15 2023--Transcript--
Watch video 76: Coelioxys male species part 2 Feb 22 2023--Transcript--
Watch video 77: Coelioxys male species part 3, Heriades species part 1 Mike Arduser 3 8 2023--Transcript--
Watch video 78: Heriades and Chelostoma species Mike Arduser Mar 15 2023--Transcript--
Watch video 79: Chelostoma and Panurginus species Mar 29 2023--Transcript--
Watch video 80: Lithurgus and Lithurgopsis species Mike Arduser April 19 2023--Transcript--
Watch video 81: 81 Open Office Hours Mike Arduser April 26 2023--Transcript--
Watch video 82: Andrena subgenera 1 Mike Arduser_David Cappaert May 3 2023--Transcript--
Watch video 83: Andrena subgenera 2 Mike Arduser and Rob Jean May 10 2023--Transcript--
Watch video 84: Andrena subgenera 3 Mike Arduser and Rob Jean and David Cappaert May 17 2023--Transcript--
Watch video 85: Andrena subgenera 4 Mike Arduser May 24 2023--Transcript--
Watch video 86: Andrena subgenera 5 Mike Arduser and David Cappaert May 31 2023--Transcript--
Watch video 87: Andrena subgenera 6 finish female start males Mike Arduser June 7 2023--Transcript--
Watch video 88: Andrena subgenera 7 males June 14 2023--Transcript--
Watch video 89: Ceratina eastern species June 28 2023--Transcript--
Watch video 90: Andrena subgenera 8 males Mike Arduser July 12 2023--Transcript--
Watch video 91: Andrena subgenera 9 males Mike Arduser July 19 2023--Transcript--
Watch video 92: Andrena subgenera 10 males Mike Arduser Aug 2 2023--Transcript--
Watch video 93: Triepeolus females part 1 Aug 9 2023--Transcript--
Watch video 94: Triepeolus females part 2 Aug 16 2023--Transcript--
Watch video 95: Lasioglossum subgenera Jason Gibbs and Joel Gardner Sept 6 2023--Transcript--
Watch video 96: Lasioglossum species pilosum group pt 1 Joel Gardner and Jason Gibbs Sept 13 2023--Transcript--
Watch video 97: Lasiolossum species_pilosum group pt 2 Joel Gardner and Jason Gibbs Sept 20 2023--Transcript--
Watch video 98: Triepelous females and males in Rightmyer key Mike Arduser Oct 4 2023--Transcript--
Watch video 99: Lasioglossum species versatum group Joel Gardner and Jason Gibbs Oct 18 2023--Transcript--
Watch video 100: Special Edition Western Lasioglossum species Joel Gardner and Jason Gibbs Oct 25 2023--Transcript--
Watch video 101: Rerecording Eastern Ceratina MaLisa Spring--Transcript--
Watch video 102: Lasioglossum species hitchensi group Jason Gibbs Nov 1 2023--Transcript--
Watch video 103: Lasioglossum species_smooth propodeum group_Jason Gibbs_Nov 8 2023--Transcript--
Watch video 104: Lasioglossum species eastern evylaeus, sphecodogastra, hemihalictus 2013 key part 1 Jason Gibbs and Joel Gardner Nov 15 2023--Transcript--
Watch video 105: Lasioglossum species eastern evylaeus, sphecodogastra, hemihalictus 2013 key part 2 Jason Gibbs and Joel Gardner Dec 6 2023--Transcript--
Watch video 106: Lasioglossum species 2013 key couplet 10 - end Jason Gibbs and Joel Gardener 12 13 2023--Transcript--
Watch video 107: Lasioglossum species workflow and morphosorting Joel Gardner Dec 20 2023--Transcript--
Watch video 108: Lasioglossum species 2022 Canadian Dialictus Key couplets 1-5_Joel Gardner Jan 17 2024--Transcript--
Watch video 109: Lasioglossum species_2022 Canadian Dialictus Key couplets 6-10_Joel Gardner Jan 24 2024--Transcript--
Watch video 110: Lasioglossum species_2022 Canadian Dialictus couplet 11 to 83 and 84 Joel Gardner Jan 31 2024--Transcript--
Watch video 111: Lasioglossum species_2022 Canadian Dialictus couplet 13 to 73-81 Joel Gardner Feb 14 2024--Transcript--
Watch video 112: Lasioglossum species_2022 Canadian Dialictus couplet 13 to 18 to 35 to 38 Joel Gardner Feb 21 2024--Transcript--
Watch video 113: Lasioglossum spp_2022 Canadian Dialictus couplet 18 to 24 and 72-73 Joel Gardner Mar 13 2024--Transcript--
Watch video 114: Lasioglossum spp_2022 Canadian Dialictus couplet 23 to 29 Joel Gardner Mar 20 2024--Transcript--
Watch video 115: Lasioglossum spp_2022 Canadian Dialictus couplet 30 to 34 and 72-73 Joel Gardner Mar 27 2024--Transcript--
Watch video 116: Epeolus species part 1 Tom Onuferko April 17 2024--Transcript--
Watch video 117: Triepeolus species part 2 Tom Onuferko April 24 2024--Transcript--
Watch video 118: Triepeolus species part 3 Tom Onuferko May 1 2024--Transcript--
Watch video 119: Mystery Andrena pt 1 with Andrena glossary David Cappaert May 15 2024--Transcript--
Watch video 120: Mystery Andrena pt 2 with Andrena glossary David Cappaert May 22 2024--Transcript--
Watch video 121: Andrena subgenus trachandrena pt 1 Jun 12 2024--Transcript--
Watch video 122: Andrena subgenus trachandrena pt 2_July 10 2024--Transcript--
Watch video 123: 123_Andrena subgenus trachandrena pt 3_July 17 2024--Transcript--
Watch video 124: Andrena subgenus trachandrena pt 4_July 24 2024--Transcript--
Watch video 125: Nomada characteristics with Sam_July 31 2024--Transcript--
Watch video 126: Nomada characteristics with Sam_Aug 7 2024--Transcript--
Watch video 127: Nomada characteristics with Sam_Aug 15 2024--Transcript--