Bumble Bee Watch Metadata
Data Set Citation
When using this data, please cite the data package as:The Xerces Society, Wildlife Preservation Canada, York University, University of Ottawa, The Montreal Insectarium, The London Natural History Museum, BeeSpotter. 2021. Data accessed from Bumble Bee Watch , a collaborative website to track and conserve North America’s bumble bees. Available from http://www.bumblebeewatch.org/app/#/bees/lists (accessed *INSERT DATE THAT THE DATA WAS EXTRACTED*).
General Information
| Title: | Bumble Bee Watch Data |
| Abstract: | Bumble Bee Watch is a collaborative effort to track and conserve North America’s bumble bees. Bumble Bee Watch is a community science project through the partnership of The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, York University, the University of Ottawa, Wildlife Preservation Canada, BeeSpotter, The Natural History Museum, London, and the Montreal Insectarium. Bumble bee species occurrence data included in this dataset is derived from photo-based observations of bumble bees collected and submitted by community scientists in the United States and Canada. These data will help researchers determine the status and conservation needs of bumble bees; Help locate rare or endangered populations of bumble bees; and Learn about bumble bees, their ecology, and ongoing conservation efforts. |
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Involved Parties - Data Set Creators
| Individual: | Rich Hatfield |
| Organization: | The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation |
| Position: | Senior Conservation Biologist |
| Address: | 628 NE Broadway, Suite 200 Portland, OR 97232 |
| Phone: | 503.232.6639 |
| Email Address: | rich.hatfield@xerces.org |
| Web Address: | xerces.org |
| Individual: | Dr. Sheila Colla |
| Organization: | York University |
| Position: | Associate Professor |
| Address: | Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change
York University 4700 Keele Street Toronto, ON Canada M3J 1P3 |
| Email Address: | srcolla@yorku.ca |
| Web Address: | SaveTheBumblebees.ca |
| Individual: | Dr Jeremy Kerr |
| Organization: | University of Ottawa |
| Position: | Professor |
| Address: | Gendron Hall
Room 160 30 Marie Curie Ottawa ON Canada K1N 6N5 |
| Phone: | 613-562-5800 ext. 4577 |
| Email Address: | jkerr@uOttawa.ca |
| Web Address: | macroecology.ca |
| Individual: | Dr. Maxim Larrivée |
| Organization: | Montreal Insectarium |
| Position: | Scientific researcher |
| Address: | 4581, rue Sherbrooke E.
Montréal, QC Canada H1X 2B2 |
| Web Address: | espacepourlavie.ca/en/insectarium |
| Email Address: | maxim.larrivee@ville.montreal.qc.ca |
Data Set Contacts
| Individual: | Rich Hatfield |
| Organization: | The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation |
| Position: | Senior Conservation Biologist |
| Address: | 628 NE Broadway, Suite 200 Portland, OR 97232 |
| Phone: | 503.232.6639 |
| Email Address: | rich.hatfield@xerces.org |
| Web Address: | xerces.org |
Data Set Characteristics
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Sampling, Processing and Quality Control Methods
| Description: | Photographic bumble bee observations Incidental observations of bumble bees verified by taxonomic experts. |
| Sampling Area And Frequency: | North America – all relevant data. |
| Sampling Description: | Unless they include survey attributes, all sightings should be considered incidental. Sightings are verified by the following individuals: Andre Payette of the Montréal Insectarium Barry Hicks; Newfoundland and Labrador Carol Kearns of the University of Colorado at Boulder Cory Sheffield of the Royal Saskatchewan Museum Doug Golick of the University of Nebraska – Lincoln Elaine Evans of the University of Minnesota Ellen Richard of Wildlife Preservation Canada Ethan Woodis of the Xerces Society Genevieve Rowe of Wildlife Preservation Canada Hayley Tompkins of Wildlife Preservation Canada Katie Lamke of the Xerces Society Kennedy Halvorson of York University James Strange of the Ohio State University Jared Brabant of the University of Missouri Jay Watson of the Wisconsin DNR Jason Gibbs of the University of Manitoba Jeff Lozier of the University of Alabama Jessica Beckham of the University of North Texas Joe Engler formerly of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Jon Koch of Utah State University Laura Burkle of Montana State University Leif Richardson of the Xerces Society Liz Day, formerly of the University of Illinois Michael Otterstatter of the BC Centre for Disease Control Michael Warriner of Texas Parks and Wildlife Michele Blackburn of the Xerces Society Mike Arduser of the Missouri Department of Conservation Paul Williams of the Natural History Museum, London UK Ralph Cartar of the University of Calgary Rich Hatfield of the Xerces Society Robbin Thorp of the University of California, Davis Robin Owen of Mount Royal University Sam Droege of the USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Sarah Johnson of Wildlife Preservation Canada Sarah MacKell of Wildlife Preservation Canada Sarina Jepsen of the Xerces Society Shalene Jha of the University of Texas at Austin Sheila Colla of York University Shelby Gibson of York University Susan Carpenter of the UW Madison Arboretum Syd Cannings of Environment Canada Terry Griswold of the USDA Pollinating Insects Research Unit Terry Harrison of the University of Illinois Thor Hanson Tiffani Harrison of Wildlife Preservation Canada Victoria MacPhail of York University |
Data Set Usage Rights
The Data Use and Privacy Policy may be viewed here: https://www.bumblebeewatch.org/privacy-policy/
Private Records
There is an option to submit records as private. The intention of this setting is to obscure the exact location of sensitive/endangered species on maps. Currently, private records do not appear on the map. In development, we may provide the option to have Private records displayed on the map on bumblebeewatch.org as a random location polygon that overlaps the exact point location. When requested (and approved), we share private records in data extracts with the following conditions: (1) The exact location and point attributes may not be published; (2) The points may be used on a static map as long as the map scale is smaller than or equal to 1:1,000,000; (3) The points may be displayed on an interactive map when the map scale is less than or equal to 1:1,000,000 (except on Bumble Bee Watch where it may display as a random polygon), and no attributes other than the species name, date, and verification status can be displayed. These data may be shared with additional interested parties as long as the conditions outlined here about use of the data follow the records as they are shared.
Data Dictionary (Not all fields will be included in every data extract)
| Field | Type | Description |
| Bee ID | Integer | Unique ID of bee observation |
| Checklist ID | Integer | Unique ID of survey or checklist (may contain multiple Bee IDs) |
| Family | Text | Family |
| Genus | Text | Genus |
| Species | Text | Species |
| Common name | Text | Common name |
| Locality | Text | Site name |
| Latitude | Double | Latitude |
| Longitude | Double | Longitude |
| Provinces/States | Text | State/Province |
| Country | Text | Country |
| Description of area | Text | Site description |
| Date Observed | Date | Date observed |
| Date Submitted | Date | Date submitted to BBW |
| Coordinates Acc | Text | Accuracy of lat/long in meters; presented as a range in meters |
| Sex | Text | Caste of bee |
| Count | Integer | No. observed; If blank, the count = 1 |
| Area | Double | Area surveyed (if blank, incidental survey, no effort) |
| Comments | Text | Observer comments |
| Observer | Text | Observer name |
| Username | Text | Observer username |
| Status | Text | Bee status: Verified – an expert as reviewed the sighting and verified the species name; Pending – the listed species name is as submitted by the user, the species is NOT verified; Tentative – this sighting has been reviewed and the species name is likely correct, but has not been verified by an expert; Invalid – the record is not valid, may not be a bumble bee, is a duplicate record, etc. |
| Determined Date | Date | Date species was determined by an expert |
| Determined By | Text | Expert that determined the species |
| Determiner Notes | Text | Determiner Notes |
| Project | Text | Project Code for tracking projects created by users |
| Original Species | Text | Species name submitted by the observer |
| Source | Text | Website or App |
| Private | Text | True or False; If true, the record has been marked as Private by the user, and comes with these conditions: The intention of this setting is to obscure the exact location of sensitive/endangered species on maps. Private records are displayed on the map on bumblebeewatch.org as a random location polygon that overlaps the exact point location. When requested, we share private records in data extracts with the following conditions: (1) The exact location and point attributions may not be published; (2) The points may be used on a static map as long as the map scale is smaller than or equal to 1:1,000,000; (3) The points may be displayed on an interactive map when the map scale exceeds 1:1,000,000 (except on Bumble Bee Watch where it will display as a random polygon), and no attributes other than the species name, date, and verification status can be displayed. |
| Floral Host | Text | Verbatim floral host |
| Floral Host Notes | Text | User notes about floral host |
| Admin Notes | Text | BBW notes about Bee ID |
| Sighting URL | Text | Unique url of sighting |
| Survey Type | Text | If this was an effort-based survey, would be filled with point or roadside. See pnwbumblebeeatlas.org for more information. |
| Survey Area | Text | Area surveyed (in hectares) |
| Collection Method | Text | Method used to collect bees during the survey |
| Survey Start Time | Time | Survey start time |
| Survey End Time | Time | Survey end time |
| Survey Minutes | Integer | Time spent actively surveying during the survey window |
| Number of Surveyors | Integer | Number of surveyors |
| Temperature | Double | Temperature at time of survey |
| Temperature Units | Text | F or C |
| Wind Speed | Text | Wind speed in ranges. |
| Wind Speed Units | Text | mph or kph |
| Cloud Cover | Integer | Percent of the sky that was covered in clouds |
| Weather Notes | Text | User weather notes |
| Habitat Type | Text | Habitat type of survey area |
| Surrounding Habitat Type 1 | Text | Dominant habitat type of surrounding area |
| Surrounding Habitat Type 2 | Text | Secondary habitat type of surrounding area |
| Surrounding Habitat Type 3 | Text | Tertiary habitat type of surrounding area |
| Floral Resources Percent | Text | Percent of the survey area where the user could search for foraging bees |
| Nesting Resources | Text | Were there nesting resources available? |
| Mowing | Text | Evidence of mowing? |
| Livestock Grazing | Text | Evidence of livestock grazing? |
| Native Grazing | Text | Evidence of native grazing? |
| Agriculture | Text | Evidence of agriculture? |
| Insecticide Use | Text | Evidence of insecticide use? |
| Herbicide Use | Text | Evidence of herbicide use? |
| Fire | Text | Evidence of fire? |
| Honey Bees | Text | Evidence of honey bees? |
| Management Notes | Text | Management notes re: fire or honey bees; may also contain type of survey cover type for Graves 2021 surveys; contact rich.hatfield@xerces.org for more information |
| Flower Species Count | Text | number of species in bloom in survey site |
| Plant 1 – Common Name | Text | Plant 1 – Common Name |
| Plant 1 – Scientific Name | Text | Plant 1 – Scientific Name |
| Plant 2 – Common Name | Text | Plant 2 – Common Name |
| Plant 2 – Scientific Name | Text | Plant 2 – Scientific Name |
| Plant 3 – Common Name | Text | Plant 3 – Common Name |
| Plant 3 – Scientific Name | Text | Plant 3 – Scientific Name |
| Plant 4 – Common Name | Text | Plant 4 – Common Name |
| Plant 4 – Scientific Name | Text | Plant 4 – Scientific Name |
| Plant 5 – Common Name | Text | Plant 5 – Common Name |
| Plant 5 – Scientific Name | Text | Plant 5 – Scientific Name |
| Plant 6 – Common Name | Text | Plant 6 – Common Name |
| Plant 6 – Scientific Name | Text | Plant 6 – Scientific Name |
| Plant 7 – Common Name | Text | Plant 7 – Common Name |
| Plant 7 – Scientific Name | Text | Plant 7 – Scientific Name |
| Plant 8 – Common Name | Text | Plant 8 – Common Name |
| Plant 8 – Scientific Name | Text | Plant 8 – Scientific Name |
| Plant 9 – Common Name | Text | Plant 9 – Common Name |
| Plant 9 – Scientific Name | Text | Plant 9 – Scientific Name |
| Plant 10 – Common Name | Text | Plant 10 – Common Name |
| Plant 10 – Scientific Name | Text | Plant 10 – Scientific Name |
| Plant 11 – Common Name | Text | Plant 11 – Common Name |
| Plant 11 – Scientific Name | Text | Plant 11 – Scientific Name |
| Plant 12 – Common Name | Text | Plant 12 – Common Name |
| Plant 12 – Scientific Name | Text | Plant 12 – Scientific Name |
| Plant 13 – Common Name | Text | Plant 13 – Common Name |
| Plant 13 – Scientific Name | Text | Plant 13 – Scientific Name |
| Plant 14 – Common Name | Text | Plant 14 – Common Name |
| Plant 14 – Scientific Name | Text | Plant 14 – Scientific Name |
| Plant 15 – Common Name | Text | Plant 15 – Common Name |
| Plant 15 – Scientific Name | Text | Plant 15 – Scientific Name |
| Volunteer? | Text | Was this a volunteer effort? |
| Volunteer Start Time | Time | Volunteer Start Time |
| Volunteer End Time | Time | Volunteer End Time |
| Volunteer Data Submit | Double | Time spent entering data |
| Volunteer Organization | Text | Agency |
| Volunteer Miles | Double | Miles driven |
| Volunteer Signature | Text | Verification of work complete |
| Training | Text | Attending Atlas training |
| Training Date | Date | date of training |
| Training Hours | Double | hours of training |