Calgary Pollinator Count!

Join our Calgary Pollinator Count!

We want to understand what pollinators are in the City of Calgary and the plants that they pollinate. Alberta, including the City of Calgary, is home to hundreds of different pollinators – over 330 species of bees, as well as flies, beetles, wasps, and other insects! However, we still do not know very much about which pollinators visit which flowers.

Last summer, we started a project to identify insect pollinators and what species of plants which pollinators visit, but we could not capture all of the insect pollinators and their plant associations – even with 90+ students and faculty! We therefore need your help to be able to create guides on how we can best support our native bees and other insect pollinators.

 You can learn more about how to get involved in our 2021 Calgary Pollinator Count pilot here!