The Great Georgia Pollinator Census

THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE 2021 CENSUS
CHECK BACK FOR RESULTS AND INFORMATION ON THE 2022 CENSUS
Protecting Georgia's pollinators one count at a time!

Citizen Science at Work
August 19th and 20th, 2022
Coordinated by University of Georgia Extension

A citizen science project where Georgians count insects that land on a favorite pollinator plant for 15 minutes, putting these insects into categories:

Carpenter bees
Bumble bees
Honey bees
Small bees
Wasps
Flies
Butterflies/moths
Other insects

This Census counting sheet has photos to help with insect counting. Download and print to take to the garden for easy counting!

Th e updated 2021 Insect Counting & Identification Guide is here! Containing new photos and additional identification tips, we want to make 2021 the best Census count yet! Download it HERE.

Special thanks to L. Daniel Ballard of Convivial Landscapes LLC, for creating our 2021 “I Counted” meme. Download this and use on your social media accounts or being creative and make stickers for your students or group participants. Click HERE.

Download this writeable certificate. Fill out the name of your group, your classroom, your family or yourself and print! Display in your garden kiosk, classroom or on your home refrigerator showing your part in helping pollinators! Click HERE.

Won’t you join us for the Great Georgia Pollinator Podcast? We cover topics related to Georgia pollinator health like building habitat and insect biology and identification. Of course, we will all be getting ready for the 2021 Census! Click HERE for the link or look for us on Spotify and Apple Podcast

“The Strategic Use of Multimedia in the Great Georgia Pollinator Census Citizen Science Project” was published in the Citizen Science: Theory and Practice Journal in February, 2021. Click HERE to read the article.

The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (working cooperatively with Fort Valley State University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the counties of Georgia) offers its educational programs, assistance, and materials to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation or protected veteran status and is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action organization.