Will you Bee a Citizen Scientist?

We are just around the corner from the 2025 Great Florida Pollinator Census, and we need your help!

2024 was the first year Florida joined the Great Southeast Pollinator Census, a pollinator stewardship project launched by University of Georgia in 2017. In our inaugural year we recorded over 89,000 insects in 55 of 67 counties in Florida which is no small task, but wouldn’t it be great if at least one person in each county of the state took 15 minutes to observe pollinators?

How can you help?

Join the census yourself on August 22^nd and 23^rd and share information about the census with your friends and family in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Alabama to maximize this valuable citizen scientist project!

Additional resources and a few upcoming events!

Great Southeast Pollinator Census
Great Florida Pollinator Census Facebook Group
August 21st Gardening in the Panhandle LIVE! Great Southeast Pollinator Census – Bee a Citizen Scientist! Webinar
August 22, 2025 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. CDT  Pollinator Count at the UF/IFAS Extension Escambia County Demonstration Gardens, 3740 Stefani Rd, Cantonment, FL. Drop in during the times listed to join a 15-minute count, no registration required. For questions contact Beth Bolles at bbolles@ufl.edu
August 22, 2025 9:00 – 9:30 a.m., 12-12:30 p.m., or 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. CDT, Count Pollinators with us at the UF/IFAS Extension Washington County Office, 1424 Jackson Avenue, Chipley, FL. Three designated times for guided pollinator counts, no registration required. For questions contact Julie McConnell at juliebmcconnell@ufl.edu
August 22, 2025 9:00 a.m. – 12 p.m. EDT, Pollinator Census with UF/IFAS Extension Taylor County, 203 Forest Park Dr, Perry, FL. For questions contact Lisa Strange, lstrange@ufl.edu
August 22nd & 23rd 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. EDT, The Great Southeast Pollinator Census in Brevard County, UF/IFAS Extension Brevard County Extension Office, 3695 Lake Dr, Cocoa, FL. Class and pollinator count, free but requires registration through Eventbrite. For questions contact Sally Scalera, sasc@ufl.edu Friday August 22nd ticket or Saturday August 23rd Ticket