Washington Native Bee Society

A common response to a great macro photo is: "You must have a great camera." Expect a polite non-response. Andrena prunorum, Beacon Food Forest, Seattle May 2025 (click to enlarge) Cameras play a key role in providing images that engage the public. Without the public mind, what good is an image that rests on your SD card or hard drive? What you do with your photos is perhaps more important than taking them. If you do something repeatedly, you will improve. I'm proud to contr

The focus of this blog is on the topic of “take” (collecting) as it applies to wildlife species, including bees and other insects, with the primary focus on our Washington state laws.