Welcome to the Great Sunflower Project!
We are delighted to have you join us and hope that you’ll become part of our community of gardeners, beekeepers, birders and naturalists who are providing thousands of records of pollinators each year. Your records are invaluable data on the state of our pollinators and are helping to build the best data set on plants and pollinators.
The best and most useful way to contribute to the Great Sunflower is to focus on a particular site or set of sites. Each time you visit your yard, favorite park or wild area, you can do a pollinator count on any of the plants in that space. Over time, this will be a record of the health of your pollinator community.
New to the project? Start with our Quick Start Guide.
🍛 Over 100,000 members strong
As a thank-you for everything you do for pollinators, we have created Bee Identification Cards just for you. Download them here (log in first) and bring them into your garden this season.
The Great Sunflower Project
Plant a Lemon Queen sunflower and help us track the effects of pesticides on pollinators. This is our flagship program — and one of the most powerful things you can do for pollinator science.
Pollinator Friendly Plants & Places
Which plants attract the most pollinators, and where do they thrive? Submit a count from your yard or a favorite green space and help us find out.
The Great Pollinator Habitat Challenge
Learn to evaluate and improve your outdoor space for pollinators. Small changes in your garden can make a real difference.
New to the project?
- Register here
- Watch our introductory video
- Read the Quick Start Guide
- Data sheets are available under Downloads
Good to know
- Pollinator gallery — learn to identify the different types of pollinators you may see
- Products containing neonicotinoid pesticides to avoid in your garden
Ready to get started? Join or log in to begin recording counts.
Thank you for being part of this. It matters.
