The iNaturalist app helps identify various species (plants, insects, etc.). You only need to take a photo, while species identification is carried out by artificial intelligence and community experts. Using it can broaden your knowledge and assist researchers in mapping the temporal and spatial distribution of different species.

Pl@ntNet is a mobile application and citizen science platform, primarily focusing on plants. It also uses artificial intelligence to identify plant species and facilitate data collection.

On this website, you can upload photos of insects (arthropods), and identification is performed by Hungarian volunteers who are familiar with the respective group. Similar to other projects, the information collected here can contribute to scientific research on specific species.

This is another Hungarian initiative focused on butterflies. Based on uploaded photos, the project collects data on species distribution, and experts help identify the butterfly species by photos.

ButterflyCount requires slightly more knowledge and time. It is useful if you can recognise at least some diurnal butterfly species. In the app, you can count butterflies at the species level for 15 minutes in a specific area, along a route, or at a point. This contributes to Europe-wide butterfly data collection and helps expand our knowledge about butterflies.

A project for monitoring pollinator insects, providing opportunities since 2017 to observe bees, hoverflies, and other insects visiting the flowers of specific plant species. The project continuously involves new countries and sampling approaches and also tests methods requiring more commitment from volunteers: https://ukpoms.org.uk/one-km-square-survey

Our citizen science pilot project focuses on pollinating insects. Participants could use a mobile app (based on the OpenBioMaps platform) to contribute observations and support scientific research into vegetation, flowers, and insect pollinators.

If you are interested in other topics besides pollinators, check out the other HUN-REN CER citizen science projects.

The website aims to showcase Hungary’s butterflies with detailed descriptions, observation charts, stunning nature photography, and prepared specimens for diurnal butterflies.

A website offering a wealth of ideas on creating a garden with native wildflowers.

A collection of freely usable, simple evolutionary and ecological games, including pollinator-related activities.

Here you can find identification and taxonomic resources about pollinators, along with continuously expanding educational content. Free taxonomic and educational materials help you quickly and efficiently expand your knowledge.

A biogeographical database of Europe’s Hymenoptera, continuously updated with information, maps, and identification guides, including numerous bee species found in Hungary.

The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) collects data on biodiversity (from museums, communities, and experts). Its goal is to provide open access to species data for anyone, anywhere.

The website of Professor Jeff Ollerton, a leading researcher in pollinators and pollination. Author of over 150 articles and book chapters, his groundbreaking research is widely cited internationally for maintaining pollination as an ecosystem service.

This publication introduces pollinators, their lives, and their roles in nature and the economy. It provides advice on how to protect them and create a favourable environment (e.g., a small garden).

Urban environments can serve as refuges for declining pollinator insects. The publication explains the challenges pollinators face in cities and how we can help them, e.g., by planting flowering plants, creating nesting sites, and maintaining green infrastructure.

Published by the Hungarian Entomological Society, this guide covers pollination as a biological phenomenon, the animals involved, and their role in human civilisation. It also offers advice for everyday insect protection and creating pollinator-friendly gardens and highlights associations and platforms where one can expand their knowledge of pollination.

One of the most comprehensive and engaging books on pollinators and the role of pollination. It is readable, thought-provoking, and includes the author’s personal research experiences while covering the most important ecological questions related to pollinators.

Michez et al. (2022): Keys to the genera of European bees.

Sarthou et al. (2023): Illustrated keys to the hoverfly genera of Europe (Syrphidae and Microdontidae).