The 2025 count
What we counted together
In dedicationThis year's Great Southeast Pollinator Census is dedicated to Walter Reeves — a trusted voice, passionate educator, and tireless champion for gardens and pollinators.
How it works
Three steps, fifteen minutes
1Watch
Pick one blooming plant and watch it closely for 15 minutes.
2Count
Tally every pollinator that lands, sorted into eight simple groups.
3Submit
Enter your counts online — they join thousands across six states.
What to count
Eight simple groups
Get ready
Learn before you count
Watch the how-to
A short video walks through the whole count, from picking a plant to sorting visitors.
Read the ID guide
Field marks for all eight groups, in English and Spanish — print it or keep it on your phone.
Grow a garden
Plant for pollinators now so there's plenty of activity to count next August.
Print before count day
The counting guide, count sheet, and census brochure — ready to print, in English and Spanish.
The Great Southeast Pollinator Course
Seven weeks to increase your insect knowledge and upgrade your Great Southeast Pollinator Census counting skills. Learn with the experts!
Seven weekly sessions
Taught live by entomologists and Census coordinators.
Read together
The Great Pollinator Count
Susan Edwards Richmond's picture book follows a young girl named Mellie as she counts pollinators in her school garden — an inviting, accurate introduction for the youngest counters.
Illustrated by Stephanie Fizer Coleman · Peachtree Publishing
Who makes it possible
Partners & supporters
A coordinator in each state runs the count locally, with Georgia coordinating the census across the Southeast — all backed by the institutions that support it.
Census coordinators by state
University of Georgia Extension
National & Georgia coordination
Visit websiteWhere the census began. From UGA Extension, Becky founded the count in 2019 and coordinates it across all six states today.
Clemson Extension
South Carolina coordination
Visit websiteClemson Extension brought South Carolina into the count in 2022 — the first state beyond Georgia.
North Carolina Cooperative Extension
North Carolina coordination
Visit websiteNC Cooperative Extension joined the count in 2023, leading the census across North Carolina.
University of Florida Extension
Florida coordination
Visit websiteUF/IFAS Extension joined in 2024, the year the count grew into the Great Southeast Pollinator Census.
Alabama Cooperative Extension
Alabama coordination
Visit websiteAlabama Cooperative Extension joined in 2025, a record-breaking year for the count.
Mississippi State University
Mississippi coordination
Visit websiteThrough MSU's Coastal Conservation & Restoration Program, Mississippi is the newest state to count alongside the Southeast.
Supporting organizations
Fort Valley State University
Cooperating institution
A 1890 land-grant partner extending the count to more Georgia communities.
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National 4-H
Youth engagement
Connects young people to the census through clubs, classrooms, and gardens nationwide.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Federal cooperator
Federal cooperator supporting Extension programming across the Southeast.
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UGA College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences
Academic home
The census's academic home, providing the research and Extension network behind the count.
Visit websiteProject partners & supporters
47+ organizations and counting
American Beekeeping Federation
Beekeeping
Auburn University Extension
Extension
Bee City USA · Bee Campus USA
Conservation
Bee City USA – Savannah
Conservation
Bee Friendly Gardening
Conservation
BEEnevolent
Beekeeping
Daughters of the American Revolution
Civic
ERM
Business
Florida Native Plant Society
Gardens
Food Well Alliance
Agriculture
Garden Club of Georgia
Gardens
Georgia Aquarium
Education
Georgia Association of Conservation Districts
Conservation
Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division
Government
Georgia Farm Bureau
Agriculture
Georgia Master Gardener Association
Gardens
Georgia Native Plant Society
Gardens
Georgia Pollinator Partnership
Conservation
Georgia Public Broadcasting · PBS · NPR
Media
Georgia Sea Grant
Research
Georgia State University
Education
Georgia Tech Urban Honey Bee Project
Research
Georgia Watermelon Association
Agriculture
Great Florida Pollinator Census · UF/IFAS Extension
Extension
Live Healthy Gwinnett
Civic
Master Gardener Volunteers of Cobb County
Gardens
Mississippi State University Extension
Extension
Monarchs Across Georgia
Conservation
North American Butterfly Association — Piedmont Region
Conservation
North Carolina Pollinator Conservation Alliance
Conservation
Oxbow Meadows Environmental Learning Center
Education
Phinizy Center for Water Sciences
Research
Pollinator Partnership
Conservation
Pollinator Pathway
Conservation
Project Chimps
Conservation
Rosalynn Carter Butterfly Trail
Conservation
Sandy Creek Nature Center
Education
Smith-Gilbert Gardens
Gardens
State Botanical Garden of Georgia
Gardens
The Bee Cause Project
Education
Trees Atlanta
Conservation
UGA Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens
Gardens
UGA Honey Bee Program
Research
University of North Georgia, College of Education
Education
USDA NRCS
Government
Wild Birds Unlimited — Woodstock, GA
Business
Wylde Center
Gardens
Join the community
Count with us all year
Share photos of your garden and your counters, ask questions, and see what others are spotting across the Southeast.
Count days
August 21 & 22, 2026
Count anytime between sunrise and sunset.