What is the Great Southeast Pollinator Census?
Help us capture a snapshot of pollinator activity in communities across North Carolina, including the types of pollinators and which flowers they visit, and help build a southeast-wide data set with other states!
You don’t need to be an expert in insect identification! Anyone can participate!
We are proud to have the North Carolina Pollinator Conservation Alliance as a committed program partner!
Goals of the Census
- To Inspire people to create sustainable pollinator habitats.
- To increase participants’ interest in and knowledge about pollinators.
- To collect data about the number and variety of pollinators and the flowers that attract them.
History of the GSEPC
Becky Griffin, Community & School Garden Coordinator at the University of Georgia Extension, founded the Great Southeast Pollinator Census in 2017 (originally the Great Georgia Pollinator Census). It began as a pilot project to educate community garden managers and teachers about the importance of pollinators. It has evolved into a multi-state program that inspires community scientists to spend 15 minutes observing pollinators.
South Carolina was the first state outside of Georgia to join the Great Southeast Pollinator Census in 2021. In 2023, Lee County Extension Horticulture Agent Amanda (Wilkins) Bratcher introduced the North Carolina Cooperative Extension to the Census. Florida joined in 2024, Alabama in 2025, and Mississippi is joining in 2026!
Here is a short link to share this page: https://go.ncsu.edu/gsepcinnc.
Participate on your own or with an event. Whatever works for you
It isn't hard and anyone can do it!
Learn more about the insect pollinators!
How to be a successful pollinator-friendly gardener
Want to do more than the Census? There are more Pollinator Community Science Projects!
