It is almost impossible to imagine a world without bees. Bees are an important component of
virtually all terrestrial habitats and they are major pollinators of flowering plants (…

… about bee systematics, from the bees themselves and from the vast body of literature, over
the many years since I started to study bees, publishing my first paper in 1935. Bee ecology …

… about bee decline at a global scale, what remains unknown, and how we might go forward
to a world where bee diversity is managed and conserved sustainably for future generations. …

… bees are the subject of 2 chapters, whilst the remaining 4 chapters deal with bee-flower
relationships, bees and orchids, male bees… in introducing the world of bees to a wide readership. …

… of weeds and bees. We discuss the effect of bees and pollination on crop production. We
describe the complex interactions between bee pollinators, eg honey and wild bees, and …

… bees, mason and leafcutter bees, mining bees, sweat bees, … crops than honey bees on a
bee-for-bee basis. Ironically, this … in the downfall of several bumble bee species. According to a …

The Social Behavior of the Bees: A Comparative Study The Social Behavior of the Bees: A
Comparative Study …

… In fact the bee he refersto, presumably Trigona carbonaria Sm., is still abundant. However,…
scale on which bees have been artificially distributedaround the globe. Three bee species, the …

… Running BEES First time BEES users may find it useful to read the BEES Tutorial, found
in … The BEES Tutorial is a printed version of the BEES on-line help system, with step-bystep …

… As is the case for insects in general, bees are … only two bee species are on the global IUCN
Red List, and no bee is listed under the US Endangered Species Act, even though many bee …