If you enjoy watching the interactions of bugs in your backyard, this book is for you. This fascinating natural history of the world's 20,000 types of bees is beautifully told.Publisher's description:
From the award-winning author of The Triumph of Seeds and Feathers comes a natural and cultural history of the buzzing beasties that make the world go round. A conservation biologist presents a natural and cultural history of the bee that traces its evolution and varieties while evaluating the environmental hazards placing them at risk.