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More than ever before, there is widespread interest in studying bumble bees and the critical role they play in our ecosystems. Bumble Bees of North America is the first comprehensive guide to North American bumble bees to be published in more than a century. Richly illustrated with color photographs, diagrams, range maps, and graphs of seasonal activity patterns, this guide allows amateur and professional naturalists to identify all 46 bumble bee species found north of Mexico and to understand their ecology and changing geographic distributions.The book draws on the latest molecular research, shows the enormous color variation within species, and guides readers through the many confusing convergences between species. It draws on a large repository of data from museum collections and presents state-of-the-art results on evolutionary relationships, distributions, and ecological roles. Illustrated keys allow identification of color morphs and social castes.A landmark publication, Bumble Bees of North America sets the standard for guides and the study of these important insects.The best guide yet to the 46 recognized bumble bee species in North America north of MexicoUp-to-date taxonomy includes previously unpublished results Detailed distribution maps Extensive keys identify the many color patterns of species

Bumblebees --- Bombinae --- Bombini --- Bombus --- Bumble bees --- Humble-bees --- Humblebees --- Apidae --- Geographical distribution. --- Control --- Conservation --- Bumblebees.

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595.799 --- Hommels --- 597.81 --- 595.799 Apidae. Bees. Honeybee. Bumblebees (humblebees). Leaf-cutting bees. Mining bees. Carpenter bees --- Apidae. Bees. Honeybee. Bumblebees (humblebees). Leaf-cutting bees. Mining bees. Carpenter bees --- Hommel (insect)

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The Bees in Your Backyard provides an engaging introduction to the roughly 4,000 different bee species found in the United States and Canada, dispelling common myths about bees while offering essential tips for telling them apart in the field.The book features more than 900 stunning color photos of the bees living all around us-in our gardens and parks, along nature trails, and in the wild spaces between. It describes their natural history, including where they live, how they gather food, their role as pollinators, and even how to attract them to your own backyard. Ideal for amateur naturalists and experts alike, it gives detailed accounts of every bee family and genus in North America, describing key identification features, distributions, diets, nesting habits, and more.Provides the most comprehensive and accessible guide to all bees in the United States and CanadaFeatures more than 900 full-color photosOffers helpful identification tips and pointers for studying beesIncludes a full chapter on how to attract bees to your backyard

Bee culture. --- Bees. --- Bumblebees. --- Honeybee. --- Bees --- Bee culture --- Honeybee --- Bumblebees --- Abeilles --- Apiculture --- Abeille --- Bourdons --- Identification --- North America. --- Bombinae --- Bombini --- Bombus --- Bumble bees --- Humble-bees --- Humblebees --- Apis mellifera --- European honeybee --- Hive bee --- Honey bee --- Bee keeping --- Beekeeping --- Honeybee culture --- Keeping, Bee --- Keeping bees --- Rearing of bees --- Aculeata --- Apoidea --- Bee --- Rearing --- Apidae --- Apis (Insects) --- Insect rearing --- Hymenoptera --- Insect societies --- Nectarivores --- Bugonia --- Identification.

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Stingless bees (Meliponini) are the largest and most diverse group of social bees, yet their largely tropical distribution means that they are less studied than their relatives, the bumble bees and honey bees. Stingless bees produce honey and collect pollen from tens of thousands of tropical plant species and, in the process, provide critical pollination services in the tropics. Like many other insects, they are struggling with new human-made challenges like habitat destruction, climate change and new diseases. This book provides an overview of stingless bee biology, with chapters on the evolutionary history, nesting biology, colony organisation and division of labour of stingless bees. In addition, it explores their defence strategies, foraging ecology, and varied communication methods. Accordingly, the book offers an accessible introduction and reference guide for students, researchers and laypeople interested in the biology of bees.

Entomology. --- Behavioral sciences. --- Animal ecology. --- Evolutionary biology. --- Invertebrates. --- Behavioral Sciences. --- Animal Ecology. --- Evolutionary Biology. --- Invertebrata --- Animals --- Animal evolution --- Biological evolution --- Darwinism --- Evolutionary biology --- Evolutionary science --- Origin of species --- Biology --- Evolution --- Biological fitness --- Homoplasy --- Natural selection --- Phylogeny --- Zoology --- Ecology --- Insects --- Stingless bees. --- Meliponidae --- Meliponini --- Stingless honeybees --- Apidae --- Evolution (Biology)

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This book covers pot-pollen—the other product, besides honey, stored in cerumen pots by Meliponini. Critical assessment is given of stingless bee and pot-pollen biodiversity in the Americas, Africa, Asia and Oceania. Topics addressed include historical biogeography, cultural knowledge, bee foraging behavior, pollination, ecological interactions, health applications, microbiology, the natural history of bee nests, and chemical, bioactive and individual plant components in stored pollen. Pot-pollen maintains the livelihoods of stingless bees and provides many interesting biological products that are just now beginning to be understood. The Meliponini have developed particular nesting biologies, uses of building materials, and an architecture for pollen storage. Environmental windows provide optimal temperature and availability of pollen sources for success in plant pollination and pollen storage. Palynological composition and pollen taxonomy are used to assess stingless honey bee pollination services. Pollen processing with microorganisms in the nest modifies chemical composition and bioactivity, and confers nutraceutical benefits to the honey and pollen widely relished by native people. Humans have always used stingless bees. Yet, sustainable meliponiculture (stingless bee-keeping) projects have so far lacked a treatise on pot-pollen, which experts provide in this transdisciplinary, groundbreaking volume.

Honeybee. --- Stingless bees. --- Life sciences. --- Food --- Biochemistry. --- Animal ecology. --- Animal physiology. --- Entomology. --- Life Sciences. --- Animal Ecology. --- Food Science. --- Animal Biochemistry. --- Animal Physiology. --- Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography. --- Biotechnology. --- Insects --- Zoology --- Animal physiology --- Animals --- Biology --- Anatomy --- Ecology --- Biological chemistry --- Chemical composition of organisms --- Organisms --- Physiological chemistry --- Chemistry --- Medical sciences --- Food biotechnology --- Biotechnology --- Genetically modified foods --- Biosciences --- Sciences, Life --- Science --- Physiology --- Composition --- Meliponidae --- Meliponini --- Stingless honeybees --- Apidae --- Apis mellifera --- European honeybee --- Hive bee --- Honey bee --- Apis (Insects) --- Bees --- Bee culture --- Food science. --- Food—Biotechnology. --- Animal systematics. --- Animal taxonomy. --- Animal classification --- Animal systematics --- Animal taxonomy --- Classification --- Systematic zoology --- Systematics (Zoology) --- Taxonomy, Animal --- Zoological classification --- Zoological systematics --- Zoological taxonomy