The Little Book of bees WHO International Programme on Chemical Safety Das einzigartige zweibändige Standardwerk zum van Oystaeyen Das einzigartige zweibändige Standardwerk zum Küstenschutz unternimmt die lückenlose Dokumentation sämtlicher Landesschutzdeiche an der schleswig holsteinische Westküste The Editorial Board of Current Mammalogy has decided to keep the range of subjects in each volume as broad as possible rather than concentrating on one or two topics These little observed bees are often dubbed “wild bees” to distinguish them from our honeymakers and Enemies Within the Ranks 77 chapter6 Bumblebees and Stingless Bees Bumblebees Stingless Bees 97 84 83 63 35 15 chapter7 On the Summit of Social Insect Life 7 The Genus Apis: Species and Races The Domestic Honeybee The Comb The Colony and Its Individuals Brood Rearing and Division of Labor What Holds a Colony Together 8 How New Colonies Originate Sensory Capabilities 2 Artists of Orientation The Language of Honeybees 8 chapter8 Nest Aids for Wild Bees 145 Abridged Bibliography and Further Reading 1 Index 155 15 13 136 13 130 12 126 122 118 118 108 10 Preface People generally think of bees as insects that fly out of hives and make us honey