Bees: An Up-Close Look at Pollinators Around the World
by Sam Droege and Laurence Packer, Voyageur Press, £16.51, hardback, 160 pages, ISBN 978-0-76034-738-6
BEES are fascinating subjects in any field: literature, art, film (who can forget a wild-eyed Michael Caine at war with bees in 1978's nonsense-athon The Swarm?) and, of course, photography. The ecological necessity of bees within the natural world cannot be overstated, and as has been widely reported, colony collapse disorder threatens not just bees but also the wider environment.
With this in mind, it's perhaps our duty to enhance our understanding of these little creatures. In this book, Droege and Packer – two experts in their field – give you species to marvel at for hours (the orchid bee and long-nosed sandlover are especially incredible), and…