Solitary Bees

Ted Benton, Nick Owens

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English

William Collins
02 August 2023

Ecological science, the Biosphere; Animal behaviour; Conservation of the environment; Wildlife: butterflies, other insects & spiders

Series: Collins New Naturalist Library

A completely up-to-date introduction to the most common group of bees in Britain.

Bees, for most people, mean honey or bumble bees, but in fact these social species make up only a small proportion of the species that live in Britain. Open your eyes to the so-called ‘solitary’ bees, and discover a wonderfully diverse population – miners, leafcutters, carpenters and masons – many of which can be found in your own back garden.

Solitary bees come in a variety of colours and sizes, with some as large as bumblebees and some only a few millimetres long, and many are key pollinators for our crops and wildflowers. This comprehensive book will tell the story of how these bees live, reproduce and thrive: discover the numerous strategies used by male bees to find females and persuade them to mate; follow the females as they build their nests – or in the case of ‘cuckoo’ species, sneak into the nests of their neighbours – and watch as the new generation appears. Explore the interactions between flowering plants and their bee visitors, asking what the plants get from the relationship, as well as how the bees select the plants they visit, and the ingenuity required to extract pollen, nectar and other rewards. Finally, learn places where bees flourish and what can be done to encourage them and ensure they continue to pollinate our flowers and crops.

Drawing on all the latest research as well as the authors’ own observations in the field, this timely New Naturalist gives a wonderful insight into the complicated lives of solitary bees, and the complexity of the behaviour and ecology of this remarkable group of insects.

By: Ted Benton, Nick Owens
Imprint: William Collins
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 222mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 45mm
Weight: 1.300kg
ISBN: 9780008304553
ISBN 10: 0008304556
Series: Collins New Naturalist Library
Pages: 608
Publication Date: 02 August 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ted Benton is Professor of Sociology at the University of Essex, and has special interest in and numerous publications on socio-economic and political aspects of environmental change. He has been a passionate field naturalist since childhood, and is an active field recorder and photographer, with particular interest in several insect orders. New Naturalist – Bumblebees is the culmination of 15 years of field research into bumblebees.

Reviews for Solitary Bees

Reviews of Ted Benton's previous volume in the New Naturalist Series - Bumblebees: 'The most authoritative work on British bumblebees ever published.' The Independent 'This book is an inspiration. It will fascinate and arm you with everything you need to know to help you save our bumblebees. Buy it, enjoy it, and keep it safe.' BBC Wildlife