Buzz: the nature and necessity of bees

Preface: a bee in the hand

Introduction: the buzz about bees

A vegetarian wasp

The living vibrato

Alone together

A special relationship

Where flowers bloom

Of honeyguides and hominins

Keeping Dumbledores

Every third bite

Empty nests

A day in the sun

Conclusion: the bee-loud glade.

Preface : a bee in the hand

Introduction : the buzz about bees

Becoming bees. A vegetarian wasp

The living vibrato

Alone together

Bees and flowers. A special relationship

Where flowers bloom

Bees and people. Of honeyguides and hominins

Keep Dumbledores

Every third bite

The future of bees. Empty nests

A day in the sun

Conclusion : the bee-loud glad

Appendix A. Bee families of the world

Appendix B. Bee conservation.