Around 20,000 bee species buzz and hum on our planet. The western honey bee, for example, the best-known representative of bees, is the smallest domestic animal of humans and at the same time of inestimable importance as a pollinator of crops and wild plants. They have been used and kept by humans for thousands of years.

This book takes you on an exciting journey of discovery into the world of bees, reveals their amazing abilities, describes the different ways of life of bees that live alone and those like the honeybee that live in colonies. It gives an insight into the evolution, biology and behavior of the different bee species and tells the long common history of humans and honeybees.

The last part of the Books gives an overview of the bee species of the world in their fascinating diversity. Forty of the most interesting species are also presented with information on their behavior and life cycle.