Karl Weiss 2003 106 pages Hardcover (W360) A beautifully presented book. It provides a thoughtful, precise and readable text that will be appreciated by anyone wanting to learn more about the many different kinds of bees, of which the best known honeybees and bumblebees are but a tiny minority. Karl Weiss's first six chapters describe concisely bees' place within the animal kingdom, what insects are, what is special about solitary and social bees, what 'social' means in this context, and discussion of solitary bees, social bees, bumblebees and stingless bees. Chapter seven then approaches 'the summit of social insect life', the genus Apis - the honeybees. The final chapter gives details of how to provide nests for wild bee species, followed by a useful bibliography and index. Illustrated with excellent line drawings.