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Species Colletes thoracicus - Rufous-backed Cellophane Bee

Nesting biologies and immature stages of the rophitine bees (Halictidae) with notes on the cleptoparasite Biastes(Anthophoridae)

By Rozen J.G.
Am. Mus. Novitates 3066: 1‒28, 1993

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Contributed by v belov on 18 June, 2024 - 2:21pm

Family-group names for bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea)

By Engel M.S.
Am. Mus. novitates 3476, 33 pp., 2005

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Contributed by v belov on 23 October, 2023 - 11:18am

The Solitary Bees - Biology, Evolution, Conservation

By Bryan N. Danforth, Robert L. Minckley, John L. Neff
Princeton University Press, 2019

A book I've been waiting for has arrived at my door.
Princeton introduction

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Contributed by Hartmut Wisch on 19 September, 2019 - 5:33pm

Collecting bees in southern Texas.

By Cockerell, W.P.
Journal of the New York Entomological Society 25(3): 187–193., 1917

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Cockerell, W.P. 1917. Collecting bees in southern Texas. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 25(3): 187–193.

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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 31 January, 2019 - 2:06pm

New records and range extensions of several species of native bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) from Mississippi

By Katherine Parys, Terry Griswold, Harold W. Ikerd, Michael Christopher Orr
Biodiversity Data Journal. 2018 May 17;(6), 2018

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Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 12 June, 2018 - 2:43pm

The Bees in Your Backyard: A Guide to North America's Bees.

By Joseph S. Wilson & Olivia J. Messinger Carril
Princeton University Press, 2015

A wonderfully written, richly and attractively illustrated book, mostly with the authors' own excellent images!
This is a wonderful introduction to North America's over 4000 native bee species. The title page's photos communicate at once the great diversity of our bee fauna.
A MUST for everyone who wants to learn about the bees that have evolved with our flora, as well as a useful reference for professionals.

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Contributed by Hartmut Wisch on 21 March, 2016 - 8:03pm

Field Guide to the Common Bees of California

By Gretchen LeBuhn & Noel B. Pugh
University of California Press, 2013

Text by Gretchen LeBuhn, illustrations by Noel B. Pugh.

A useful guide for learning about the common California bee taxa.

174 pp. (including index).

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Contributed by Aaron Schusteff on 29 December, 2015 - 10:56pm

California Bees & Blooms: A Guide for Gardeners and Naturalists

By Gordon G. Frankie, Robbin W. Thorp, Rollin E. Coville, Barbara Ertter
Heyday (in collaboration with the California Native Plant Society), Berkeley, California, 2014

Info on this book, its focus, and its authors, can be found at this Univ. of Calif. Extension link.

The book, including index, is 294 pages. The initial 8 chapters (126 pp.) focus on ecology, natural history, and family-by-family profiles of California bee taxa. Chapter 9 (pp. 127-144) addresses flowers and their relationship to bees. The remainder of the book focuses how to make home and other gardens more bee friendly to promote healthy and diverse urban/suburban bee populations. There are many fine photos.

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Contributed by Aaron Schusteff on 29 December, 2015 - 10:34pm

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