Laurence Packer

Books²

Beepedia: A Brief Compendium of Bee Curiosities Laurence Packer
An enchanting, fact-filled treasury for the bee lover in all of us
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Bees of the World: A Guide to Every Family Laurence Packer
A beautifully illustrated introduction to the incredible variety of bees from around the world
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Ideas¹

Lateral view of a specimen of the bee Syntrichalonia exquisita. The bee is orange in color and has long fuzzy legs and thick antennae.

Laurence Packer on Bees of the World The archetypal bee is the western domesticated honey bee (Apis mellifera)—which is just one among over 20,500 different species of bees. Few realize there are so many species or that our honey bee is such an unusual one. Read More