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Forthcoming Book - An Introduction to Bees in Britain
Members Photographs Wanted

A new book, An Introduction to Bees in Britain, is in preparation by BWARS. The book will be ideal for anyone wanting to learn more about British bees and their lifestyles. It will be generously illustrated with drawings and photographs. Much of the preparatory work has been completed and we now need good quality photographs of many subjects. BWARS members please review the list here and contact BWARS with details of any photographs you are willing to make available.

Photographs required:

We now have most of the photographs required for the BWARS Bees book and just a few are outstanding.

Species we are still wishing to find good quality photos for are:

1. Andrena bicolor male

2. Halictus tumulorum female

3. Lasioglossum minutissimum male & female

4. Lasioglossum morio male

5. Lasioglossum parvulum male & female

6. Hoplitis spinulosa male & female

7. Sphecodes spinulosis male & female

8. Melecta albifrons female

9. Megachile dorsalis female

10. Nomada leucopthalma female

11. Heriades truncorum male

12. Bombus vestalis female

The originals can be slides, prints or digital photographs but I would request that you send me 6" x 4" prints (approx) which can be obtained from your slides by using a good quality scanner. (If this is a real problem then please contact me).

Please send your best photos of the above ASAP.

The following information must be on the reverse of each print, or must accompany the digital file.

  1. a reference number for each photograph you submit - We suggest your initial followed by a number
    E.G. NPJ 1, NPJ 2 etc.

  2. species name and sex, or locality information for landscapes etc.

  3. original photo details (slide, print or digital)

  4. photographers name and contact number/ Email

Be sure that you keep a copy of the above details, so that we can be clear when checking back with you over individual photographs.

Andrew Philpott 22 Renault Drive, Broadstone, Dorset, BH18 8HW

or email to Contact Bee Photos at BWARS


 

CONTENTS
Introduction
- What is a Bee? Life Cycles, Parasites & Parasitism,

Chapter 2 - Finding Out More About Bees: Where to Look, Trap Nesting, Recording, Gardening for Bees, Preparation of Bees for identification, Microscopes and Drawing.

Chapter 3 - Conservation
The Economic Value of Bees, Bees in our Landscape, Conservation.

Chapter 4 Identification

Chapter 5 - Descriptions of Genera and Species