>Hello, All!
>        Does anyone know of a map showing the range of the honeybee species
>(or even just Apis mellifera) on a global basis?  If not, what about simply
>North America?  From a couple of books on honey, I've been able to find a
>short list of U.S. plant species which bees a) forage from and b) pollinate
>... is there a long list accessible, which includes Canadian plants as well
>(or even in particular)?
>        Also, is anyone doing studies of wild bee populations in North
>America?  Thanks for any information or references you can provide,
>Jackie
 
                                                       0750 - 15 Nov. 1993
 
Dear Jackie,
 
        Robbin Thorp of the UC Davis campus and I are studying populations
of wild bees on Santa Cruz Island, off the coast of Santa Barbara,
California.  You can find a rather complete account in BEE CULTURE, 121
(5): 272-275; May, 1993.
 
                                        Adrian M. Wenner
 
 
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