> > > 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 > Ruttner's book 'The biogeography and taxonomy of the honey bee' has maps, but it is not very new - 1987 (I think). Pam Munn _____________________________________________________________________________ | E-mail : [log in to unmask] | Mail: IBRA, | | Phone : +44 222 372409 | 18, North Road, | | Fax : +44 222 665522 | Cardiff, | |---------------------------------------| South Glamorgan | | Please state if the message is for | CF1 3DY | | someone else within IBRA | United Kingdom | |_______________________________________|___________________________________|