Bees: An Up-Close Look at Pollinators Around the World by Sam Droege and Laurence Packer (Voyageur Press, $28).
The close-up photos of bee species from around the world allows for rarely seen details to be appreciated. The metallic green of the black-winged cuckoo orchid bee, the thin long-nosed sandlover only discovered in 2004, and the fuzzy black-and-orange-bumblebee, among many other species, all come to life in this delightful book.
This original article first appeared in the Spring 2016 issue of City Style and Living Magazine.