The only portable full-color photographic guide to the most commonly seen bees east of the Mississippi RiverBees play a vitally important role in the pollination of native plants and agricultural crops around the globe. Common Bees of Eastern North America is the first species-level photographic field guide to the most commonly seen bees in the "I highly recommend this book. It may change your life in ways you never imagined possible."---David Gascoigne, Travels with Birds