About the book: 2020 / Bees are like oxygen - they are omnipresent, incredibly important to us and mostly invisible. Although we often go unnoticed, these insects are an important part of man's relationship with the natural world. In The Buzzers, Thor Hanson takes us on a journey that begins 125 million years ago, when the first wasp ventured to feed its young pollen. From honeybees and bumblebees to the lesser-known ground bees, saltmarsh bees, burrowing bees, leafcutter bees and mason bees, these insects have long been inseparable from the productivity of our gardens and fields, from our mythology, and indeed from our very existence. Bees give us sweetness and light, the beauty of flowers and almost a third of our diet. And sadly, they are now endangered. Thor Hanson's insightful and fascinating book shows why all bees are natural wonders that we should value and protect. Read this book and bees will never be invisible to you again.