“The more I learned about pollinators, the more interested I became in the Queen of pollination: the 20,000 species of bees worldwide that are largely responsible for the seeds of rebirth of three-quarters of the flowering plants in the world. I discovered that assuming, as most people do, that “bee” equals “stinging honey bee” was even more ludicrous than assuming “dog” equals itty bitty Chihuahua.”
