Honey bees are the bees with the best public image.
Here we will discuss some basic facts and history about bees. Over 25,000 species of bees have been identified in the world, with perhaps as many as 40,000 species yet to be identified. In the continental United States scientists have found approximately 3,500 species of bees. The desert regions of northern Mexico and southern Arizona have the richest diversity of bees found anywhere in the world. You may wonder how this can be true.