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California Bees and Blooms Active outdoor pursuits and activities one still being assembled beforeCalifornia is home to over sixteen hundred species of undomesticated beesmost of them nativethat populate and pollinate our gardens, fields, and urban green spaces. In this absorbing guidebook, some of the state's preeminent bee and botany experts introduce us to this diverse population. California Bees and Blooms holds a magnifying glass up to the twenty two most common genera (and six species of cuckoo bees), describing each one's distinctive