National Insect Week in Britain

This week is National Insect Week in the UK. It's a PR push by the Royal Entomological Society and for the first time it will be showing some of its plates and rare watercolours dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries to the public. To find out how to view the plates, call (UK +44) 020 7584 8362.

The National Insect Week website has details of lots of events and contacts — just a smattering relating to honeybees, but a lot more about bumblebees.