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From what scientists can tell, bees feel pain. They also have very rich and complex emotional lives, they can learn from each other as well as other animals, they can be taught to solve complex problems, and their minds are incredibly powerful thinking machines. Currently, we can't even design a robot that behaves as efficiently as a bee. Tells you everything about honeybees that has not been told . . . . The Lives of Bees is well-researched and one of the most authentic works on honeybees."— The Washington Book Review
well shoot. first off let me say a huge thank u to all those who have died trying to figure out how a bee's brain worked. it was actually just two guys but maybe there were more that didnt get recorded. bless them and rip. A nicely presented book for older children. It gives an account of some of the problems facing honey bees, especially in the US. recommended by Karin AltonBees can taste with their mouthparts, antenna, and with their feet. They can’t be fooled by artificial sweeteners like saccharine. They don’t like bitter or sour substances with the exception of some neonicontinoids used as pesticides. Eric Grissell was a co-founder of the International Society of Hymenopterists. A member of the Garden Writers' Association, he has written two books of essays on gardening as well as his insightful Insects and Gardens. If you’re a fan of the famous detective you might be interested to know that yes, he actually took up beekeeping when he retired!
Second on our curated list of the best books for beekeeping is this well-presented book from US-based Amber Bradshaw. Third - friendly reminder that governments that ban books, limit their scientists, and discriminate for religion, gender, race, or ideology are not good governments. I was talking about Nazis, who did you think I was discussing? If you’re still keen on keeping bees after answering these questions honestly, you’re probably the type of person who will become a good beekeeper.Written for experts, beekeepers and biology buffs alike. Seeley’s fifth book on bees illuminates why wild honeybees across the planet are thriving while managed colonies are under threat."—Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle Expert information on the bees and their habitats, keys, and illustrations of all species – except those recently reintroduced. Books about bees and their lives
The first chapter was phenomenal! So many obscure and fascinating apiary factoids! 10/10! I could re-read annually and still have new thoughts. This is the perfect book for developing metaphors. We have so much to learn from bees. First created by Branner to teach her son to read in 1950, Ant and Bee books have remained a favourite educational series for young children. Bees are responsible for so much more than making honey. This book is an essential tool in encouraging the protection of our precious buzzing friends for generations to come. As long as you have space for a hive with a reasonable gap around it (and plenty of flowers to pollinate nearby) you have space to start beekeeping.There is nothing quite like a bee, and nothing quite like The Bee Book. This essential guide to all things apiary takes you into the hive and reveals the remarkable lives of these essential pollinators, from their incredible influence on the evolution of flowers to the role of an individual worker bee within her colony. Bee species have existed for millions of years - but, as a result of pesticides and the climate crisis, their numbers are now threatened like never before. What do they do all day? Why are bees important? Find out why they need our help and what you can do.
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