Honey bees : letters from the hive
Enter a beehive -- one part nursery, one part honey factory, one part queen bee sanctum -- then fly through backyard gardens, open fields, and deserts where wildflowers bloom. It's fascinating and delicious! Hailed for their hard work and harmonious society, bees make possible life on earth as we know it. This fundamental link between bees and humans reaches beyond biology to our environment and our culture. Bees have long played important roles in art, religion, literature, and medicine -- and, of course, in the kitchen
Print Book, English, 2011, ©2010
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Ember, New York, 2011, ©2010
Literature
6-12.
212 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
9780385737715, 9780329858339, 0385737718, 0329858335
671703808
Secrets of the bee: Abuzz with activity
Flowers and bees: The dance
A year in the life of a beekeeper
Staying in touch: The beekeeper's craft
The beginning of an enduring passion: Prehistoric honey hunters
A taste of honey: Sampling varieties from around the world
Trading honey in the ancient and modern worlds
Searching for gold: Ancient rituals and modern-day honey hunters
Good for what ails you
How sweet it is: Cooking with honey through the ages
Originally published: New York : Delacorte Press, 2010