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The Lives of Bees: The Untold Story of the Honey Bee in the Wild

Thomas D. Seeley

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Humans have kept honey bees in hives for millennia, yet only in recent decades have biologists begun to investigate how these industrious insects live in the wild. The Lives of Bees is Thomas Seeley's captivating story of what scientists are learning about the behavior, social life, and survival strategies of honey bees living outside the beekeeper's hive--and how wild honey bees may hold the key to reversing the alarming die-off of the planet's managed honey bee populations.

Pages: 376

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Release: May 28, 2019

ISBN: 0691166765

ISBN 13: 9780691166766

The Lives of Bees: The Untold Story of the Honey Bee in the Wild

Thomas D. Seeley

4/5 ( ratings)

Humans have kept honey bees in hives for millennia, yet only in recent decades have biologists begun to investigate how these industrious insects live in the wild. The Lives of Bees is Thomas Seeley's captivating story of what scientists are learning about the behavior, social life, and survival strategies of honey bees living outside the beekeeper's hive--and how wild honey bees may hold the key to reversing the alarming die-off of the planet's managed honey bee populations.

Pages: 376

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Release: May 28, 2019

ISBN: 0691166765

ISBN 13: 9780691166766

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