Heart of the Hive: Inside the Mind of the Honey Bee and the Incredible Life Force of the Colony

Heart of the Hive: Inside the Mind of the Honey Bee and the Incredible Life Force of the Colony - Hardcover

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Heart of the Hive: Inside the Mind of the Honey Bee and the Incredible Life Force of the Colony

Heart of the Hive: Inside the Mind of the Honey Bee and the Incredible Life Force of the Colony - Hardcover

by Hilary Kearney
$28.00
Sale price  $28.00 Regular price 

Book Overview

Expert beekeeper and swarm-catcher Hilary Kearney offers a unique window into the social lives and biology of these remarkable creatures, accompanied by the photos of world-renowned bee photographer Eric Tourneret.

Readers will be awestruck by the hive as superorganism and how the individual bee lives and behaves within it, perfectly suited to each specific job it performs. From their intricate dances and information-rich pheromones to how they sense and respond to their environment, learn, and remember, this immersive journey into the world of bees offers an entirely new perspective on the wisdom of nature and our relationship to it.
ISBN9781635864830
Author Hilary Kearney
PublisherStorey Publishing
GenreHobbies & interests, Education, and Technology
FormatHardcover
PublishedSeptember 2024
LanguageENG- English
Pages200
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Hilary Kearney

Hilary Kearney is the author of QueenSpotting and the creator of Girl Next Door Honey, a beekeeping business that offers educational opportunities to hundreds of new beekeepers each year. She maintains the blog Beekeeping Like A Girl and her writing on bees has appeared in Modern Farmer and Grit magazines. Her work has been the subject of features in Huffington Post, Vogue, Mother Earth News, and other outlets. She rescues wild bee colonies and manages around 90 hives in her hometown of San Diego, California.

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