Originally published: London: Scribner, 2018.
From the mighty queen to the lowliest worker bees, each bee plays its part in the whole. The Honey Factory plunges the reader into the invisible life of a bee colony and reveals the secrets of this fascinating world.
An extraordinary story of a girl, her grandfather and one of nature’s most mysterious and beguiling creatures: the honeybee. Meredith May recalls the first time a honeybee crawled on her arm.
His apiaries have crowned the Waldorf Astoria and the Museum of Modern Art; reside on the North Lawn of the United Nations; reign above stores, hotels, restaurants, schools, churches, and synagogues; and are situated in community gardens, ...
This book takes readers deep into the sensory world of bees, showing how they are profoundly smart, have distinct personalities, can recognize flowers and human faces, exhibit basic emotions, use simple tools, solve problems, and learn by ...
Winner of a 2020 Gourmand World Cookbook Award "If you think beekeeping is a quick and easy shortcut to wealth, this book will set you straight. . ." —New York Times A lighthearted, self-deprecating account of one fledgling beekeeper’s ...
At the stroke of six, Lucas Campbell knocked on the apartment door. Lilian and Hattie fretted back and forth ... "l.ilian's in the living room," she said as she led him through the short foyer. "Is today your birthday or something?
Page 215: For overviews of the analysis of collective nest choice by colonies of rock ants, see Mallon, E. B., S. C. Pratt, and N. R. Franks. 2001. Individual and collective decision making during nest site selection by the ant ...
No one is writing quite like this.”— Olivia Lang, author of The Lonely City In this highly original work of nature writing and memoir, a young man explores his shifting sexual identity and troubled family history against the backdrop of ...
This field guide identifies the plants that honey bees and native bees – as well as butterflies, moths, and hummingbirds – find most nutritious, including flowers, trees, shrubs, herbs, and pasture plants.
“A gorgeous journey…You will be glad you’ve joined her.” —Susan Orlean, author of On Animals and The Library Book In this lyrical memoir of motherhood, love, and resilience that “captures rarely observed natural places” (San ...