The Bee Book: The Wonder of Bees – How to Protect them – Beekeeping Know-how

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A cultural history of bees. The history of humans and honeybees is also a history of ideas, taking us through the evolution of science, religion, and politics, and a social history that explores the bee's impact on food and human ritual. Winner of the Garden Media Guild New Talent Award 2010. Thomas busts the myth that wildlife gardens have to be 'wild'. There are sections to help you create entire habitats, such as woodland and meadow gardens, and a catalogue of over 300 of the very best garden flowers, shrubs and trees for wildlife. A honey bee visits up to 1,000 flowers a day yet produces only 1/12th of a teaspoon of honey in its lifetime. The Bee Book offers startling insights into the lives of bees and shows how we can best support and benefit from their presence in our gardens and hives. 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. 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 and ants can see in ultraviolet, which we can’t see, but are largely blind to red, which we can. Their photo-receptors evolved in parallel with color development in flowers - no surprise.Stel dat een blinde al tastend het onderscheid heeft leren maken tussen een kubus en een bol. Als hij opeens weer zou kunnen zien, zou hij die kubus en bol dan louter op het zicht herkennen? Dat vroeg de Ierse filosoof William Molyneux zich in 1688 af. Moeilijk te beantwoorden, dacht de Duitse, in Londen werkende zoöloog en etholoog Lars Chittka een paar jaar geleden, want hoe zet je zo’n experiment op? Met mensen leek het hem onmogelijk, maar misschien lukte het wel met bijen. In een pikdonkere omgeving liet hij een bij los op een paar bolletjes waar een druppel nectar in verborgen zat en op een paar kubussen zonder nectar. Eens het beestje het verschil tussen de twee kende, stak hij het licht aan en plaatste hij de bolletjes en kubussen in een afgesloten petrischaaltje zodat de bij alleen de vormen kon zien. Het diertje vloog meteen naar de bolletjes. een meer technisch boek dan ik had verwacht over de capaciteiten van bijen aangaande intelligentie, geheugen, oriëntatie, enz. , het boek is leuk verhalend gebracht en blijft door de verschillende hoofdstukken boeiend , het gaat wel wat minder over bewustzijn dan ik had verwacht , ... ik zou niet echt inzien waarom bewustzijn zou worden beperkt tot melk organismen , melk is een voedzaam product , hoe het precies aangemaakt wordt weet ik niet maar ik zou niet direct denken dat er melk nodig is om bewustzijn te creëren , hoe dan wel weet ik niet ik zou het eerder wat zoeken in het elektromagnetische, dat positief/negatief geladen gedoe , Plenty of bumblebee natural history, and covers most British species even though it’s only about Essex bees.

The Lives of Bees answers the complex question that has bugged beekeepers for decades: Why do some wild colonies thrive while their managed brethren collapse? Seeley meticulously guides us through the natural history of honey bees while examining the tension between what is best for the bees versus what is best for their keeper. You and your bees will benefit from this compelling work."—Rusty Burlew, HoneyBeeSuite.comPerhaps better known for car manuals, you may at first be surprised to see a Haynes manual all about keeping bees.

Using beautifully crafted arguments, Seeley challenges us to let bees be bees. Drawing from his life study of colonies in the wild, Seeley provides a timely reminder of all the amazing strategies that honey bees have evolved to survive on their own."—Marla Spivak, University of Minnesota The Cat in the Hat introduces children to the world of bees and where honey comes from, with his usual entertaining style. Thanks to our expert bee panel Most of all, it gives a really broad understanding to the reader of what is required to keep bees. This makes it ideal for those just starting out and even those just interested in the hobby. Although highly technical, and largely taxonomic, it is the most complete assessment of bees from every angle imaginable." – recommended by Eric GrissellSeeley who has been enraptured by bees since 1963, presents an authoritative and engaging account of why bees still fascinate him. The book should be of interests to students, educators, and professional biologists."—Norman A. Johnson, Evolution: Education and Outreach 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. A remarkable book. It is an essential read for every beekeeper who wishes to understand more fully the natural biology of the bees living in his or her hives."—Ann Chilcott, The Beelistener Second thing - scientists that study living creatures without at least a little appreciation and delight in the subject come across as SUCH sociopathic assholes. Looking at YOU, Jean-Henri Fabre. Let’s see YOU see in ultraviolet, you pompous jerk. Bet your vomit tastes horrible on pancakes, you insensitive twat. Can YOU fly? Sue Hubbell is a philosophical and literary writer of note. One shies away from the idea that bee behavior can teach us much of anything relating to the human condition, but Hubbell reminds us that inspiration comes from anywhere we care to look, even bees." – recommended by Eric Grissell