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Honey bees : letters from the hive
- Title
- Honey bees : letters from the hive / Stephen Buchmann.
- Author
- Buchmann, Stephen L.
- Publication
- New York : Delacorte Press, 2010.
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Details
- Description
- 212 p. : ill.; 22 cm.
- Summary
- Traces the natural history of bees and honey, focusing on how they have impacted the lives of humans from prehistory to the present.
- Alternative Title
- Letters from the hive.
- Subject
- Note
- "Based on the adult book, Letters from the hive: an intimate history of bees, honey, and humankind published by Delacorte Press in 2005."
- Contents
- Secrets of the bee -- 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 throughout the ages.
- Call Number
- JFD 11-1144
- ISBN
- 9780385737708 (hardcover)
- 038573770X (hardcover)
- 9780385906838 (glb)
- 0385906838 (glb)
- LCCN
- 2010006093
- OCLC
- 437298719
- Author
- Buchmann, Stephen L.
- Title
- Honey bees : letters from the hive / Stephen Buchmann.
- Imprint
- New York : Delacorte Press, 2010.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Research Call Number
- JFD 11-1144