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The honey factory : inside the ingenious world of bees

Title
The honey factory : inside the ingenious world of bees / Jürgen Tautz & Diedrich Steen ; English translation by Dr. David C. Sandeman.
Author
Tautz, Jürgen
Publication
  • Carlton, VIC, Australia : Black Inc., an imprint of Schwartz Publishing Pty Ltd, [2018]
  • ©2017

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Additional Authors
  • Steen, Diedrich
  • Sandeman, David C.
Description
277 pages : illustrations; 20 cm
Summary
Bee hives might look like seething anarchy at first glance, but bees know exactly what they are doing. The universe of the beehive is an intricately organised, delicately balanced ecosystem. 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. How do worker bees come to a collective decision? What does the honeybees' waggling dance communicate? What provokes the sexual excesses of the young queen bee? And why is the precious relationship between humans and bees a matter of species survival? Combining the most fascinating scientific discoveries and greatest secrets in bee research, The Honey Factory answers these questions and more.
Uniform Title
Honigfabrik. English
Alternative Title
Honigfabrik.
Subject
  • Honeybee
  • Bee culture
  • Honeybee > Climatic factors
  • Bee culture > Climatic factors
  • Honeybee > Ecology
  • Beehives
  • Bees
  • Abeille
  • Apiculture
  • Abeille > Facteurs climatiques
  • Apiculture > Facteurs climatiques
  • Abeille > Écologie
  • Ruches
  • Apis mellifera (species)
  • beehive ovens (kilns)
  • Bees
Note
  • Translation of: Die Honigfabrik : die Wunderwelt der Bienen - eine Betriebsbesichtigung. ©2017.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-261) and index.
Language (note)
  • Translated from German.
Contents
Introduction -- The factory and equipment of a bee colony -- Teamwork in the honey factory -- The honey factory production line -- Founding a daughter colony -- Bees as aggressors -- The struggle for survival -- Epilogue. Honey bees : a way of life.
ISBN
  • 9781760640408
  • 1760640409
  • 9781760640903
  • 1760640905
  • 9781743820575 (canceled/invalid)
OCLC
  • on1050952765
  • 1050952765
  • SCSB-13559868
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library