Following the wild bees : the craft and science of bee hunting / Thomas D. Seeley ; design and photographic assistance by Megan E. Denver ; line drawings by Margaret C. Nelson

Author: Seeley, Thomas D.
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2016]
Physical Description: xviii, 164 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm

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Contents

The bee box and other tools -- Bee-hunting season -- Establishing a beeline -- Timing bees to estimate distance to home -- Making moves down the beeline -- Finding the bee tree -- On not "taking up" the bee tree.

Summary

Following the Wild Bees is a delightful foray into the pastime of bee hunting, an exhilarating outdoor activity that used to be practiced widely but which few people know about today. Thomas Seeley, a world authority on honey bees, vividly describes the history and science behind this lost pastime and how anyone can do it.
Join Seeley in a foray into the pastime of bee hunting, an exhilarating outdoor activity that used to be practiced widely but which few people know about today. He vividly describes the history and science behind this lost pastime and how anyone can do it. In doing so, he explores the biology of wild honey bees and gives insights into the behavior of honey bees living in the wild.

Subject(s)

Bee hunting

ISBN

9780691170268 hardcover ; alkaline paper
0691170266 hardcover ; alkaline paper

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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