![]() ![]() There will be no detailed descriptions of the waggle dance, swarming, or their many other unique and fascinating behaviors for the simple reason that those topics have been well covered elsewhere. Read ExcerptĪlthough honeybees make many appearances in these pages, I want to state right up front that this book is not specifically about them. Read this book and you’ll never overlook them again. And, alarmingly, they are at risk of disappearing.Īs informative and enchanting as the waggle dance of a honeybee, Buzz shows us why all bees are wonders to celebrate and protect. They’ve given us sweetness and light, the beauty of flowers, and as much as a third of the foodstuffs we eat. ![]() From honeybees and bumbles to lesser-known diggers, miners, leafcutters, and masons, bees have long been central to our harvests, our mythologies, and our very existence. In Buzz, the beloved Thor Hanson takes us on a journey that begins 125 million years ago, when a wasp first dared to feed pollen to its young. While we might overlook them, they lie at the heart of relationships that bind the human and natural worlds. As seen on PBS’s American Spring LIVE, the award-winning author of The Triumph of Seeds and Feathers presents a natural and cultural history of bees: the buzzing wee beasties that make the world go round.īees are like oxygen: ubiquitous, essential, and, for the most part, unseen. ![]()
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