Honey bees : letters from the hive
(2010)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
Y/638.1/BUCHMANN,S
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : Delacorte Press, [2010]
©2010
©2010
EDITION
First edition
DESCRIPTION
212 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780385737708 (hardcover), 038573770X (hardcover), 9780385906838 (glb), 0385906838 (glb)
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
"Based on the adult book, Letters from the hive: an intimate history of bees, honey, and humankind published by Delacorte Press in 2005."
Secrets of the bee: abuzz with activity -- 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
1340L