Title:
Bees : a natural history
Author:
Publication Date:
2013
Publication Information:
Richmond Hill, Ontario : Firefly Books, 2013.
©2013
Physical Description:
240 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 29 cm.
ISBN:
9781770852082
Abstract:
The vital role of bees in human ecology is underlined by the estimate that every third mouthful of human food is dependent on the pollinating services of bees.
General Note:
"A Peter N. Névraumont Book".
Contents:
What are bees? The wasp inheritance ; The business of being a bee -- The many ways of being a bee. Solitary bees ; Social bees ; The male of the species -- Bees and flowering plants. The pollination market ; Squash bees and other pollen specialists ; Bees and orchids -- Bees and other animals. The enemies of bees ; The conservation and management of bees ; Bees and people ; Bees in folklore ; Bees in folk and modern medicine ; Bee projects : becoming a backyard bee scientist -- Appendix 1. Suppliers of products for bee products -- Appendix 2. Bee-related web sites.
Language:
English
