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Where Honeybees Thrive: Stories from the Field (Animalibus: Of Animals and Cultures) by Heather Swan is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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Colony Collapse Disorder, ubiquitous pesticide use, industrial agriculture, habitat reduction—these are just a few of the issues causing unprecedented trauma in honeybee populations worldwide. In this artfully illustrated book, Heather Swan embarks on a narrative voyage to discover solutions to—and understand the sources of—the plight of honeybees. Through a lyrical combination of creative nonfiction and visual imagery, __Where Honeybees Thrive__ tells the stories of the beekeepers, farmers, artists, entomologists, ecologists, and other advocates working to stem the damage and reverse course for this critical pollinator. Using her own quest for understanding as a starting point, Swan highlights the innovative projects and strategies these groups employ. Her mosaic approach to engaging with the environment not only reveals the incredibly complex political ecology in which bees live—which includes human and nonhuman actors alike—but also suggests ways of comprehending and tackling a host of other conflicts between postindustrial society and the natural world. Each chapter closes with an illustrative full-color gallery of bee-related artwork. A luminous journey from the worlds of hone

Who reads Where Honeybees Thrive: Stories from the Field (Animalibus: Of Animals and Cultures)?

Author

Heather Swan

Publisher

The Pennsylvania State University Press

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9780271077413

Category

history

Subjects

Agriculture, History, Stem

Rating

4.9 / 5 (20 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14