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Letters From the Hive : An Intimate History of Bees, Honey, and Humankind by Stephen Buchmann, Banning Repplier, Stephen L. Buchmann is a science book available to read on EtoBox.

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They work hard, are devoted to family, love sex, and know the importance of a good piece of real estate. Honey bees, and the daily workings of their close-knit colonies, are one of nature's great miracles. And they produce one of nature's greatest edible bounties: honey. More than just a palate pleaser, honey was once an offering to the gods, a preservative, and a medicine whose sought-after curative powers were detailed in ancient texts... and are being rediscovered by modern medical science.In Letters from the Hive, Prof. Stephen Buchmann takes us into the hive--nursery, honey factory, queen's inner sanctum--and out to the world of backyard gardens, open fields, and deserts in full bloom, where the age-old sexual dance between flowers and bees makes life on earth as we know it possible. Hailed for their hard work, harmonious society, and, mistakenly, for their celibacy, bees have a link to our species that goes beyond biology. In Letters from the Hive, Buchmann explores the fascinating role of bees in human culture and mythology, following the'honey hunters'of native cultures in Malaysia, the Himalayas, and the Australian Outback as they risk life and limb to locate a treasure as

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Author

Stephen Buchmann, Banning Repplier, Stephen L. Buchmann

Publisher

New York: Bantam Books

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9780553803754

Category

science

Subjects

Cooking, Agriculture, Fiction

Rating

3.62 / 5 (8 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14