From the jungles of South America to the deserts of Arizona, one thing remains consistent: bees are disappearing. A world without bees would be much less colourful, with fewer flowers. But that's not all-bees are responsible for up to one-third of our food supply, and the consequences of not taking action to protect them are frightening. While the media focuses on colony-collapse disorder and the threats to honey bees specifically, the real danger is much greater: all bees are at risk, whether it be from loss of habitat, pesticide use or disease, among other factors. And because of the integral role these insects play in the ecology of our planet, we may be at risk as well.
In Keeping the Bees, Laurence Packer, a melittologist whose life revolves around bees, debunks many myths about these creatures and takes us behind the scenes with scientists around the world who are working to save these fascinating creatures before it's too late.
| ISBN: | 9780062306463 |
| Publication date: | 6th May 2014 |
| Author: | Laurence Dennis Marchant Packer |
| Publisher: | Harper an imprint of HarperCollins |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 272 pages |
| Genres: |
Insects (entomology) Zoology: primates (primatology) Ethology and animal behaviour Apiculture (beekeeping) Ecological science, the Biosphere Wildlife: butterflies, other insects and spiders: general interest Wildlife: general interest Military engineering Animal husbandry Applied ecology Conservation of the environment Environmental science, engineering and technology |
From the jungles of South America to the deserts of Arizona, one thing remains consistent: bees are disappearing. A world without bees would be much less colourful, with fewer flowers. But that's not all-bees are responsible for up to one-third of our food supply, and the consequences of not taking action to protect them are frightening. While the media focuses on colony-collapse disorder and the threats to honey bees specifically, the real danger is much greater: all bees are at risk, whether it be from loss of habitat, pesticide use or disease, among other factors. And because of the integral role these insects play in the ecology of our planet, we may be at risk as well.
In Keeping the Bees, Laurence Packer, a melittologist whose life revolves around bees, debunks many myths about these creatures and takes us behind the scenes with scientists around the world who are working to save these fascinating creatures before it's too late.
Keeping the Bees features in the following genres: Insects (entomology), Zoology: primates (primatology), Ethology and animal behaviour, Apiculture (beekeeping), Ecological science, the Biosphere, Wildlife: butterflies, other insects and spiders: general interest, Wildlife: general interest, Military engineering, Animal husbandry, Applied ecology, Conservation of the environment, Environmental science, engineering and technology
Keeping the Bees is available in Paperback
Keeping the Bees was written by Laurence Dennis Marchant Packer and published by Harper an imprint of HarperCollins
Keeping the Bees has 272 pages