The Lives of Bees: The Untold Story of the Honey Bee in the Wild

Molto bello, ma pieno di ditate unte sulla copertina, che non si riuscivano a togliere senza rovinare il libro (il libro era da regalare).

The person I bought this for loved the book!

Excellent well presented book would definitely recommend especially if you’re looking for a beekeeping book that’s abit more in-depth that you’re normal bee keeping books

As a new beekeeper, I found this book useful. It helped me to understand how the hive works, how the work is divided, and how the colony makes decisions. Because I had read this book, I knew what was happening when scout bees were investigating one of my swarm traps (bait hive), and when the swarm finally landed. I knew that my trap was just one of the candidates the swarm was considering. Another of my traps had scout bees investigating for several days, and then they left. My location was not chosen. I knew I needed to make that bait hive more attractive if I wanted it to catch a swarm. The book also gives a good understanding of how bees reproduce. Some new beekeepers will lament the presence of drone brood (developing male bees) because they think drones just drain resources and don't produce anything for the hive. Some will destroy the drones they find. These same people might then turn around and want to buy a mated queen for a colony that just lost a queen. Those "worthless" drones are not just valuable, they are critical to the reproductive process. They fly around in search of unmated queens. I had one colony that chose to replace their queen. I was glad when I finally saw evidence that a new queen was laying eggs in the hive. A drone from another hive made that possible, and I was thankful. It's a great book. It answers so many questions for a new beekeeper, or even for someone who just wants to know how bees do what bees do. I highly recommend it.

Paying $50 for a hardcover copy of this book as a gift and it shows up damaged. the sleeve is ripped. Not impressed Clearly was damaged BEFORE being packaged because the packaging was intact and undamaged. The book sleeve was damaged before packaging