Following the Wild Bees: The Craft and Science of Bee Hunting

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""Following the Wild Bees" is both a unique meditation on the pleasures of the natural world and a guide to the ingenious methods that compose the craft of the bee hunter... Drawing on decades of experience as a bee hunter and bee biologist, Seeley weaves informative discussions of the biology of wild honey bees with colorful historical anecdotes, personal insights, and photos"--

Thomas D. Seeley is the Horace White Professor in Biology at Cornell University. His books include The Lives of Bees, Honeybee Democracy, and Honeybee Ecology (all Princeton).

"An excellent addition to anyone's bee library."-Adrian Waring, Bee Craft "Anyone deeply interested in natural history will ignore this mad little volume at their peril."-Simon Ings, New Scientist "Highly engaging."-Gard W. Otis, American Entomologist "A must have book for all beekeepers and bee lovers."-Scott Shalaway, Youngstown Vindicator "Delightful."-Harvard Magazine "Following the Wild Bees just might give readers an intellectually (and physically) stimulating new outdoor activity."-The Scientist "Seeley's passion for the social insects blazes as he quotes historical accounts by Henry David Thoreau and describes the intricacies of the chase."-Barbara Kiser, Nature