Book: Letters from the hive: An intimate history of bees, honey, and humankind

Buchman, S. & Repplier, B. (2005). Letters from the hive: An intimate history of bees, honey, and humankind. New York: Bantam Book.

Rationale
This book is an informative text written in a more narrative format. It details the history of humankind’s relationship with bees. This book is more historically informational rather than a how-to book.

Chapter topics include: prehistoric honey hunters; ancient rituals and modern day honey hunters; the beekeeper’s craft; a year in the life of a beekeeper; secrets of the bee; bees in myth, legend and ancient warfare; trading honey in the ancient and modern worlds; a taste of honey: sampling varieties from around the world; cooking with honey throughout the ages, mead, good for what ails you.

Features include:
Sources
Index
Appendix
· Glossary
· Bees of the world
· Other products of the hive
· Chemical composition of honey
· Resources

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