Book: The hive: The story of the honeybee and us
Watson, B. (2004). The hive: The story of the honeybee and us. New York: Thomas Dunne Books.
Rationale
This book examines the roles of bees and honey has had in the lives of humans throughout history, in nearly all aspects of human life. A brief explanation of bees and bee characteristics will help get a non-beekeeper enough biological background information.
Chapter topics include: Work; sex; politics; food and drink; life and death; the beekeeper.
Features include:
Index
Bibliography