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The Good Bee
The Good Bee

The Good Bee

A Celebration of Bees – And How to Save Them

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NATURE

192 Pages, 5 x 7.75

Formats: Trade Paper

Trade Paper, $14.99 (US $14.99) (CA $19.99)

Publication Date: October 2024

ISBN 9781789295894

Rights: US & CA

Michael O'Mara Books (Oct 2024)
Michael O'Mara

Not yet published. Ships 10/22/2024.
 

Overview

A beautiful, timely celebration of our most loyal ally, the bee, and an essential handbook on how to help save them.

Bees are enigmatic creatures that have long attracted human admiration and fascination. But even more than that, they are a key lynchpin in the workings of the entire natural world.

And we’re not just talking about honey bees.

There are over 20,000 species of bees worldwide and only a handful of those actually make honey. Some live in colonies but others are solitary. We can all help protect them – and they desperately need protecting – but you can’t save what you don’t love. And you can’t love what you don’t know.

The Good Bee is a celebration of this most vital and mysterious of nature’s wizards. Here you’ll discover the complexities of bee behavior – as well as the intriguing bits that continue to baffle us – the part they play in the natural world, their relationship with us throughout history, how they are already under serious threat, and, crucially, what we can all do about it.

Beautifully produced, with hand-made illustrations throughout, this is an essential handbook and a book to treasure.

Reviews

'A wonderful little book that celebrates bees, offering a positive and accessible read' - The English Garden

'A beautiful book' - Candide UK

'One of the best wildlife books I've read for a while - packed with information, beautiful to look at and the perfect gift for any nature lover' - Quest for Nectar blog

'Enthralling and enlightening' - The Unconventional Gardener Blog

Author Biography

Alison Benjamin and Brian McCallum run Urban Bees, which works with communities, charities, businesses, and the public to raise awareness about all bees, support bee populations through education, and establish apiaries. Alison Benjamin is also a journalist and editor with the Guardian, while Brian McCallum is a former bee inspector for the UK government and a member of the Bee Farmers’ Association. Together they have written three books on bees, including A World Without Bees.