Wilson, Joseph S.
Summary: This book provides an introduction to the roughly 4,000 different bee species found in the United States and Canada, dispelling common myths about bees while offering tips for telling them apart in the field. The book features more than 900 color photos of the bees living all around us -- in our gardens and parks, along nature trails, and in the wild spaces between. It describes their natural...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 595.79 WILRzezak, Joanna
Summary: Mr Busby the beekeeper is the proud owner of hundreds of hives. Have a look inside them to find out how bees take care of their queen and make honey, then follow the swarm as they fly off into the countryside to collect nectar. Readers will learn about pollination and all the plants, insects, animals and birds that take part in the process; they will also find out the amazing ways bees are so...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thames & Hudson Ltd 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 595.79 RZEJackson, Tom
Summary: Honey bees, bumblebees, mining bees, dwarf bees, carpenter, leafcutter, and mason bees: bees come in many different types, with more than 16,000 species worldwide. The bees we are most familiar with, bumblebees and honey bees, live in colonies and play a major role in pollinating the crops, plants, and flowers around us. And bees produce honey, reputedly the food of the gods—a function of bees'...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amber Books 2021
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 595.79 JACChancellor, Deborah
Summary: "A child narrator tells the story of Polly, a honeybee; she works for her hive and queen and collects pollen and nectar to make honey. Back matter includes a matching game, different species of bees, a kid-friendly recipe, and additional information"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kane Press, an Imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 595.79 CHASocha, Piotr
Summary: "One part science, one part cultural history, and countless parts fascination, Bees celebrates the important role that these intriguing insects have played in our ecosystem throughout the ages. From Athena to Alexander the Great and from Egypt to Ethiopia, Bees explores different methods of beekeeping and uncovers the debt that humans owe this vital species. With beautifully accessible...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 595.79 SOCCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J OVS 595.799 Socha 2015Summary: Using specially developed camera lenses, Nova brings you the most intimate and most spectacular portrayal of a working bee colony ever filmed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Boston Video 2007
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV BEEMortimer, Frank
Summary: Mortimer invites readers on an eye-opening journey into the secret world of bees-- and the singular world of his fellow bee-keepers. In connecting with a club of disparate but kindred spirits, he discovers the centuries-old history of the trade; the practicality of maintaining it; what bees see, think, and feel; how they talk to each other and socialize; and what can be done to combat their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Citadel Press, Kensington Publishing Corp. 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 638.1 MORCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Garden Home MortimerImhoof, Markus
Summary: “If 70 percent of all cattle or 30 percent of all chickens were to die annually, states of emergency would be declared everywhere. The death of bees is at least that dramatic and with even more far-reaching consequences.” More Than Honey, the book based on the award-winning documentary of the same name, takes us on a global tour of the world of bees, introducing us along the way to “killer...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Books 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 638.1 IMHWarner, Gertrude Chandler
Summary: The Aldens are excited to learn about beekeeping, but when equipment goes missing, they have more than honey to harvest--they have a mystery to solve.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE WARRyde, Joanna.
Summary: As sustainability and organic living become increasingly popular, so does a desire to live a more self-sufficient lifestyle. This timely book will help you to achieve self-sufficiency and make beekeeping a reality. Beekeeping is about management, control and learning to understand the honeybee. It can also become a very enjoyable and sociable pastime - visiting others' hives and picking up...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Holland 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 638 RYDSanford, Malcolm T. (Malcolm Thomas)
Summary: "Whether you have a single rooftop hive, a few bee boxes in your backyard, or a large-scale apiary, this is the only reference you'll need. Learn how to: properly house your bees in all seasons; manage your colony's nutrition; maintain an effective pollination schedule; prevent and treat mites and disease; introduce a new queen to the hive; capture a swarm; harvest and store your honey...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Publishing 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 638.1 SANJukes, Helen
Summary: "Helen Jukes is entering her thirties and feeling disconnected and trapped by her office job. Then, for good luck, she is given a colony of honeybees. According to folklore, a colony, freely given, brings good fortune, and the author embarks on an emotional, rewarding journey during the course of a year as she cares for these wondrous beings and learns the art of beekeeping." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JUKES, HELEN JUKNelson, Robin
Summary: Describes the process of making honey, from a bee's collection of nectar to honey production on a beekeeper's farm.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications Co. 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 638.1 NELTompkins, Enoch H.
Summary: Explains every aspect, task, drawback, and reward of beekeeping, for beginning hobbyists and professionals, providing all necessary information on equipment, costs, hive management, bee behavior, disease control, and other topics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Garden Way Pub. 1977
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 638.1 TOMHemenway, Christy.
Summary: Give bees a chance - the complete how-to and why-to for keeping bees in top-bar hives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Society Publishers 2013