Robbing the Bees: A Biography of Honey--The Sweet Liquid Gold that Seduced the World: Holley Bishop - Books: Amazon.com Holley Bishop loves bees. No, more than that: she idolizes them. She marvels at their native abilities and the momentous role these misunderstood and unjustly feared creatures have played in the development of human history. And with her book, Robbing the Bees, she succeeds in making the reader love bees, too. Take this nifty bit of information, one of countless fascinating factoids offered by Bishop in her celebration of all things bee-related: "Because of bees' starring role in the drama of pollination, we humans are indebted to them, directly and indirectly, for a third of our food supply. Visiting bees are required for the commercial production of more than a hundred of our most important crops including alfalfa, garlic, apples, broccoli, Brussels sprou Amazon.com: Robbing the Bees: A Biography of Honey--The Sweet Liquid Gold that Seduced the World (9780743250214): Holley Bishop: Books 0743250214beesbiographybishopfreegoldholleyhoney--theliquidpressrobbingseducedsweetthattheworld in Lifestyle > Giftswith amazon.combeesbookgifthoneyjanejellylifestylemisunderstood Note: Read the reviews, points of note are:
"I agree with some of the other reviewers that there is something lacking to the science side, although very well researched and very nearly comprehensive" and "One pitfall which Bishop avoids is regarding the 'bees' dance'."
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