Author: Mark L. Winston
From ancient cave paintings of honey bee nests to modern science's richly diversified investigation of honey bee biology and its applications, the human imagination has long been captivated by the mysterious and highly sophisticated behavior of this paragon among insect societies. In the first broad treatment of honey bee biology to appear in decades, Mark Winston provides rare access to the world of this extraordinary insect. In a bright and engaging style Winston probes the dynamics of the honey bee's
social organization. He recreates for us the complex
infrastructure of the nest, describes the highly specialized behavior of workers, queens, and drones, and examines in detail the…
This book is a review of current (as of 1987) research about
honey bees. Topics covered include: origin and evolution, anatomy, development and nutrition, nest architecture activities of worker bees…
