Keeping The Bees Keeping The Bees

Keeping The Bees

Why All Bees Are at Risk and What We Can Do to Save Them

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Publisher Description

A world without bees would be much less colourful, with fewer plants and flowers. But that's not all -- food would be in much shorter supply, and available in much less variety. While the media focuses on colony-collapse disorder and the threats to honey bees specifically, the real danger is much greater: all bees are at risk. And because of the integral role these insects play in the ecology of our planet, we may be at risk as well.

The life of Laurence Packer, a melittologist at Toronto's York University, revolves around bees, whether he's searching for them under leaves in a South American jungle or identifying new species in the desert heat of Arizona. Packer often finds himself in exotic and even dangerous locales, risking snake bites, sunstroke, and even the ire of other scientists. Everywhere he travels, he discovers the same unsettling trend: bees are disappearing. And since bees are responsible for up to one-third of our food supply, the consequences are frightening.

GENRE
Science & Nature
RELEASED
2010
21 September
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
288
Pages
PUBLISHER
HarperCollins Publishers
SELLER
HarperCollins Publisher Australia Pty Limited
SIZE
3.2
MB

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