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Piping Hot Bees and Boisterous Buzz-Runners

20 Mysteries of Honey Bee Behavior Solved

by Thomas D. Seeley
Daniel Henning
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Piping Hot Bees and Boisterous Buzz-Runners takes listeners inside a world seldom seen even by beekeepers, shedding light on twenty of the most compelling mysteries of honey bee behavior.
Thomas Seeley has devoted a lifetime to the study of honey bees and their colonies, unraveling the secrets of these wondrous insects in a career spanning six decades. In this book, he weaves illuminating personal stories with the latest science, explaining such mysteries as how worker bees function as scouts to choose a home site for their colony, furnish their home with beeswax combs, and stock it with brood and food while keeping tens of thousands of colony inhabitants warm and defended from intruders. Along the way, he shares the experiences that drew him to these studies, the small observations that led to big breakthroughs, and the sense of excitement that came with probing each mystery.
Piping Hot Bees and Boisterous Buzz-Runners provides a rare look at how a singularly passionate scientist and his colleagues deciphered the pipings, shakings, and puzzling tremble dances of honey bees, and how this journey of scientific discovery continues to shape our understanding of these remarkably intelligent and vitally important insects.

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    April 9, 2024

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      • ISBN: 9798855504194
      • File size: 242875 KB
      • Duration: 08:25:59

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    • English

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    • AudioFile Magazine
      Daniel Henning captures the love and fascination that biologist and lifelong bee fan Seeley holds for bees--creatures he has admired, studied, and puzzled over his whole professional life. Henning captures the narrative thread weaving through Seeley's ample science, drawing listeners in as they're educated on the fascinating and complex world of bees. In 20 chapters of lively and well-paced narration, Henning unravels as many bee mysteries, describing meticulous scientific investigations conducted to explain long-standing puzzles. These include how bees keep themselves safe from asphyxia in stuffy hives, the mystery of the tremble dance, and what nest-site scouts look for in good housing, along with the democratic way that bees choose new homes. This engaging production will change how listeners regard these remarkable insects. J.C.G. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine

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