The first descriptive treatise of modern bee management. In a reader-friendly, enthusiastic style, Langstroth addresses every aspect of beekeeping: bee physiology; diseases and enemies of bees; the life-cycles of the queen, drone, and worker; bee-hives; the handling of bees; and many other topics. 2[...]
"There are oddity and beauty and a broad scholarly interest in this unusual book."--"The New York Times
Well-documented, copiously illustrated study of the creature that has provided the world with wholesome food and inspired many beliefs and superstitions. Chapters cover the folklore of bees and[...]
The Nobel Prize winner offers brilliant proof that "no living creature, not even man, has achieved in the center of his sphere, what the bee has achieved." From their amazingly intricate feats of architecture to their intrinsic sense of self-sacrifice, Maeterlinck takes a "bee's-eye view" of the mos[...]
This little book is buzzing with activity More than 40 stickers portray a whimsical assortment of bees, including a queen, her throne, and attendants. Among the reusable stickers, you'll find flowers, pennants, and other colorful items for decorating the bees' home, a honeycombed hive featured on t[...]
There's a buzz about bees these days, and these adorable stickers capture all the fun An assortment of 24 cheery bugs includes bees perched on leaves and flowers, circling the hive, and in other perky poses. The stickers will add a touch of sweetness to letters, journals, cell phones, and other fla[...]
"In the Bee Latitudes", Annah Sobelman's second book, traverses and choreographs the places of passion where visible and invisible touch. With extraordinary ability to imagine her way far into an experience, making new moves in the English language at each and every point, Sobelman enlists many voic[...]
In Bee Ridgway's wonderfully imaginative debut novel, a man and a woman travel through time in a quest to bring down a secret society that controls the past and, thus, the future.
"You are now a member of the Guild. There is no return." Two hundred years after he was about to die on a Napoleoni[...]
A beloved bestselling level 1 reader
A bee sits on Duck, and when duck QUACKS at it to scat, it doesn't listen So Duck sits on Hen. Hilarity ensues as each animal sits on another.
Beginning readers will love the accumulating progression and gain confidence in their skills[...]
With the rise in popularity of beekeeping, it's more important than ever that new starters and even seasoned beekeepers are able to solve their bee problems. The Bee Keeper's Problem Solver provides the information you need to handle problems without stress, and even avoid them to begin with. It con[...]
Being among bees is a full-body experience, Mark Winston writes from the low hum of tens of thousands of insects and the pungent smell of honey and beeswax, to the sight of workers flying back and forth between flowers and the hive. The experience of an apiary slows our sense of time, heightens our [...]
Bad food has a history. "Swindled" tells it. Through a fascinating mixture of cultural and scientific history, food politics, and culinary detective work, Bee Wilson uncovers the many ways swindlers have cheapened, falsified, and even poisoned our food throughout history. In the hands of people and [...]
The recent economic crisis was a dramatic reminder that capitalism can both produce and destroy. It's a system that by its very nature encourages predators and creators, locusts and bees. But, as Geoff Mulgan argues in this compelling, imaginative, and important book, the economic crisis also presen[...]
Bees pollinate more than 130 fruit, vegetable, and seed crops that we rely on to survive. Bees are crucial to the reproduction and diversity of flowering plants, and the economic contributions of these irreplaceable insects measure in the tens of billions of dollars each year. Yet bees are dying at [...]
How the lives of wild honey bees offer vital lessons for saving the world's managed bee coloniesHumans have kept honey bees in hives for millennia, yet only in recent decades have biologists begun to investigate how these industrious insects live in the wild. The Lives of Bees is Thomas Seeley's cap[...]
When Mary Ellen gets bored with her reading, Grandpa knows a hunt for a bee tree is just what she needs. Half the town joins the exciting chase, but it's not until everyone returns home that Mary Ellen makes a discovery of her own: Sometimes, even the sweetest of things must be worked for. Polacco h[...]
More classic guitar hits, complete with full lyrics, chord symbols and guitar chord shapes for each song.[...]
An utterly engrossing historical romance from debut novelist Bee Ridgeway, "The River of No Return" is a must-read. 'Time is like a river. It always flows in one direction.' What if everything you thought was certain was not? 1812: On a lonely battlefield in Spain, Lord Nicholas Falcott, Marquess of[...]
An utterly engrossing historical romance from debut novelist Bee Ridgeway, "The River of No Return" is a must-read. 'Time is like a river. It always flows in one direction.' What if everything you thought was certain was not?
1812: On a lonely battlefield in Spain, Lord Nicholas Falcott,[...]
Salmonella ...toxins ...additives ...food scares ...Have you ever wondered how our food has become so untrustworthy? Have we ever been able to trust what we eat? Via a fascinating mix of food politics, history and culinary detective work, Bee Wilson uncovers the many methods by which swindlers have [...]
(Vocal Selections). Vocal selections from the popular Broadway musical, including: 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee * My Friend, the Dictionary * Pandemonium * I'm Not That Smart * Magic Foot * Prayer of the Comfort Counselor * My Unfortunate Erection * Woe Is Me * I Speak Six Languages * The [...]
(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). This collection features their best love songs, including: To Love Somebody * Words * First of May * Lonely Days * How Can You Mend a Broken Heart * How Deep Is Your Love * More Than a Woman * (Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away * Emotion * Too Much Heaven * Hear[...]