Beekeepers Lament : How One Man and Half a Billion Honey Bees Help Feed America

English

ISBN: 006187325X

EAN: 9780061873256

Category: Nature / Insects & Spiders

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Release Date: 05/27/2011

Synopsis: The honey bee is a willing conscript, a working wonder, an unseen and crucial link in Americas agricultural industry. But never before has its survival been so unclear--and the future of our food supply so acutely challenged. Enter beekeeper John Miller, who trucks his hives around the country, bringing millions of bees to farmers otherwise bereft of natural pollinators. Even as the mysterious and deadly epidemic known as Colony Collapse Disorder devastates bee populations across the globe, Miller forges ahead with the determination and wry humor of a true homespun hero. The Beekeepers Lament tells his story and that of his bees, making for a complex, moving, and unforgettable portrait of man in the new natural world.

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Beekeepers Lament : How One Man and Half a Billion Honey Bees Help Feed America

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.67 inches

Width: 5.38 inches

Length: 8.25 inches

Weight: 8.01 oz

Pages: 256