Honey bees
Subtitle: letters from the hive
By: Stephen Buchmann with Banning Repplier.
Contributors: Repplier, Banning.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780385737708; 9780385906838; 9780375895579
Subjects: Honeybee -- Juvenile literature; Bee culture -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature
Other titles: Letters from the hive
Notes: "Based on the adult book, Letters from the hive: an intimate history of bees, honey, and humankind published by Delacorte Press in 2005."
Table of contents: title: Secrets of the bee; title: Flowers and bees: the dance; title: A year in the life of a beekeeper; title: Staying in touch: the beekeeper's craft; title: The beginning of an enduring passion: prehistoric honey hunters; title: A taste of honey: sampling varieties from around the world; title: Trading honey in the ancient and modern worlds; title: Searching for gold: ancient rituals and modern-day honey hunters; title: Good for what ails you; title: How sweet it is: cooking with honey throughout the ages.