The lives of bees: the untold story of the honey bee in the wild

摘要

Professor Seeley follows the charming trend of nature writing in combining his memoirs as researcher with his scientific topic, allowing the reader to look over the shoulder when science is being made. After 40 years of extensive field research on wild honey bees. Seely has plenty of advice for 'Darwinian beekeeping', but it is unlikely that these principles will be followed in the more industrial settings. It is a pressing problem that beekeepers often experience colony mortality rates of at least 40 percent each year. The reasons for this are many, but insight into the natural lives of the bees can be a guide to alleviate some important causes.