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The Quest for the Perfect Hive - A History of Innovation in Bee Culture (Hardcover)
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The Quest for the Perfect Hive - A History of Innovation in Bee Culture (Hardcover)
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Beekeeping is a sixteen-billion-dollar-a-year business. But the
invaluable honey bee now faces severe threats from diseases, mites,
pesticides, and overwork, not to mention the mysterious Colony
Collapse Disorder, which causes seemingly healthy bees to abandon
their hives en masse, never to return.
In The Quest for the Perfect Hive, entomologist Gene Kritsky
offers a concise, beautifully illustrated history of beekeeping,
tracing the evolution of hive design from ancient Egypt to the
present. Not simply a descriptive account, the book suggests that
beekeeping's long history may in fact contain clues to help
beekeepers fight the decline in honey bee numbers. Kritsky guides
us through the progression from early mud-based horizontal hives to
the ascent of the simple straw skep (the inverted basket which has
been in use for over 1,500 years), from hive design's Golden Age in
Victorian England up through the present. He discusses what worked,
what did not, and what we have forgotten about past hives that
might help counter the menace to beekeeping today. Indeed, while we
have sequenced the honey bee genome and advanced our knowledge of
the insects themselves, we still keep our bees in hives that have
changed little during the past century. If beekeeping is to
survive, Kritsky argues, we must start inventing again. We must
find the perfect hive for our times.
For thousands of years, the honey bee has been a vital part of
human culture. The Quest for the Perfect Hive not only offers a
colorful account of this long history, but also provides a guide
for ensuring its continuation into the future.
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