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 awareness, and
inspires awe. Bee Time presents Winston's reflections on three
decades spent studying these creatures, and on the lessons they can
teach about how humans might better interact with one another and
the natural world. Like us, honeybees represent a pinnacle of
animal sociality. How they submerge individual needs into the
colony collective provides a lens through which to ponder human
societies. Winston explains how bees process information, structure
work, and communicate, and examines how corporate boardrooms are
using bee societies as a model to improve collaboration. He
investigates how bees have altered our understanding of
agricultural ecosystems and how urban planners are looking to bees
in designing more nature-friendly cities. The relationship between
bees and people has not always been benign. Bee populations are
diminishing due to human impact, and we cannot afford to ignore
what the demise of bees tells us about our own tenuous affiliation
with nature. Toxic interactions between pesticides and bee diseases
have been particularly harmful, foreshadowing similar effects of
pesticides on human health. There is much to learn from bees in how
they respond to these challenges. In sustaining their societies,
bees teach us ways to sustain our own.
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