| Physical Description |
xix, 282 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Preface, realisations -- Introduction, the honey trap -- Spring on the wing -- A nest of one's own -- What's in a name? -- The boys are back in town -- Bees behaving badly -- The upside-down bird -- The cabin by the stream -- Cuckoo, cuckoo -- On swarms and stings -- To bee, or not to bee -- Seeking the great yellow bumblebee, part 1 -- Seeking the great yellow bumblebee, part 2 -- On bovey heathfield -- In praise of trees -- Sedgehill, a natural history -- Cotton weavers -- Time for tea -- Evergreen -- Amongst the snowdrops -- Epilogue, reflections. |
| Summary |
Brigit Strawbridge Howard was shocked the day she realised she knew more about the French Revolution than she did about her native trees. And birds. And wildflowers. And bees. The thought stopped her―quite literally―in her tracks. But that day was also the start of a journey, one filled with silver birches and hairy-footed flower bees, skylarks, and rosebay willow herb, and the joy that comes with deepening one’s relationship with place. Dancing with Bees is Strawbridge Howard’s charming and eloquent account of a return to noticing, to rediscovering a perspective on the world that had somehow been lost to her for decades and to reconnecting with the natural world. With special care and attention to the plight of pollinators, including honeybees, bumblebees, and solitary bees, and what we can do to help them, Strawbridge Howard shares fascinating details of the lives of flora and fauna that have filled her days with ever-increasing wonder and delight. --Amazon.com |
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Bees.
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Bee culture.
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Honeybee.
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Natural history.
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| Local Special Collection |
Cornerstones of Science (Brunswick, Me.)
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