The Buzz about Bees: Biology of a Superorganism

Title:      The Buzz about Bees: Biology of a Superorganism
Categories:      BBKA Module 6 - Honey bee Behaviour
BookID:      100
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ISBN-10(13):      9783540787273
Publisher:      Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:      2008-04-30
Edition:      1
Number of pages:      284
Language:      English
Price:      0.00
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Picture:      cover
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Product Description
With spectacularly beautiful colour photographs and an easy understandable text The Buzz about Bees tells the story of honeybees in a new perspective. Based on the latest data, notably from his own research group, Jrgen Tautz provides a wonderful insight into the realms of bees.
In contrast to the view of bee colonies as perfect societies of selfless individuals ruled by a queen, Tautz introduces them as a 'superorganism', a self organizing and complex adaptive system based on a network of communication; a fascinating result of evolution a mammal in several bodies.
The entire range of astonishing bee activities is described. Remarkable action photographs never shown before present bees busy with cell cleaning, caring for the brood, serving in the queens court, visiting flowers, receiving nectar, producing honey, comb building, entrance guarding, heating and cooling. Spotlights include bees grooming, swarming, fighting, telephoning, sleeping and communicating by high-toned beeping, scents and dances.

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The Association maintains an apiary at an organic farm in North Shropshire. We hold regular meetings at the apiary during the summer, where members old and new can gain experience in handling bees.

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The North Shropshire Beekeepers' Association - to encourage and develop the art and science of bee keeping