The Incomparable Honeybee and the Economics of Pollination

The Incomparable Honeybee and the Economics of Pollination
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Publisher : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
Total Pages : 122
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ISBN-10 : 9781926855646
ISBN-13 : 1926855647
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Book Synopsis The Incomparable Honeybee and the Economics of Pollination by : Reese Halter

Download or read book The Incomparable Honeybee and the Economics of Pollination written by Reese Halter and published by Rocky Mountain Books Ltd. This book was released on 2011 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provocative, passionate and populist, RMB Manifestos are short and concise non-fiction books of literary, critical, and cultural studies. From Dr. Reese Halter comes a remarkable, concise account of the honeybees that have profoundly shaped our planet for the past 110 million years. They are the most important group of flower-visiting animals, pollinating more multi-billion-dollar crops and plants than any other living group. Since prehistoric times humans and honeybees have been inextricably linked. This book is rich with interesting and humbling facts: bees can count, they can vote, and honey has potent medicinal properties, able to work as an anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antifungal, antioxidant, even an antiseptic. The fate of the bees, whose numbers have been beleaguered most recently by colony collapse disorder, lies firmly in the hands of humankind. As such, it is our job to ensure their health, protect the habitats within which they live and communicate to others the vital link that human society shares with the remarkable honeybee.


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