Hilary Kearney

Queenspotting

Meet the Remarkable Queen Bee and Discover the Drama at the Heart of the Hive; Includes 48 Queenspotting Challenges

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Produktbeschreibung

Popular urban beekeeper Hilary Kearney challenges nature lovers, science fans, and beekeepers alike to â spot the queenâ in 48 amazing fold-out photo challenges, accompanied by stories of the dramatic life of the queen honey bee and stories of swarm-capturing adventures.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Workman Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. April 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 208mm x 184mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 586g
• ISBN-13: 9781635860375
• ISBN-10: 1635860377
• Artikelnr.: 53067951

Autorenporträt

Hilary Kearney is the author of QueenSpotting and the creator of Girl Next Door Honey, a beekeeping business that offers educational opportunities to hundreds of new beekeepers each year. She maintains the blog Beekeeping Like A Girl and her writing on bees has appeared in Modern Farmer and Grit magazines. Her work has been the subject of features in Huffington Post, Vogue, Mother Earth News, and other outlets. She rescues wild bee colonies and manages around 90 hives in her hometown of San Diego, California.  

Inhaltsangabe

Preface: Flash of Splendor
How to Use This Book
Why Find the Queen?
Inside a Honey Bee Colony
Queenspotting Puzzles: Easy
Queenspotting Puzzles: Intermediate
The Life of a Queen Bee
Queenspotting Puzzles: Intermediate
Queenspotting Puzzles: Advanced
How to Spot the Queen
Queenspotted! (Answer Key)
Glossary
Index
Metric Conversion Chart