The Book of Bees

A large-format, beautifully illustrated book on one of the most amazing animals on earth: the humble bee. Ages: 7+.

1. 100 millions years ago: bees and dinosaurs . 2. How a bee is built . 3. Types of bee and their functions . 4. The Queen Bee and bee breeding . 5. Bees' dancing and swarming . 6. Honeycomb, contractions based on it and other examples of biomimetics . 7. Pollination . 8. Fruits and vegetables that rely on bees . 9. Other secondary pollinators . 10. First traces of contact between a man and a bee . 11. Ancient Egypt 12. Greek divinities and honey in Greek mythology . 13. Alexander and Poppea . 14. Beehive Design . 15. Early Slavs and Saint Ambrose . 16. Napoleon and Josephine 17. Curiosities . 18. Early honey harvesting . 19. Honey harvesting and early honey-hunters . 20. How a bee-hive is built . 21. Beekeeper's clothing and tools . 22. A beekeeper's work . 23. Types of beehives . 24. Figurative . 25. Ethiopia and Cameroon . 26. Asia . 27. Honey-giving plants . 28. Travelling apiaries . 29. How honey's by-products are made . 30. Types of honey and dishes in which it's used . 31. Enemies of bees and lovers of honey . 32. Bee sting . 33. Vanishing bees and hand-pollination . 34. Beehives in cities and hotels for pollinators . 35. Curiosities