A World Without Bees - Hardcover

Benjamin, Alison; Mccallum, Brian

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 160598065X ISBN 13: 9781605980652

Publisher: Pegasus Books, 2009

Synopsis

If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would only have four years of life left. Albert Einstein From Los Angeles to London, from Slovenia to Taiwan, honeybees are dying. In America alone, one in three hives was left lifeless at the end of 2008; in France, the death rate is closer to 60%. What is behind the catastrophe? Writers and beekeepers Benjamin and McCallum have traveled across Europe and North America investigating the plight of the honeybee, which is disappearing across the globe at an alarming rate. From commercial almond farmers in California to local honey cultivators in the English countryside, all suffer from lonely hives that are filled with baby bees where all the adults have disappeared. The loss of our black-and-yellow pollinators would mean the end of agriculture as we know it, threatening our civilization and our way of life, as a third of what we eat and much of what we wear is directly dependent on bees. Addressing different causes for this growing catastrophe, including viruses, parasites, pesticides, climate change, and the demands of commercial beekeeping, A World Without Bees will both enthrall readers and spur them to action."

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Review:

The authors of this data-rich study about the mystery of the disappearing honeybee consider an array of contributory causes. But the collapse, they suggest, likely has no single culprit and can be rolled into an overarching reality--stressed honeybees have been pushed to the point of collapse. Benjamin and McCallum, beekeepers both, bring the added emotion and urgency of passionate apiarists.

Book Description:

'If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years of life left.' Albert Einstein

About this edition

• Publisher: Pegasus Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 160598065X
• ISBN 13: 9781605980652
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 298