The Quest for the Perfect Hive: A History of Innovation in Bee Culture

by Gene Kritsky

Beekeeping is a sixteen-billion-dollar-a-year business. But the invaluable honey bee now faces severe threats from diseases, mites, pesticides, and overwork, not to mention the mysterious Colony Collapse Disorder, which causes seemingly healthy bees to abandon their hives en masse, never to return.

In The Quest for the Perfect Hive, entomologist Gene Kritsky offers a concise, beautifully illustrated history of beekeeping, tracing the evolution...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195385446
• ISBN13: 9780195385441
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.4" x 8.5"