Wild Honey Bees: An Intimate Portrait

Ingo Arndt; Jürgen Tautz

Published by Princeton University Press 2021

Wild Honey Bees

An Intimate Portrait

Ingo Arndt and Jürgen Tautz
Preface by: Thomas D. Seeley

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691235097

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A lavishly illustrated exploration of the mysterious, hidden world of forest-dwelling wild honey bees—with new insights that promise to revolutionize conservation and beekeeping

The honey bee, a key pollinator, is now an endangered species, threatened by human activity and loss of biodiversity. Because of this, understanding forest-dwelling wild honey bees—which are more resistant to diseases and parasites than honey bees kept by beekeepers—is more important than ever before. In this lavishly illustrated book, Ingo Arndt, one of the world’s best wildlife photographers, and Jürgen Tautz, one of the world’s leading bee experts, set out on the trail of wild honey bees, bringing back sensational photographs, some of which document behaviors never captured before, and new scientific insights that promise to revolutionize conservation and beekeeping.

A remarkable number of wild honey bee colonies still exist, living in hollow trees inside the forest, largely unnoticed by humans. This book explores the fascinating secret world of wild honey bees, including the adaptations and behaviors they have acquired to survive and the new challenges they face today. Featuring incredible macro and wide-angle photographs, some taken from inside hives, Wild Honey Bees is a unique collaboration that documents a major research project and offers critical new insights about these essential creatures.

A stunning photographic record that documents for the first time the original way of life of the endangered, forest-dwelling honey bee
A unique collaboration between one of the world’s best wildlife photographers and one of its leading bee experts
Features incredible macro and wide-angle photographs, some from inside the hive, depicting bees as never seen before
Offers fascinating new insights into the mysterious, hidden world of the wild honey bee

Author / Editor information

Ingo Arndt is one of the world’s leading nature photographers. His many awards include Wildlife Photographer of the Year and a World Press Photo Award. His work has appeared in international magazines and newspapers, including National Geographic and BBC Wildlife. Jürgen Tautz is a behavioral scientist, sociobiologist, bee expert, and the author of several popular science books on bees. He is professor and chairman of the bee research group at the Biozentrum der Julius-Maximilians-Universität in Würzburg, Germany.

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"[A] splendid and remarkable book . . . I promise you that you will never look at honey bees in the same way again."---David Gascoigne, Travels with Birds

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	5
THE HONEY BEE, A FOREST INSECT - INTRODUCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	18
LIVING TO GETHER IN SECRECY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	24
SQUATTERS IN THE BEEHIVE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	55
DEFENCE AT ANY PRICE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	66
THE FOREST HABITAT Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	87
ORIENTATION WITH ALL THE SENSES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	106
MOVING INTO THE WOODPECKER NEST Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	128
TRADITIONAL BEEKEEPING Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	165
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