Bees and Honey

Bees and Honey, from Flower to Jar

Michael Weiler (author), David Heaf (translator)

Bees make honey; we all know that. But what happens between the bee buzzing around our garden, and the sticky knife in the jar, is a mystery to most of us. Based on careful observation and years of experience, Michael Weiler here reveals the secret life of bees. He looks at all aspects of a bee's life and work and vividly describes their remarkable world. Did you know that it takes approximately 12,000 bee-hours to make one jar of honey? (At £7.50 per hour, that would mean one jar should cost around £90,000.) This is a fascinating book for anyone interested in the intricacies of nature and our world.

Michael Weiler has been a beekeeper for twenty-five years and runs courses and conferences on ecological beekeeping in Germany and the UK.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Floris Books (2006)
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 144 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0863155758
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.72 x 1.27 x 21.59 cm