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Sweetness & light : the mysterious history of the honeybee Cover Image Book

Sweetness & light : the mysterious history of the honeybee / Hattie Ellis.

Sweetness and light (other title)
Ellis, Hattie. (Author).

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  • ISBN: 1400054052
  • Physical Description: 243 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Harmony Books, [2004]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-233).
Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue: Heather Honey 1 -- 1 In the Beginning: Evolution 15 -- 2 Wild Honey 35 -- 3 Organization and Magic 49 -- 4 Food of the Gods 61 -- 5 Candlelight and Intoxication 77 -- 6 Enlightenment 95 -- 7 Frontiers 119 -- 8 Folklore and Science 135 -- 9 Creative Bee 159 -- 10 Discovery 175 -- 11 Rediscovery 193 -- 12 Do Bees Dream? 209.

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Subject: Honeybee.
Bee culture.

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  • 8 of 8 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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Marion Library 595.799 ELL (Text) 37810434429220 Adult Nonfiction Available -