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Author O'Toole, Christopher, author.

Title Bees : a natural history / Christopher O'Toole ; featuring photographs by Edward Ross.

Publication Info. Buffalo, New York : Firefly Books, 2013.
©2013

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Location Call No. Status
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  595.79 OT6    Check Shelf
 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Adult Department  595.79 O'TOOLE, CHRISTOPHER    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  595.799 O'TOOLE    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  595.79 OT6    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  595.799 O'TOOLE    Check Shelf
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Children's Department  OVERSIZE 595.799 O88B    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  595.799 O'TOOLE    Check Shelf
Description 240 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 29 cm
Note "A Peter N. Névraumont book."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-234) and index.
Contents What are bees? The wasp inheritance ; The business of being a bee -- The many ways of being a bee. Solitary bees ; Social bees ; The male of the species -- Bees and flowering plants. The pollination market -- Squash bees and other pollen specialists ; Bees and orchids -- Bees and other animals. The enemies of bees ; The conservation and management of bees ; Bees and people ; Bees in folklore ; Bees in folk and modern medicine ; Bee projects : becoming a backyard bee scientist.
Summary The vital role of bees in human ecology is underlined by the estimate that every third mouthful of human food is dependent on the pollinating services of bees.
Subject Bees.
Bees -- Pictorial works.
Added Author Ross, Edward S. (Edward Shearman), 1915-2016 photographer.
ISBN 9781770852082
1770852085
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