Dancing with Bees

A Journey Back to Nature

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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Beskrivning

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 WAINWRIGHT PRIZEA naturalist’s passionate dive into the lives of bees (of all stripes)—and the natural world in her own backyardBrigit Strawbridge Howard was shocked the day she realised she knew more about the French Revolution than she did about her native trees. And birds. And wildflowers. And bees. The thought stopped her—quite literally—in her tracks. But that day was also the start of a journey, one filled with silver birches and hairy-footed flower bees, skylarks, and rosebay willow herb, and the joy that comes with deepening one’s relationship with place. Dancing with Bees is Strawbridge Howard’s charming and eloquent account of a return to noticing, to rediscovering a perspective on the world that had somehow been lost to her for decades and to reconnecting with the natural world. With special care and attention to the plight of pollinators, including honeybees, bumblebees, and solitary bees, and what we can do to help them, Strawbridge Howard shares fascinating details of the lives of flora and fauna that have filled her days with ever-increasing wonder and delight.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-04-30
Mått:127 x 197 x 21 mm
Vikt:227 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:304
Förlag:Chelsea Green Publishing Co
ISBN:9781645020257

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Brigit Strawbridge Howard is a bee advocate, wildlife gardener and naturalist. She writes, speaks, and campaigns to raise awareness of the importance of native wild bees and other pollinating insects. She lives in North Dorset with her husband, Rob.

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Kirkus Reviews—A British naturalist offers crisp essays on her relationship with bees. In her debut book, Howard, a devoted bee advocate, pens a lengthy, knowledgeable, and occasionally poetic tribute to honeybees, bumblebees, and other buzzy creatures . . . [She] provides a nice balance between the very real science of studying bees and their function in nature and her cleareyed and eloquent observations about the natural world. Because of that balance, what might have sounded like a dry lecture turns into something far more interesting. Whether she's explaining how different bee species are classified, describing her mother's deteriorating health (and eventual death), or simply ruminating on the beauty around her, Howard creates a text that is compelling and worth your time even if you're not a fellow bee advocate."

Innehållsförteckning

Preface: RealisationsIntroduction: The Honey Trap1. Spring on the Wing2. A Nest of One's Own3. What's in a Name?4. The Boys Are Back in Town5. Bees Behaving Badly6. The Upside-Down Bird7. The Cabin by the Stream8. Cuckoo, Cuckoo9. On Swarms and Stings10. To Bee, or Not to Bee11. Seeking the Great Yellow Bumblebee, Part 112. Seeking the Great Yellow Bumblebee, Part 213. On Bovey Heathfield14. In Praise of Trees15. Sedgehill, a Natural History16. Cotton Weavers17. Time for Tea18. Evergreen19. Amongst the SnowdropsEpilogue. ReflectionsAcknowledgementsList of IllustrationsSelected BibliographyIndex