Explains the behavior and lives of bees, discussing how they collect nectar from flowers, care for their eggs and queen bee, and communicate with each other.

"Text, art, and interactive prompts guide young readers on a journey through the life cycle, behaviors, and habitats of honey bees"--

"Discover the wonder of bees and how to protect them for generations to come"--

"The Backyard Beekeeper, now revised and expanded, makes the time-honored and complex tradition of beekeeping an enjoyable and accessible backyard pastime that will appeal to gardeners, crafters, and cooks everywhere. This expanded edition gives you even more information on "greening" your beekeeping with sustainable practices, pesticide-resistant bees, and urban and suburban beekeeping. More than a guide to beekeeping, it is a handbook for harvesting...

Describes the use of the top-bar hive design which allows bees to naturally construct their own wax combs rather than relying on prefabricated frames and plastic cells. This low-stress method is being used to raise healthy bees organically, without the use of antibiotics, miticides, or other chemical inputs.

Illustrations and rhyming text follow endangered honeybees through the year as they forage for pollen and nectar, communicate with others at their hive, and make honey.--Provided by Publisher.

"Follow honeybee rescuer Mr. Nelson as he expertly removes a colony of bees from Mr. Connery's barn (with a vacuum!) and helps it relocate back to a hive. Photographs of Mr. Nelson's relocation of the colony help bring the honeybee rescue to life." -- Amazon.com. "Honeybee rescuer Mr. Nelson relocates a colony of 35,000 bees from Mr. Connery's barn back to a hive"--