![]() ![]() ![]() The book is also exceptionally pleasing to look at and hold. Bee Wilson writes fluently and engagingly and she manages to present a great deal of curious information in a form as easy to swallow as a spoonful of the finest Attic honey. The Journal of the Royal Horticultural SocietyĮrudite and elegant. Richly informative and beautifully written - The Times Ever since men first hunted for honeycomb in rocks and daubed pictures of it on cave walls, the honeybee has been seen as one of the wonders of nature: social, industrious, beautiful, terrifying. Almost any paragraph chosen at random is entertaining - Prue Leith, New Statesman The Hive: The Story of the Honeybee and Us by Bee Wilson. It is a sweet celebration of our appreciation of the honeybee - Dumfries and Galloway Standardįascinating, careful, witty and intelligent. The Tabletīee Wilson's little book is a small hive of treasure. Editions for The Hive: The Story of the Honeybee and Us: 0312342616 (Hardcover published in 2006), 0719565987 (Paperback published in 2005), 0312371241 (. ![]() some of her best writing is about the deliciousness of honey, and it is hard to read her chapter of recipes without drooling. A light and delicious book, in an exceptionally pretty honey-coloured jacket gilded with bees, and it is written with sparkle and charm. The Hive by Bee Wilson, September 12, 2005, John Murray edition, Paperback - New Ed edition. ![]()
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