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  • Thomas D. Seeley
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The Lives of Bees
This chapter is in the book The Lives of Bees
© 2019 Princeton University Press, Princeton

© 2019 Princeton University Press, Princeton

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Preface ix
  4. 1. Introduction 1
  5. 2. Bees in the Forest, Still 17
  6. 3. Leaving the Wild 57
  7. 4. Are Honey Bees Domesticated? 79
  8. 5. The Nest 99
  9. 6. Annual Cycle 140
  10. 7. Colony Reproduction 155
  11. 8. Food Collection 187
  12. 9. Temperature Control 215
  13. 10. Colony Defense 243
  14. 11. Darwinian Beekeeping 277
  15. Notes 293
  16. References 317
  17. Acknowledgments 337
  18. Illustration Credits 341
  19. Index 349
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691189383-fm

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Preface ix
  4. 1. Introduction 1
  5. 2. Bees in the Forest, Still 17
  6. 3. Leaving the Wild 57
  7. 4. Are Honey Bees Domesticated? 79
  8. 5. The Nest 99
  9. 6. Annual Cycle 140
  10. 7. Colony Reproduction 155
  11. 8. Food Collection 187
  12. 9. Temperature Control 215
  13. 10. Colony Defense 243
  14. 11. Darwinian Beekeeping 277
  15. Notes 293
  16. References 317
  17. Acknowledgments 337
  18. Illustration Credits 341
  19. Index 349
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