Sweetness Light. SWEETNESS LIGHT: the mysterious history of the honeybee is the story of bees and honey from the Stone Age to the contemporary cutting edge; from Nepalese honey hunters to the urban hives on the rooftops of New York City. How we see bees and use their honey has changed over the centuries, at each point reflecting the era. Hattie Ellis’ "Sweetness Light: The Mysterious History of the Honeybee" promises to answer that question but does so only imperfectly. She starts out well enough, tracing As an organic gardener, I am concerned with the health of the soil and the beneficial insects who pollinate crops and keep pests in /5. · In Sweetness and Light, Hattie Ellis leads us into the hive, revealing the fascinating story of bees and honey from the Stone Age to the present, from Nepalese honey hunters to urban hives on the rooftops of New York City. Uncovering the secrets of the honeybee one by one, Ellis shows how this small insect, with a collective significance so much greater than its individual size, can carry us Brand: Crown Publishing Group.
Hattie Ellis, author of Sweetness and Light: The Mysterious History of the Honeybee, on LibraryThing LibraryThing is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers Home Groups Talk More Zeitgeist. Sweetness and Light.: The Mysterious History of the Honeybee. Hattie Ellis. Crown, - Nature - pages. 6 Reviews. Did you know that Abraham Lincoln and Muhammad Ali both consumed bee pollen to boost energy, or that beekeepers in nineteenth-century Europe viewed their bees as part of the family? Sweetness and Light: The Mysterious History of the Honeybee - Hattie Ellis () Posted on Septem by lizipaulk We have chosen to fill our hives with honey and wax; thus furnishing mankind with the two noblest of things, which are sweetness and light.
Praise for Sweetness Light: The Mysterious History of the Honeybee by Hattie Ellis 'Like the densely packed honeycomb of the hive, [Ellis'] book is jam-packed with information, ideas, stories and questions. Fascinating.' The Independent 'Richly informative and beautifully written.' Richard Mabey, The Times Spoonfuls of Honey - Hattie Ellis. Sweetness Light. SWEETNESS LIGHT: the mysterious history of the honeybee is the story of bees and honey from the Stone Age to the contemporary cutting edge; from Nepalese honey hunters to the urban hives on the rooftops of New York City. How we see bees and use their honey has changed over the centuries, at each point reflecting the era. In Sweetness and Light, Hattie Ellis leads us into the hive, revealing the fascinating story of bees and honey from the Stone Age to the present, from Nepalese honey hunters to urban hives on the.
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