Following the Wild Bees: The Craft and Science of Bee Hunting

Review ------ "Honorable Mention for the 2017 PROSE Award in Popular Science and Popular Mathematics, Association of American Publishers" "Seeley's passion for the social insects blazes as he quotes historical accounts by Henry David Thoreau and describes the intricacies of the chase, from baiting with anise-scented sugar to patiently amassing location data"---Barb Kiser, Nature "Seeley has been studying honeybees in the wild for decades and in the course of his research has made something of an art of finding--and leaving undisturbed--feral colonies. That he's had a grand time doing so is abundantly clear in this slim volume. . . . [Seeley] shares his research accessibly and generously along with his enthusiasm." (Kirkus) "This charming story will pull you into the action and make you feel like an intrepid bee hunter without ever leaving your living room chair."---HoneyBeeSuite, "Following the Wild Bees introduced me to a new activity. If you've ever wondered how beekeepers find new wild hives, this book explains it all. This is a must-have book for all beekeepers and bee lovers."---Scott Shalaway, Youngstown "In addition to serving as a primer on the behavior and biology of honeybees, Following the Wild Bees just might give readers an intellectually (and physically) stimulating new outdoor activity." (The Scientist) "Anyone deeply interested in natural history will ignore this mad little volume at their peril."---Simon Ings, New Scientist "This game has been on my ‘to-do' list since reading Donovan's book on the subject a decade or so ago. Tom has now given me the interest and enthusiasm to get out and do it!" (Chris Slade's Bee Blog) "A delightful new book, Following the Wild Bees: The Craft and Science of Bee Hunting . . . is, as the subtitle suggests, a personal guide to finding wild hives (as sed to the industry of keeping colonies of bees in hives). With enriching nods to such Harvardian predecessors as Henry David Thoreau and George Harold Edgell (The Bee Hunter, 1949), Seeley's book is richly informed by both research and the author's sheer love for 'the most intelligent insect in the world.'" (Harvard Magazine) "Filled with fascinating information on bee colonies and the history of honey hunts."---Matt Miller, Cool Green Science Read more ( javascript:void(0) ) From the Back Cover ------------------- "Following the Wild Bees is scientific natural history at its very best: original, authentic, and exciting. It is at the same time science, science history, adventure, sport, and treasure hunting."--Edward O. Wilson, Harvard University "As charming a book as I've read in ages, Following the Wild Bees engages with the natural world in precisely the same way that dozens of generations of bee hunters have done before. My advice would be, make a beeline for the bookstore."--Bill McKibben, author of Oil and Honey "Great adventure, true science, lost art. Bee hunting is older even than beekeeping, yet has never been described in such careful detail. Seeley draws from his whole life of honey bee study to simply and eloquently describe the bee hunter's craft, and the honey bee's foraging behavior. He fully shares the skills you'll need--capturing, baiting, releasing, marking, timing, and moving a company of bees--to pursue the fascinating outdoor sport of finding the secret homes of wild honey bee colonies."--Kim Flottum, editor of Bee Culture magazine "This unique book is about using the art of bee lining to find honey bee colonies living in hollow trees, something the author has done for forty years. It is also about honey bees, the pleasure of connecting with nature, the sport given by hunting, and how a hunt need not end in a kill to be exhilarating. The chase is enough."--Francis L. W. Ratnieks, University of Sussex "This inspiring, elegantly written book is much more than a riveting set of instructions for finding wild honey bee colonies nesting in tree cavities. It is a prescription for what ails us. Seely leads us on a hunt for sanity, and the best part is that the hunt ends in reverence rather than destruction. This book is a gift to humanity and a homage to bees."--Marla Spivak, University of Minnesota "A special delight. There is no better guide to bee hunting than Seeley. Here, he draws on his extensive groundbreaking research into bee behavior, both in the lab and in the field. Following wild honey bees is Seeley's passion, and also his scientific reward--and it shows on every page of this wonderful book."--Bernd Heinrich, author of The Homing Instinct: Meaning and Mystery in Animal Migration "Like Thoreau, Seeley advises us to slow down, take our time, and enjoy the natural world through a calm and contemplative approach. This is a lovely book, beautifully written and filled with Seeley's usual clarity and enthusiasm for bees."--Mark L. Winston, author of Bee Time: Lessons from the Hive Read more ( javascript:void(0) ) See all Editorial Reviews ( /dp/product-description/0691170266/ref=dp_proddesc_0?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books&isInIframe=0 )

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