The Beeing: Life Inside a Honeybee Colony

Get an insider’s view of the workings of the bee colony – with totally mesmerizing photography and extensive cutting-edge commentary.

The Beeing covers all aspects of bees’ lives: physiology, colony organization, foraging strategies, nest architecture, bee intelligence, reproduction, and much more. Discover the most up-to-date knowledge on the functioning of the colony, insights into beekeeping practices, and the challenges bees face today – all written in an easy-to-understand non-technical language.

This amazing celebration of bees and their mysteries is brought to you by the world-renowned honeybee photographer Eric Tourneret (Honey from the Earth), the eminent bee scientist Jurgen Tautz (The Buzz about Bees: Biology of a Superorganism) and writer Sylla de Saint Pierre. Large format (11-3/4” x 12-1/4”). Lavishly illustrated – “the most useful coffee table book ever”.

The French original has become a massive bestseller in Europe. Now enjoy the English version, masterfully translated & edited, and featured in American Bee Journal. You won’t be disappointed!

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The Beeing: Life Inside a Honeybee Colony
Eric Tourneret, Sylla de Saint Pierre, Jurgen Tautz
11-3/4” x 12-1/4” hardcover, 261 pages,
over 150 full-color photos
$49.95. ISBN 978-0-9842873-9-0
Deep Snow Press, 2021
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Contents
Contents (cont’d)
The Superorganism (Chapter 1)
When bees dream of immortality
The stages of life
Foraging strategies - Stunning photography
Water is life
Bees and humans (Chapter 5)
Nest architecture (Chapter 6)
The father of ingenuity