What an important book. I learned SO much reading this book. We all know that honey bees are in treoublle and that the reasons why is somewhat of a mystery, but Rowan Jacobsen does a really good job outlining colony collapse syndrome, looking into the possible reasons, and importantly, what we can do about it.It's also well-written and a fairly quick read. But I think it's an important book for anyone who wants to be informed on this key ecological issue. I read a lot of books about bees, but this one is definitely the best one so far!! The author writes conversationally and weaves in tons of fun facts. I learned so much! If you've wanted to know know more about honey bees or about agriculture or about the history of flowering plants or about the future of pollinators (and you should want to learn to learn more about these things!) then you'll be thoroughly enlightened after this book. This book is proof that science can be fun! The jacket says the author has also written a book on oysters and a book on chocolate. I'll definitely be checking these out!
Makes you want to go buy a piece of land, plant a garden, and keep bees! What an eye-opener.
—mntstep
This is a great book for anyone interested in the environment and sustainable agriculture.
—Bob
this book is very scary it will probable give me nightmares
—linduh
People have to READ this BOOK!
—Cate
