2020 EUREKA Excellence in Nonfiction Awards – Honoree Though small in size at approximately 5/8 of an inch (15 mm), Apis mellifera, otherwise known as the honey bee, is one of the most important insects on the planet. Due to their status as super pollinators, it is estimated that a third of the food we eat each day can be attributed to bee activity. And the delicious honey that our winged friends produce makes its way into numerous food, health, and beauty products. This is one busy bee! But the health and welfare of honey bees are in dire need of our attention and help. Habitat loss, pesticides, and climate change are threatening bee colonies around the world. Helping to better educate readers of all ages, beekeeper and wildlife rehabilitator Robbyn Smith van Frankenhuyzen gives a “behind-the-hive” peek into the world of the honey bee in H is for Honey Bee: A Beekeeping Alphabet.
Author: Robbyn Smith Van Frankenhuyzen
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Published: 08/15/2020
Pages: 32
Weight: 1lbs
Size: 9.10h x 11.20w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9781534110700
Language: English
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