| Uniform title | Honigfabrik. English |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The factory and equipment of a bee colony -- Teamwork in the honey factory -- The honey factory production line -- Founding a daughter colony -- Bees as aggressors -- The struggle for survival -- Epilogue. Honey bees : a way of life. |
| Abstract |
Bee hives might look like seething anarchy at first glance, but bees know exactly what they are doing. The universe of the beehive is an intricately organised, delicately balanced ecosystem. From the mighty queen to the lowliest worker bees, each bee plays its part in the whole. The Honey Factory plunges the reader into the invisible life of a bee colony and reveals the secrets of this fascinating world. How do worker bees come to a collective decision? What does the honeybees' waggling dance communicate? What provokes the sexual excesses of the young queen bee? And why is the precious relationship between humans and bees a matter of species survival? Combining the most fascinating scientific discoveries and greatest secrets in bee research, The Honey Factory answers these questions and more. |
| General note | Translation of: Die Honigfabrik : die Wunderwelt der Bienen - eine Betriebsbesichtigung. ©2017. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-261) and index. |
| Language | Translated from German. |
| Translation of | Translation of: Tautz, Jürgen. Honigfabrik. Gütersloh : Gütersloher Verlagshaus, 2017 9783579086699 |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Tautz, Jürgen. Honigfabrik. English. Honey factory. Carlton, Vic. : Black Inc, 2018 9781743820575 |
| ISBN | 9781760640408 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 1760640409 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 9781760640903 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1760640905 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (electronic book) |
