Cañon City Public Library

Describes the process of making honey, from a bee's collection of nectar to honey production on a beekeeper's farm.

Bees don't just produce honey. Your food supply depends on them. Apiarist Dave Hackenberg's bees have a busy travel schedule, pollinating around the United States from February to July. So when Dave inspected four hundred of his hives and found that the bees had simply vanished, a dream team of bee scientists got to work.

Introduces honeybees, describing their physical features, different roles in the hive, and the importance of bee pollination for the world's food supply.

Introduces readers to the world of bees, discussing what they need to live and how they behave.

An introduction to the most common species of honeybee.

"It's good to be a queen bee! The queen bee lets the other bees in the hive feed and care for her. What does she do? She lays eggs! A queen bee can lay more than 1,000 eggs a day! Take a look at the social structure inside a bee hive and the important role the queen and the female worker bees play"--

Describes the appearance, life cycle, activities, and social habits of bees, and provides information on beekeeping.

Simple text and photographs present the features and behavior of honey bees.