Recommended Reading

The Evolution of the Honey Bee Colony as a Superorganism

• The Buzz About Bees: Biology of a Superorganism (2008), by Jürgen Tautz
• The World History of Beekeeping and Honey Hunting (1999), by Eva Crane
• Honey Bee Ecology (1985), by Thomas Seeley
• The Social Behavior of the Bees (1974), by Charles Michener
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Wild Bees

• Bees: An Up-Close Look at Pollinators Around the World (2015), by Sam Droege and Lawrence Packer
• A Sting in The Tale: My Adventures with Bumble Bees (2013), by Dave Goulson
• The Bees of the World (2000), by Charles Michener
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How Honey Bees Communicate

• Honey Bee Democracy (2010), by Thomas Seeley
• Pheromones of Social Bees (2000), by J.B. Free
• The Dancing Bees (1953), by Karl von Frisch
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Honey Bee Biology

• The Hive and the Honey Bee (2015), by L.L. Langstroth et al.
• Honey Bee Biology and Beekeeping (2013), by Dewey Caron and Lawrence Connor
• Bees and Beekeeping: Science, Practice, and World Resources (1990), by Eva Crane
• The Biology of the Honey Bee (1987), by Mark Winston