With spectacularly beautiful colour photographs and an easy understandable text The Buzz about Bees tells the story of honeybees in a new perspective. Based on the latest data, notably from his own research group, Jürgen Tautz provides a wonderful insight into the realms of bees.

In contrast to the view of bee colonies as perfect societies of selfless individuals ruled by a queen, Tautz introduces them as a "superorganism", a self organizing and complex adaptive system based on a network of communication; a fascinating result of evolution, a mammal in several bodies.

The entire range of astonishing bee activities is described. Remarkable action photographs never shown before present bees busy with cell cleaning, caring for the brood, serving in the queen's court, visiting flowers, receiving nectar, producing honey, comb building, entrance guarding, heating and cooling. Spotlights include bees grooming, swarming, fighting, telephoning, sleeping and communicating by high-toned beeping, scents and dances.

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Summary: The Buzz About Bees Buzz
Comment: Clearly written with beautiful photographs to illustrate topics discussed. As a hobby bee keeper, I have found it wonderfully informative and have sent a copy to my daughter who teaches biology at the University level in the UK. I highly recommend for anyone who is interested in bees, nature, and/or our world.

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Summary: Utterly intriguing and a very high recommendation for both etymologists and non-specialist general readers alike
Comment: It is said that if Bees were to suddenly disappear from the earth, a mass extinction would occur. "The Buzz About Bees: Biology of a Superorganism" is a complete and comprehensive study on this fascinating species. Offering his own revolutionary opinion, Tautz does not describe the bee hive as a group of creatures living socially, but instead a single superorganism spread over many bodies. Arguing his unique stance, "The Buzz About Bees" is utterly intriguing and a very high recommendation for both etymologists and non-specialist general readers alike.

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Summary: Fascinating. beautiful
Comment: I'm just a regular person who's interested in the world around her--not a beekeeper, scientist, or teacher--and I found this book absolutely fascinating. It is filled with remarkable, and sometimes groundbreaking, information about honey bees and bee hives. It's written at a level that is suitable for scientists and bee professionals but is also understandable for lay people. The images are sharp and absolutely stunning. I think about this book every time I see a bee-like insect or a group of plants being visited by pollinators. It's a wonderful addition to any nature library.

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Summary: Insightful Resource
Comment: My Master Beekeeping Mentor recommended this book and having started this year with my bees I found this book very helpful. Dr. Tautz has a wonderful way of explaining how bees live and make their way in the world. The discussion on bees sleeping habits was especially great! It seems that only a child would ask such a question but therein lies the mastery of his approach. We need to observe this miracle with a child's eye in order to really appreciate this. I couldn't put this book down. The beautiful photographs are as wonderful. I know how patient she must a have been. I've sat for hours with my camera near my hives with little success. Great insights, helpful research and an appreciation for the natural world - Thank you for your work, effort and vocation!

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Summary: The Honey Bee Book of all times
Comment: I have been teaching beekeeping for the last 8 eight years. I search and search for reliable material to put into the class. I have found numerous books over the years that have been written by good beekeepers and professors but none write about the inside of the hive. This book is about the hive, the bees in the hive and how they interact with each other. The German's are renouned for their accuracy and research. I believe that they have outdone themselves this time. If you want to understand what happens in the hive this is the book for you. It is written clearly with lots of related pictures. I thank Juergen Tautz for his time and effort in writting this book.

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