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Bees pollinate more than 130 fruit, vegetable, and seed crops that we rely on to survive. Bees are crucial to the reproduction and diversity of flowering plants, and the economic contributions of these irreplaceable insects measure in the tens of billions of dollars each year. Yet bees are dying at an alarming rate, threatening food supplies and ecosystems around the world. In this richly illustrated natural history of the bee, Noah Wilson-Rich and his team of bee experts provide a window into the vitally important role that bees play in the life of our planet. Earth is home to more than 20,000 bee species, from fluorescent-colored orchid bees and sweat bees to flower-nesting squash bees and leaf-cutter bees. This book takes an incomparable look at this astounding diversity, blending an engaging narrative with practical, hands-on discussions of such topics as beekeeping and bee health.
About the Author
Noah Wilson-Rich, Ph.D. (1982 - present) was born in Manhattan, NY. He grew up in Fairfield, CT, and moved to Boston for college in 2000 to attend Northeastern University, where he earned a B.S. in biology in 2005. He founded The Best Bees Company while in graduate school at Tufts University, as a means to raise funding for his research to improve honey bee health. In 2009, Noah won the Dow Chemical Company's Student Sustainability Innovation Challenge. In 2010, Noah competed in the MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Elevator Pitch Competition for Best Bees, and won 1st place for the Life Sciences and runner up overall. In 2012, Noah gave a Ted talk about urban beekeeping. In 2014, Noah published his first book, "The Bee: A Natural History" through Ivy Press, Ltd. (UK) and Princeton University Press (US).
