The beekeeper's lament : how one man and half a billion honey bees help feed America / Hannah Nordhaus.
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TextPublication details: New York : Harper Perennial, c2011Edition: 1st edDescription: 269 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN: 9780061873256 (pbk.); 006187325X (pbk.)Subject(s): Miller, John | Bee culture -- United States | Honeybee -- United States | Migratory beekeepers -- United StatesDDC classification: 638/.130973 | 638 LOC classification: SF524.5 | .N67 2011
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Summary: Recounts the experiences of John Miller, one of the foremost migratory beekeepers, who, despite mysterious epidemics that threaten American honey populations--and the nation's agribusiness--forges on and moves ahead in a new natural world.
Fast cars and big trucks -- Beekeeper's roulette -- The tiny leviathan -- Faustian bargains -- Trespasses -- Charismatic mini-fauna -- Survivor stock -- The human swarm -- Bittersweet bounty -- Next year, right?
| Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Martha's Vineyard High School Library | 638/NORDHAUS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39844500016924 |
Fast cars and big trucks -- Beekeeper's roulette -- The tiny leviathan -- Faustian bargains -- Trespasses -- Charismatic mini-fauna -- Survivor stock -- The human swarm -- Bittersweet bounty -- Next year, right?
Recounts the experiences of John Miller, one of the foremost migratory beekeepers, who, despite mysterious epidemics that threaten American honey populations--and the nation's agribusiness--forges on and moves ahead in a new natural world.
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