How Bees Make Honey

by Michael Chinery

Describes the characteristics and behavior of honeybees and how honey is made and harvested

Genres: Nonfiction

32 pages, Library Binding

First published September 1, 1996

About the author

Michael Chinery is an English naturalist.

He studied in Cambridge where he graduated in natural sciences and anthropology.

He edits Cecidology, the journal of the British Plant Gall Society.

Books:
- Animals in the zoo,
- Animal communities,
- Britain's Plant Galls. A photographic
guide (2011) WildGuides. Old Basing, Hampshire. ISBN 978 190365743 0
- Purnell's concise Encyclopedia of Nature,
Forests, Kingfisher, London, 1992 ISBN 0-86272-915-7


Chinery is well known for his books on insects :

Insects of Britain and Northern Europe, 3rd edition, Collins field guide. ISBN 0-00-219918-1
Insects of Britain and Western Europe, Collins Guide, 1986 (reprinted in 1991)
Butterflies of Britain and Europe, Collins Wildlife Trust Guides.

Reviews

[Kara Duncan]

Any bee enthusiast out there? If so this is a book for you. How Bees Make Honey is an informational text that describes in full detail the honey making process. Bees must pollinate in order to make honey, so that is a first. Surprisingly, making honey is not as simple as landing on a flower and then going back to the hive. Making honey actually takes a little bit of work. I would definitely recommend this book for students interested in honey bees or bees in general. This book covers a wide content area, so it would be a great resource for many things. I would use this when discussing the importance of animals in nature. I am one who is quick to kill a bee, so this book can be used to tell the importance of honey bees and why we should not kill them out of fear.

[Monica · Rating 4 out of 5]

"How Bees Make Honey" is goes in depth about how the bees make honey. The topic itself is most likely talked about in the classroom so the book would fit right into that lesson.