{"product_id":"bees-9781838863579","title":"Bees","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBees\u003c\/i\u003e is an outstanding collection of photographs showing these fascinating insects in their natural habitat. Honey bees, bumblebees, mining bees, dwarf bees, carpenter, leafcutter and mason bees: bees come in many different types, with more than 16,000 species worldwide. The bees we are most familiar with, bumblebees and honey bees, live in colonies and play a major role in pollinating the crops, plants and flowers around us. \u003cbr\u003eAnd bees produce honey - reputedly the food of the gods - a function of bees' lifecycle, which humans have exploited for millennia. Many bees today are domesticated, and beekeepers collect honey, beeswax, pollen, and royal jelly from hives for human use. A typical bee produces a teaspoon of honey (about 5 grams) in her lifetime. Bees can communicate many ways through the movement of their wings and bodies - most famously, with the 'waggle dance', where they make figure-of- eight circles to let other bees know the direction and distance of nectar. \u003cbr\u003eWith full captions explaining how bees live, function communally, communicate, feed and reproduce, \u003ci\u003eBees\u003c\/i\u003e is an insightful examination in 190 outstanding colour photographs of mankind's favourite insect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e is a leading natural history writer based in the United Kingdom. As an author and contributor, he has worked on more than 60 books. A zoology graduate from the University of Bristol, he has also worked as a zookeeper and in safari parks in Zimbabwe.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Amber Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51967079940370,"sku":"9781838863579","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_00891696-6b75-4b0d-9add-f696a2870109.jpg?v=1768924543","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bees-9781838863579","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}