Jason Goodwin

Sting in the tale

Bees are news. The advent of a sinister condition dubbed Colony Collapse Disorder has concentrated many minds on the future of the honey bee, not least in the US where the disorder is prevalent and pollination by bees accounts for billions of dollars’ worth of agricultural produce.

  • The Beekeeper’s Lament: How Half a Billion Honey Bees Help Feed America

    Hannah Nordhaus

    HarperPerennial, pp. 288

  • Bees in the City: The Urban Beekeepers’ Handbook

    Alison Benjamin and Brian McCall

    Guardian Books, pp. 247

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