The Honey Bee Around and About is a beautifully illustrated book Celia Davis exploring the world of the bee, the plants on which it depends for its food the food itself. The book also details major diseases and pests affecting the honey bee, which is very useful for examination candidates. The book has garnered much acclaim from the experienced. ‘Within its pages the serious beekeeper will find much information that is otherwise scattered over many volumes’, Karl Showler, Honorary President of Bee Craft Ltd.This is a companion volume to Celia’s first book The Honey Bee Inside Out which covered the anatomy and physiology of the honey bee. The Honey Bee Around and About begins by looking at the origin of honey bees and continues with a description of the different subspecies. Celia details the major diseases affecting honey bees as well as other pests including the mite, Varroa Destructor. The honey bee’s major function is as a pollinator of flowers both in agriculture and the wider environment and the final chapters look at the relationship between bees and flowers and the resultant products of the hive.
