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and human history  \nEnglish translation by Paul Tout  \nTANTAEST NATURA  \nARTEMIS EPHESIA  \nUNA APIS  \nRERUM, UT PROPE EX UMBRA MINIMA ANIMALISINCOMPARABILE  \nIN VERONA MMXIX  \nNOTES AND REFLECTIONS WITH AN OPEN HEART, ON THE WORLD OF BEES, THEIR EVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENT AND THEIR ROLE IN ECOSYSTEMS, ON THE ROLE OF THE HONEYBEE IN THE FORMATION OF HUMAN CULTURE, ON THE HISTORY OF BEEKEEPING AND MY FIRST NATURAL BEEKEEPING EXPERIENCES WITH TOP-BAR HIVES, MOVING TOWARDS THE BEEKEEPING OF TOMORROW.  \nEFFECERIT QUIDDAM  \nARISTAEUS  \nNULLA APIS  \nBiodiversity Friend 9  \nPaolo Fontana The Joy of Bees  \nBees as a model of sustainability and beekeeping as an experience of Nature and human history  \nFirst English Edition 2019  \nISSN 2421-387X  \nISBN 978-88-940945-8-9  \n© Copyright 2019 WBA Project srl-Verona (Italia)  \nWBA onlus Scientific & editorial commitee:  \nBarrientos-Lozano Ludivina, Ciudad Victoria (Mexico) Casale Achille, Sassari (Italy) Daccordi Maurwo, Verona (Italy) Giachino Pier Mauro, Turin (Italy) Guidolin Laura, Padua (Italy) Kleukers Roy, Leiden (Holland) Massa Bruno, Palermo (Italy) Onore Giovanni, Quito (Ecuador) Osella Bartolomeo Giuseppe, L’Aquila (Italy) Peck Stewart B., Ottawa (Canada) Roig Fidel Alejandro, Mendoza (Argentina) Salgado Costas Jose Maria, Leon (Spain) Stoch Fabio, Rome (Italy) Tretiach Mauro, Trieste (Italy) Vailati Dante, Brescia (Italy).  \nEditorial director: Pier Mauro Giachino  \nItalian project: Gianfranco Caoduro  \nGraphic project:  \nJacopo Berlaffa Cover:  \nWatercolour by Valentina Verlato [www.valentinaverlato.com](www.valentinaverlato.com)  \nRecommended bibliographic citation:  \nFontana P., 2019. The Joy of Bees. Biodiversity Friend 9;  \nWBA Project Ed., Verona: XXXII-716 pp.  \nPrinciple manager:  \nSimone Bellini-Authorization n. 116753 dated 08/06/2006  \nAll rights reserved.  \nThe rights of translation, electronic storage and reproduction by any means are reserved for all countries, unless authorized by the publisher.  \nFor Cinzia  \nYour hands are made of beeswax, holding the world likefine honey  \nif one agrees to lose oneself with you1 Camilla and Carlotta  \nLike arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth. 2  \n1 Piccini D., 2017. Regni. Manni: 112 pp. (translated)  \n2 The Bible, Psalms, 127, 4.  \nA bee settling on a flower has stung a child. And the child is afraid of bees and declares that bees exist to sting people. A poet admires the bee sucking from the chalice of a flower and says it exists to suck the fragrance of flowers. 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The higher the human intellect rises in the discovery of these purposes, the more obvious it becomes, that the ultimate purpose is beyond our comprehension.  \nLev Tolstòj  \nWar and Peace , Epilogue, Part One, Chapter 4  \nUnder the patronage of:  \nWith the financial support of:  \nIndex  \nFOREWORDS  \nForeword by Richard Jones 21  \nForeword by Ignazio Floris 24  \nForeword by Christie Hemenway 26  \nSelections from the forewords to the first Italian edition 28  \nA note from the translator 29  \nTo the English readers with love 31  \nDON’T PANIC  \nExcusatio non petita, accusatio manifesta 37  \n“Are ‘api’ happy?” 38  \nThe aim of t","cbCaiij3fQOu1EX8","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiij3fQOu1EX8","pdf",4244933,47,"English","# FOREWORDS\n## Foreword by Richard Jones\n## Foreword by Ignazio Floris\n## Foreword by Christie Hemenway\n## Selections from the forewords to the first Italian edition\n## A note from the translator\n## To the English readers with love\n# DON’T PANIC\n## Excusatio non petita, accusatio manifesta\n## “Are ‘api’ happy?”\n## The aim of the poet should be wonder\n## The test of all happines is gratitude\n# Chapter I\n## EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT BEES BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK\n## Natural history of honey bees\n## Honey bee evolution\n## Honey bee anatomy\n## Honey bee sociality\n## The hive superorganism\n## Workers of the world unite!\n## Worker bees and pollen collection\n## Forager bees\n## The sting and venom in bees\n## How long bees live\n## Honey bee intelligence","[{\"question\":\"What themes connect bees to sustainability and human culture in this book?\",\"answer\":\"Bees are presented as a model of sustainability, with beekeeping framed as an experience linking nature and human history, and as central to the formation of human culture and ecosystem dynamics.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the book explain the honey bee’s evolutionary and biological roles?\",\"answer\":\"It covers honey bee natural history and evolution, then moves through anatomy, sociality, queen and worker development, fertilization, swarming, nutrition, and the sting and venom, tying each process to roles within the hive and environment.\"},{\"question\":\"What topics are included in the first chapter’s overview of honey bees?\",\"answer\":\"The chapter includes sections on bee basics and knowledge, insect evolution, honey bee evolution, hive structure and superorganism concepts, social roles, pollen collection and foraging, drones and relatedness, and honey bee intelligence and sensory understanding.\"}]","The Joy of Bees - Notes and Reflections | PDF",118]