| Synopsis | From London to Los Angeles, from Slovenia to Taiwan, honeybees are dying. In America one in three hives was left lifeless at the beginning of 2008, in France, the death rate might be 60%. In Britain, a government minister warns that honeybees could be extinct within a decade. In this fascinating book, two keen amateur apiarists investigate the claims and counterclaims with the help of scientists and beekeepers in Europe, America and beyond. And they ask the question that will soon be on everyone's lips: is there any possible way of saving the honeybees-and with them the world as we know it? |
