The beekeeper's lament how one man and half a billion honey bees help feed America

Summary: Recounts the experiences of John Miller, one of the foremost migratory beekeepers, who, despite mysterious epidemics that threaten American honey populations--and the nation's agribusiness--forges on and moves ahead in a new natural world.

Record details

ISBN: 9780062079428 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 0062079425 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
remote
1 online resource (269 p.) : ill.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : Harper Perennial, c2011.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:	Fast cars and big trucks -- Beekeeper's roulette -- The tiny leviathan -- Faustian bargains -- Trespasses -- Charismatic mini-fauna -- Survivor stock -- The human swarm -- Bittersweet bounty -- Next year, right?
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.