What a Bee Knows: Exploring the Thoughts, Memories, and Personalities of Bees

By Stephen Buchmann

In What a Bee Knows pollination ecologist Stephen Buchmann brings readers into the mysterious, fascinating minds of bees and introduces the scientists and researchers uncovering their alien ways of seeing the world. Although bee brains are incredibly small—just one million neurons compared to humans’ 100 billion—they have remarkable abilities to navigate, learn, solve problems, communicate, and remember.

More books from NGB member, Island Press:

• The Good Garden: How to Nurture Pollinators, Soil, Native Wildlife, and Healthy Food—All in Your Own Backyard
• A Northern Gardener’s Guide to Native Plants and Pollinators