Sign in with Facebook
Loading...
7th out of 59 books
—
17 voters
Bees in America: How the Honey Bee Shaped a Nation
by
Tammy Horn
" Honey bees--and the qualities associated with them--have quietly influenced American values for four centuries. During every major period in the country's history, bees and beekeepers have represented order and stability in a country without a national religion, political party, or language. Bees in America is an enlightening cultural history of bees and beekeeping in th...more
Paperback, 333 pages
Published
April 21st 2006
by University Press of Kentucky
(first published 2005)
Friend Reviews
To see what your friends thought of this book,
please sign up.
More lists with this book...
Community Reviews
(showing
1-30
of
223)
I've never read a book solely based on beekeeping before but have always been fascinated by the process. I learned a lot from this book, and I'm going to delve into that below. So... erm, nonfiction historical spoiler alert? You have been warned, interwebz.
I found it really interesting to see how the gender of beekeepers changed throughout history. From Dutch wives to pastors to the factories in WW2. It was also really cool to read about how bees made their way into American rhetoric
Teachers an...more
I found it really interesting to see how the gender of beekeepers changed throughout history. From Dutch wives to pastors to the factories in WW2. It was also really cool to read about how bees made their way into American rhetoric
Teachers an...more
Jul 16, 2008
Finergrind
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
anyone interested in the well being of nature and country
Recommended to Finergrind by:
Neil Gaiman
I love bees. A swarm would set up in my Grandfather's garage walls, so I spent many a summers afternoon watching them go in and out, and those on the outbound flight would have a young boy following them to see where they landed and what flower drew them in.
_Bees in America: How the Honey Bee Shaped a Nation_ was an engaging read. I enjoyed the first part of the book, more than the last part, because the idea that an insect would have such a major impact on the landscape, as well as the conscien...more
_Bees in America: How the Honey Bee Shaped a Nation_ was an engaging read. I enjoyed the first part of the book, more than the last part, because the idea that an insect would have such a major impact on the landscape, as well as the conscien...more
This book provides a great overview of how bees and beekeeping have affected American history and culture. Horn takes us from colonial times through to the present. including discussion of how bees and beehives became metaphors for American independence and westward expansion. The Mormons and their symbolic appropriation of the beehive is especially discussed. With all of the recent discussion on the "disappearing bees" this book reminds us why bees are important to America on multiple levels.
This is a book so full of fascinating information. It is sure to entertain and inform. Surprisingly, I don't think that one needs to have a love for bees prior to reading this book, only just a curiosity. The love will blossom as one reads this intriguing history.
Fabulous social history and cultural entomology of the European honeybee in America, including relationships between bees and religion, industry, ethnic background, gender, and politics.
A very interesting work about honey in our history. If you like bees & bee keeping you will find this fascinating.
On second thought, I don't know how interested I am in reading this book. It sounds interesting, but it still manages to read like a junior high history textbook in terms of keeping my attention. Maybe another time...
Honey bees have been a part of American history for four hundred years. This book traces the cultural history of bees and beekeeping throughout history.
Just too slow moving for me to get into. I guess I'm just not in the mood for scholarly right now. :)
May 15, 2013
Chandler Pritchett
marked it as to-read
May 04, 2013
Pernille Ansbak Kassow
marked it as to-read
Apr 29, 2013
Amy Wilson
marked it as to-read
Apr 08, 2013
jessica
marked it as to-read
Apr 03, 2013
Meryki
marked it as to-read
Mar 30, 2013
Michael Black
marked it as to-read
Mar 13, 2013
Sami
marked it as to-read
Mar 11, 2013
Stacey Skelonc
marked it as to-read
Mar 08, 2013
Anthony
marked it as to-read
Mar 02, 2013
Trevor
marked it as to-read
Feb 28, 2013
Jean
marked it as to-read
Jan 26, 2013
Daleaz
added it
Jan 26, 2013
Stephanie Rexroth
marked it as to-read
Jan 25, 2013
Jorge
marked it as to-read
Jan 25, 2013
Jesalyn B
marked it as to-read
Jan 24, 2013
Maddie
marked it as to-read
Jan 21, 2013
Kirsten
marked it as to-read
There are no discussion topics on this book yet.
Be the first to start one »
Jan 22, 2009 05:35am