my book picks

In Waterstones (UK bookseller), I discovered a phenomenal nature writer, Dave Goulson.   I read two of his books and recommend to beekeepers Goulson's 2014 book, A Buzz in the Meadow.  Then move onto Goulson's 2013 book, A Sting in the Tale.  In chapters 13 and 14 of A Buzz in the Meadow, Goulson discuses these interesting topics:

• sub-lethal effects of Imidacloprid (neonicotinoid)
• inbreeding leading to diploid males and triploid females

I'm reading The Lives of Bees by Thomas D Seeley.  If you are interested in honey bees living and evolving in the wild, then I recommend this 2019 book for you. Here's the first quote in the first chapter.