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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: Each year, honeybees select a new nest site by a complex, democratic process.
Chapter 2: A hive of honeybees works together as a single, brilliantly organized unit.
Chapter 3: Honeybees thoroughly assess potential nest sites to select the best possible new home.
Chapter 4: Scout bees spread news about potential nest sites, and gradually reach consensus together.
Chapter 5: Mistakes are rare occurrences when it comes to choosing a new nest site.
Chapter 6: When the time comes to relocate, a swarm of honeybees acts with remarkable cohesion.
Chapter 7: We can learn a great deal from the honeybees’ democratic decision-making process.
Description
Honeybee Democracy (2010) traces the fascinating story of how bees decide where to build their new hive. Using highly evolved skills, like independent research and community debate, the bees’ deeply democratic decision-making process is a model we can all learn from.
Who Should Listen
- Popular science enthusiasts with a fondness for insects
- Politics buffs who want to learn about democratic systems
- Anyone and everyone who thinks bees are cool