Reprint The Behaviour and Social Life of Honeybees

[Gilberdyke John]

The Behaviour and Social Life of Honeybees - 1953 book by C Ronald Ribbands.
I've just had notification of the book being reprinted but at £25 + postage can anyone give an opinion as to its relevance to modern knowledge?

 

[MuswellMetro]

its more a book for BBKA module 6 behaviour, how they forage, how they find forage, how they see, worker queen differentation,and small amount on swarming but that may be superceded by more modern books on pheromones and queen substance

i have the 1964 paperback reprint and it got me through module 6

 

[Icing Sugar]

I have an original copy and really like it. It is set out in a logical way and is highly referenced. Although those references are 50 or more years old now, many of them relate to anatomy and observational studies of colony behaviour. Many of the studies are well described... you could even repeat some of them if so inclined! (I suspect that the majority of the behavioural studies would prove reproducible if put to the test).Not surprisingly, the section on reproduction is duff but it sheds light on the understanding back then. I note that the reprint has a foreword by Tom Seeley and it is not hard to see why he might like this book. In some ways it can be seen as a forerunner to 'Honeybee Ecology". The style is matter-of-fact rather than fake chatty, which I like. The whole thing is packed full of information. Once in a while an original copy is listed on Am*z** for 2 or 3 quid. That is how I got my copy.

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[Finman]

its more a book for BBKA module 6 behaviour, how they forage, how they find forage, how they see, 6

Karl von Frisch made his studies and got Nobel Prize from that. He studied navigation of bees and bees foraging, how bees see colors. Look from Wikipedia.
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[Finman]

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[Icing Sugar]

Karl von Frisch made his studies and got Nobel Prize from that. He studied navigation of bees and bees foraging, how bees see colors. Look from Wikipedia.
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Indeed, but rather than look it up on Wikipedia why not read about it in his own words? "Bees: their vision, chemical senses and language" is very easy going and a real delight. It will be one of the best general interest honey bee books you read. However, if you want to delve deeper then "The dance language and orientation of bees" is a much larger book, more technical and less prosaic. (It could have done with a bit more editing I think - the translation is a bit jarring and some of the sentences need to be read twice before they make full sense).

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