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The most joyful emanation produced by a colony of bees is known as the "song of increase"-declaring that the hive is flourishing and the bees are happy in its abundance. Song of Increase takes us inside the world of the honeybee to glean the wisdom of these fascinating creatures with…


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A beautiful exploration of bees from the perspective of the bees. I loved learning so many of the inner workings of the hive/ bees as well as natural beekeeping practices that the author explains so beautifully alongside the communications and teachings directly from bees. As I work with plants and flowers, this book filled in so many missing pieces which ended up confirming so much of my work with flowers in the world, adding a rich extra texture of layers to the everyday workings of the natural world.
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