TY  - BOOK
AU  - Horn,Tammy
TI  - Bees in America: how the honey bee shaped a nation 
SN  - 0813172063 (electronic bk.)
AV  - SF524.5 .H67 2005eb
U1  - 638/.1/0973 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Lexington, Ky.
PB  - University Press of Kentucky
KW  - Bee culture
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - Honeybee
KW  - Agriculture
KW  - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-316) and index; pt. 1. Hiving off from Europe -- pt. 2. Establishing a new colony -- pt. 3. Swarming west during the nineteenth century -- pt. 4. Requeening a global hive
N2  - "Queen Bee," "busy as a bee," and "the land of milk and honey" are expressions that permeate the language within American culture. Music, movies, art, advertising, poetry, children's books, and literature all incorporate the dynamic image of the tiny, industrious honey bee into our popular imagination. Honey bees-and the values associated with them-have influenced American values for four centuries. Bees and beekeepers have represented order and stability in a country without a national religion, political party, language, or family structure. Bees in America is an enlightening cultural histo
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