Honeybee Democracy by Thomas Seeley
We were fortunate enough to attend the presentation in Denver given by Cornell University professor and bee researcher, Thomas Seeley. Seeley has been researching bees for the past several decades and in particular the communication of bees in a swarm. He calls it “swarm intelligence” and
Here is a link to his presentation:
http://multimedia2.geneseo.edu/GreatDayKeyHinted.mov
((he starts his presentation about 1/4 way into the video))
This presentation was not as relaxed as the presentation we saw in Denver as the crowd was asking questions and Selley was telling funny stories along the way. What an inspiration to see such positive enthusiasm towards the bees!
Seeley has written several books we recommend:
Honeybee Democracy – a great read, fun and interesting comparison to human democracy, but also fascinating information about bees communicating in a swarm
The Wisdom of the Hive -this is much deeper read, really delving into the details of his studies
Here is a great synopsis of his work studying bees swarms:
Thomas Seeley’s work
enjoy!
Reblogged this on beeguardianmaine and commented:
Here is a book I heard about, but have not read.
There is also a presentation of the author, and more links