Dancing with Bees, Brigit Strawbridge Howard
Dancing with Bees, Brigit Strawbridge Howard
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Dancing with Bees
A Journey Back to Nature

Author: Brigit Strawbridge Howard

Narrator: Brigit Strawbridge Howard

Unabridged: 12 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/05/2019


Synopsis

A naturalist’s passionate dive into the world of bees of all stripes--what she has learned about them, and what we can learn from them
Brigit Strawbridge Howard was shocked the day she realised she knew more about the French Revolution than she did about her native trees. And birds. And wildflowers. And bees. The thought stopped her—quite literally—in her tracks. But that day was also the start of a journey, one filled with silver birches and hairy-footed flower bees, skylarks, and rosebay willow herb, and the joy that comes with deepening one’s relationship with place. Dancing with Bees is Strawbridge Howard’s charming and eloquent account of a return to noticing, to rediscovering a perspective on the world that had somehow been lost to her for decades and to reconnecting with the natural world. With special care and attention to the plight of pollinators, including honeybees, bumblebees, and solitary bees, and what we can do to help them, Strawbridge Howard shares fascinating details of the lives of flora and fauna that have filled her days with ever-increasing wonder and delight.

Reviews

Goodreads review by L.G. on May 25, 2020

This book is essentially a detailed travelogue of a journey back to a realistic perception of the natural world that sustains our being, with bees playing a guiding role in the journey. When I say 'detailed' I mean the book goes into considerable detail in describing species (especially bee species),......more

Goodreads review by Jim on October 15, 2020

Reading this wonderful book, I’m left with one very large regret: that Brigit Strawbridge Howard lives and writes about nature in Britain rather than in North America. That is, the vast majority of the insects and plants whose stories she tells so compellingly do not exist anywhere near where I live......more

Goodreads review by Rosie on January 07, 2022

Dancing With Bees: A Journey Back To Nature is an extremely readable natural history non-fiction book. Written by Brigit Strawbridge Howard, this is her wildlife journey with British bees. I was very surprised to learn that there are ‘at least twenty thousand different species of bee’ on this planet.......more

Goodreads review by Rose on April 08, 2021

Book review ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 🐝 - Dancing with Bees/Brigit Strawbridge Howard 🍯 ‘Once you open your eyes, heart and mind to your surroundings, you cannot help but notice what has always been here, living under your very nose, just waiting to reveal itself to you’ As addictive as honey, this book is an exqu......more

Goodreads review by Marne - Reader By the Water on April 16, 2022

Classified as a memoir, “Dancing with Bees: a journey back to nature” reads more like non-fiction with little pockets of stories about the author’s life. The audiobook, read by the author in her perfectly posh British accent, could double as a mediation soundtrack. I was soothed and calmed by her de......more