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:- 4.0 out of 5 stars from FogRider -- A Life More Than Bees : Profound but hard to follow his intense, intellectual, and phiosophicall point of view at times. His use of the English language is impressive but he lost me a couple of times and it took a rereading of several passages to see his connection between the life of bees and the life of humanity. That being said, I still enjoyed the challenge and feel his prognosis that much more observing is needed vs.drawing conclusions too quickly. I couldn't help but think that quantum biology and all the other emerging quanta reinforce the author's views on "what is coming". ( Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2017 )
- 4.0 out of 5 stars from eCid -- The Sex Life of Bees--and More... : It is a classic, of course. He makes it quite clear that he is not an entymologist or an apiarist, but his own observations over many years are priceless. Particularly interesting are his explanations of swarming when the queen bee flies to higher altitudes than most bees can reach and is pursued by the male bees, one fortunate male is able to impregnate the queen while in flight--only to have his abdomen ripped out and dying when the deed is done. The sperm from that one donor is stored in a special organ in the queen's abdomen, where it is doled out to fertilize each of the thousands of eggs she will lay daily. It's a gruesome death for the successful donor, but that one male bee gets to father generations and literally hundreds of thousands of new bees. The fun part of Maeterlinck's descriptions is the endlessly delicate terminology he uses to describe the copulation process to a rigidly Puritanical Victorian readership in 19th century Europe. He has to resort to much word verbiage to explain the fact that--humans not excluded--in so far as Nature is concerned, the only reason for copulation is to continue the species. ( Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2015 )
- 5.0 out of 5 stars from Thomas -- The Source of "The Spirit of the Beehive" : Victor Erice's great film, "The Spirit of the Beehive" (1973), had as the inspiration for its title this work by Maeterlink. Since the film has been a favorite since I saw it in a theatre when it opened on its limited American debut, only to fall into obscurity until 2006 when Criterion reissued it in a fine remastered box set, I felt I had to have this book. Erice writes, "The title [of my film] really is not mine. It is taken from a book, in my opinion the most beautiful thing ever written about the life of bees, written by the great poet and playwright Maurice Maeterlinck. In that work, Maeterlinck uses the expression 'The Spirit of the Beehive' to name the powerful, enigmatic and paradoxical force that the bees seem to obey, and that the reason of man has never come to understand." ( Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2014 )
- 3.0 out of 5 stars from mary w truland -- to Bee or Not to..... : I can't be ungrateful for a FREE book, but if you are as ignorant as I am, you will not realize that Maeterlinck (1862-1949) waxed (no pun intended) poetic on all sorts of subjects and the language is lovely but the information is very romantic and not exactly correct. This is somewhat like reading Rudolf Steiner on bees, which is very interesting but of no use whatsoever to a beginning beekeeper. ( Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2014 )
- 4.0 out of 5 stars from Barbara -- Interesting book : An interesting book well written in the style of 1901 when it was published. The writer was very, very verbose and philosophical. I do wonder how people held conversations at that time. If people went on and on in the same way, though I have heard that political speeches lasted for hours as did sermons. Mr. Maeterlinck did love the bees and was obviously entranced by them. He offered very interesting information about what went on/goes on inside a bee hive if you can wade through and get to it. It is worth the read in spite of what I have said above. ( Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2014 )
- 5.0 out of 5 stars from Dr.B -- All the animals that nourish us (cows, lamb, ... : All the animals that nourish us (cows, lamb, goats, pigs, elephants,etc) we take care of them too. However the bees take care of us with their familiar honey which does not rot, its medicinal value and adding $15 billion to our economy thru agriculture and feeding us and the rest of the world by pollination! Interesting and illuminating story about the bees ( Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2015 )
- 5.0 out of 5 stars from Amazon Customer -- Five Stars : interested in learning more about bees, hope one day to be a beekeeper ( Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2018 )
- 5.0 out of 5 stars from Linda Umstead -- The Life of the Bee : This is probably one of the most-read apiary book ever published. Written early in the 20th century, it is a delightful exploration and explanation of the complex society, habits and amazing accomplishments of these tiny creatures, whose industry complements that of humans in very many ways. ( Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2010 )
- 5.0 out of 5 stars from Derek Thomas -- A scholarly work and highly recommended : I bought this book having become very interested in the subject. I acquired a hive a few months ago and the book was purchased to add to my knowledge in this learning project and I was not disappointed. It provides a very fascinating background, historical and illuminating to the history of these fascinating creatures. Highly recommended. ( Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 3, 2019 )
- 5.0 out of 5 stars from Amazon Customer -- ... to students and all lovers of natural history - wonderful lovingly written : The writings from this era need to be re- introduced to students and all lovers of natural history - wonderful lovingly written book ( Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 16, 2018 )
- 4.0 out of 5 stars from The Warlock -- Remarkable : Extraordinary assessment of the amazing social life of the honeybee superorganism. The chapter on the destruction of the Drones is a classic and should be read by anyone with any heart for nature. ( Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 3, 2015 )
- 5.0 out of 5 stars from Peterangela -- Wonderful read : Beautifully written in a poetic style. Incredibly informative and a delight to read. ( Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 17, 2016 )
- 5.0 out of 5 stars from Anna Saunders -- Five Stars : Great book ( Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 8, 2017 )
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