Honeybee Democracy
By Thomas D. Seeley
Princeton University Press, 2010.
Summary of Honeybee Democracy book by Thomas D. Seeley
Uncover the secrets of honeybee swarms, including the ingenious methods they use to scout potential homes and choose between them, while learning some of their valuable lessons for how to run an effective democratic system.
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What do you get from this book? An illuminating look inside a honeybee swarm’s effective democracy
Honeybee colonies are built on co-operation, an essential ingredient in their preparations to survive the winter
Honeybees measure their potential new homes by walking, then communicate their findings by dancing
The bees almost always agree on the best of the possible nesting sites, showing the power of a good democracy
Consensus arises naturally—and mysteriously—among the bees, and disagreement fades quickly
Moving out requires careful preparation, unanimous agreement, and leadership from the bees who know the way
The structure of a bee swarm has similarities with primate brains’ decision-making systems that can help us understand both
Human democracies have plenty to learn from the honeybees’ fast, accurate, and equal voting process
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Who should read Honeybee Democracy book
- Beekeepers and bee lovers
- biologists and ecologists
- those with an interest in democratic systems
- science fans
- social scientists
About the author of Honeybee Democracy
Thomas D. Seeley
A professor of biology at Cornell University in his native Ithaca, New York, Thomas D. Seeley has spent most of his life studying bees and bee swarm behavior. His other books include The Lives of Bees and Following the Wild Bees. He has studied across the world and was supervised at Harvard by biologist E. O. Wilson.
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