Wednesday, July 11, 7 – 8 p.m., Emmanuel Parish Hall
— from Jenny Pederson for Darvill’s Bookstore —
Please join Darvill’s Bookstore in welcoming our neighbor Thor Hanson for a reading and talk about his new book Buzz: The Nature & Necessity of Bees.
This lively and informative book takes you on a tour of the natural and cultural history of bees. They’re like oxygen: ubiquitous, essential, and, for the most part, unseen. While we might overlook them, they lie at the heart of relationships that bind the human and natural worlds.
In Buzz, author and biologist Thor Hanson takes us on a journey that begins 125 million years ago, when a wasp first dared to feed pollen to its young. From honeybees and bumbles to lesser-known diggers, miners, leafcutters, and masons, bees have long been central to our harvests, our mythologies, and our very existence. They’ve given us sweetness and light, the beauty of flowers, and as much as a third of the foodstuffs we eat. And, alarmingly, they are at risk of disappearing.
Reception and book signing will follow.
