Honeybee Democracy

By: Thomas D. Seeley

Narrated by: Keith Sellon-Wright

Honeybees make decisions collectively-and democratically. Every year, faced with the life-or-death problem of choosing and traveling to a new home, honeybees stake everything on a process that includes collective fact-finding, vigorous debate, and consensus building. In fact, as world-renowned animal behaviorist Thomas Seeley reveals, these incredible insects have much to teach us when it comes to collective wisdom and effective decision making. A remarkable account of scientific discovery, Honeybee Democracy brings together, for the first time, decades of Seeley's pioneering research to tell the amazing story of house hunting and democratic debate among the honeybees.

©2010 Princeton University Press (P)2017 Tantor

Critic reviews

"The year's most enchanting science book." ( Financial Times)

The mind of the Hive.

Very good book with lots of scientific details. Performance was awesome.
Sort of behind the scenes of the Honeybee
With projects like this there is “Hope for The Honeybee”.

Inspiring. Excellent book and reading.

This was fascinating and informative. I do wish the author had reflected a bit more on the widespread traditions of democracy in human societies beyond the western lineage. Also, the casualness toward the torture and killing of creatures in pursuit of science was troubling: at least some acknowledgement of their suffering would suffice. Nonetheless the author’s scientific rigor and talent in storytelling made this book wonderful.

Amazing! Well written and a great listen!

What a wonderful book. Scientific, accessible and thought provoking. Whether your are interested in science or not, this is great stuff.

great book!

This was a great book, it was very enlightening and I would definitely recommend. Looking forward to audible publishing more books on bees....

A most inspiring book!

Besides providing an updated information on the state of the art knowledge on the ways bee colonies make decisions it is also very motivating.

Data

I read 5 books on bees (all from audible)- this one should be the only one out there.

You won't BEE disappointed!

What sounds like the nerdiest book for a niche market of enthusiasts or scientists I started this book with guarded expectations.

I was completely mistaken!

Knowing absolutely nothing about bee's other then it hurts when they sting you i found myself fascinated by this book, the bee's and the authors enthusiasm and life work!

It's one of those books your going to have to trust the audible reviews and just give it a shot! You won't BEE disappointed!

amazing

this is a must read for anybody who is interested in the life of honey bees and animal social behavior.

Great read!

Great book! The methodology used in the authors experiments was really clear. The story was fascinating and the narrator did a great job. Would definitely recommend!

Really informative

Great Historical information as well as knowledge you can use! Keep this one available for reference. Highly recommend.