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Introduction | p. 1 |
The Beginning of an Enduring Passion: Prehistoric Honey Hunters | p. 7 |
Searching for Gold: Ancient Rituals and Modern-Day Honey Hunters | p. 21 |
Staying in Touch: The Beekeeper's Craft | p. 45 |
A Year in the life of a Beekeeper | p. 69 |
Secrets of the Bee | p. 93 |
Bees and Honey in Myth, Legend, and Ancient Warfare | p. 117 |
Trading Honey in the Ancient and Modern Worlds | p. 139 |
A Taste of Honey: Sampling Varieties from Around the World | p. 153 |
How Sweet It Is: Cooking with Honey Throughout the Ages | p. 169 |
Mead: The Honey that Goes to Your Head | p. 195 |
Good for What Ails You | p. 207 |
Afterword | p. 223 |
Acknowledgments | p. 225 |
Appendices | p. 229 |
Sources | p. 260 |
Permissions | p. 267 |
Index | p. 268 |
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Excerpted from Letters from the Hive: An Intimate History of Bees, Honey, and Humankind by Stephen L. Buchmann, Banning Repplier
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