The Beekeeper's Lament: How One Man and Half a Billion Honey Bees Help Feed America

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In luminous, razor-sharp prose, Nordhaus explores the vital role that honeybees play in American agribusiness, the maintenance of our food chain, and the very future of the nation. Why are America’s honey bees vanishing—and what does the answer reveal about our food supply?

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