Spring without Bees: How Colony Collapse Disorder Has Endangered Our Food Supply

Synopsis of Spring without Bees: How Colony Collapse Disorder Has Endangered Our Food Supply

«Spring without Bees» is Michael Schacker's essay on the collapse of bees, published by The Lyons Press in paperback (304 pages, in English).

Michael Schacker investigates the colony collapse disorder that is decimating hives in the United States. He reviews hypotheses such as parasites, pathogens, beekeeping practices, mobile phones and the insecticide imidacloprid, and the threat it poses to food production. Science and politics combine in a plan to protect these pollinators.

The illustrated edition includes a foreword by Bill McKibben; on the cover, the title appears as A Spring without Bees.

For readers interested in the environment, ecology, agriculture and the role of pollinators in food production.