{"product_id":"bitter-honey-big-ags-threat-to-bees-and-the-fight-to-save-them-9781642834000","title":"Bitter Honey: Big Ag's Threat to Bees and the Fight to Save Them","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An ambitious, important, and utterly captivating book.\"--Mary Roach, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eReplaceable You\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStiff\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA revealing investigation into how industrial farming poses a growing threat to America's bees \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach February, a vast yet largely invisible migration takes place across the United States. Semi-trucks stacked high with honey bee colonies head to California's Central Valley, carrying nearly 99 percent of the nation's domesticated bees. There, the bees pollinate millions of acres of blooming almond orchards before fanning out across the country for apples, berries, and other crops. This massive undertaking sustains both beekeepers and farmers--but it comes at a heavy price. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBitter Honey\u003c\/i\u003e, Jennie Durant takes readers behind the scenes to reveal the human and ecological cost of industrial farming for bees, beekeepers, and all of us who depend on them. Bees today face a gauntlet of threats: parasites and disease, pesticide exposure, and climate extremes--all magnified by Big Ag. Beekeepers, meanwhile, endure grueling practices just to survive, often losing half their hives each year. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut this isn't a story of defeat. Durant introduces us to the beekeepers, farmers, and activists pioneering new ways to support both wild and managed bees. The stakes are high: nearly three-quarters of our major food crops depend on bees and other pollinators. \u003ci\u003eBitter Honey\u003c\/i\u003e exposes the crisis threatening the nation's bees and spotlights the advocates working to protect them for generations to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jennie Durant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Island Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.30w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781642834000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/10\/2026 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJennie Durant\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and researcher focused on bees, agriculture, and the environment. She has spent more than a decade working with beekeepers, scientists, and policymakers, including time at the US Department of Agriculture and University of California, at both Davis and Berkeley. Her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eGrist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGlamour, HuffPo\u003c\/i\u003e, and the\u003ci\u003e San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her family.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Jennie Durant \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48363619713181,"sku":"9781642834000","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_fe48bded-983b-4834-9d77-028d6f8db878.jpg?v=1780427789","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/bitter-honey-big-ags-threat-to-bees-and-the-fight-to-save-them-9781642834000","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}