The World of Bees | Free Book
Rudolf Steiner, Matthew Barton (trans.)
'The whole hive is really pervaded by the life of love. The individual
bees relinquish love but develop it instead throughout the hive. And
so we start to understand bee existence if we recognize that the bee
lives in an air, an atmosphere, that is entirely impregnated with
love.'From time immemorial, human culture has been fascinated by bees.
Mythic pictures and writings tell of our close affinity and connection
with these complex creatures, as well as the inestimable value of
honey and wax. In recent years, bees have come to prominence again in
the media, with reports of colony collapse and the wholesale demise of
bee populations, forcing us to awaken to the critical role they play
in human existence.Rudolf Steiner's unique talks reveal the hidden
wisdom at work in bee colonies. Speaking in Switzerland in 1923, in
response to concerns from beekeepers amongst his local workforce,
Steiner delivered a series of addresses whose multi-layered content,
structure and wording is unparalleled. In The World of Bees, editor
Martin Dettli, a longstanding beekeeper, uses Steiner's seminal bee
lectures as the main framework of the book, augmenting them with
further relevant passages from Steiner's collected works. Dettli also
provides substantial commentaries on the texts, placing them within
the context of contemporary beekeeping.This new anthology is an
essential handbook for anyone interested in beekeeping or the
indispensable work that bees do for humanity. It features chapters on
the origins of bees, human beings and beekeeping, the organism of the
hive, the social qualities of bees, their relationship with wasps and
ants, plants and elemental beings, the efficacy of honey, bee venom,
as well as scientific aspects such as silica and formic acid processes
and a critique of modern beekeeping.
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