Milk Without Honey

"What would our world look like without bees? This slim volume made up of detailed, beautiful illustrations paired alongside brief snippets of prose (translated from German) offers up glimpses of that dull, gray world. But its central focus is a celebration of the understated magic of bees – their hardy memories, easy collaborations and sophisticated systems of navigation and communication. Poised somewhere “between poetry and science,” Hanna Harms’ book makes visible the daily drudgery that most of us unknowingly rely on. Equal parts warning bell and tribute, Milk Without Honey is an essential addition to the growing literature on climate change."