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Our Focus

Sometimes all it takes to see the world anew is a different experience of what we tend to perceive as simply ordinary. Beargrass Press, located in Portland, Oregon, publishes materials that offer an opportunity to glimpse beneath the surface of the natural world, whether a river, a beehive, or ourselves. As we expand our understanding, we enrich our capacity for appreciation and wonder. We have much to celebrate!

Current Release!

Honey-Maker cover

Announcing the release of Honey Maker: How the Honey Bee Worker Does What She Does. This book tells the story of the worker bee, the one we see in our flower and vegetable gardens, the one that is now making headline news. She is part of the honey bee colony that includes a queen, hundreds of workers, and thousands of additional workers. And, though there was a time when our dependence lay in the priceless honey and wax she produces, today we depend on her to aid not only the survival of the colony but also our own. Yet, what does the worker really do? We know she pollinates many of the plants we rely on for food, but how? How did she find her way so far away from the beehive (and back again)? How does she carry the load of nectar and pollen she collects from so many flowers? What does she do with it when she gets it back to the beehive? Further, what do the many other workers have to do with it?

In Honey-Maker, we discover:

  • How the honey bee defines the beeline
  • Components of the honey bee vegetarian diet
  • How the worker finds, collects, and transports nectar, pollen, and other materials
  • How nectar becomes the golden honey we see at the farmers' market
  • Where beeswax comes from
  • What goes on in the darkness
    of the beehive
  • How the honey bee is related to other insects—and to us
  • Reflections of the beauty and intelligence of the natural world
  • Ideas for simple things we all
    can do to help the honey bee
    right now

Caution: Be prepared to change your thinking about the small, golden insect we know as the honey bee!

Orders

Orders can be placed by mail with check or money order and online by credit card. Credit card orders are processed throughPayPal, even though a PayPal account is not necessary to place an order. Copies are $19.95 each, plus shipping and handling. Please contact the publisher for orders outside the domestic US and discounts on volume orders.