Meet the hive architects. Discover hexagon cells, nurseries, royal chambers, honey stores, and natural ventilation.
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A hive is a city in miniature. Meet the bees who keep it alive.
Step into the hidden world of honeybees and discover waggle dances, hexagon homes, royal chambers, and the pollinators behind one out of every three bites we eat.
Ages 5–14+Family nature bookArt by Pazit Segal
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Hardcover
The keepsake for curious explorers
$29.95hardcover
- The perfect gift for curious kids
- A nature guide for your own backyard
- Original art that makes science memorable
- $1 to Children and Nature Network
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- Bee science shines on a screen
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Look closer
Every page reveals the magic inside the hive.
Follow the waggle dance. See how bees share directions, cool their hive, gather pollen, and keep the colony thriving.
Meet the artist
Pazit Segal
Artist, designer, and nature storyteller
“Art is a magic communication tool, and nature is a space of serenity and gratitude.”
I’m an artist living in Barcelona, a vibrant and inspirational city that respects our environment, I have dedicated my life to the arts, architecture, theatre design, dressmaking, fine art, and art therapy. I believe art is a magic communication tool and feel privileged to enjoy nature as a space of serenity and gratitude.
When given this mission, I was delighted to get to know these black-and-yellow flying beauties. I immersed myself in their world, talked to beekeepers, and began to understand their love for bees.
Soon after, bees started to appear in my life, on my drawing desk, in my coffee cup, and on a magazine cover in my local shop.
I hope you experience the magic of bees through my illustrations. Illustrating this book taught me to respect the work that goes into making honey and feel the essence of their existence as pure enchantment.
About this book
What is inside
Explore how bees build efficient hexagon homes, raise a queen, divide work by age, communicate with waggle dances and scents, cool the hive, survive winter, and pollinate the plants that feed us.
About the author
Narrated by Neil Rosen, children’s book author and founder of WildStork. Neil writes every book as an invitation to look closer, stay longer, and discover what families miss when they move too fast.
Reading level
Ages 5 to 14. Designed for the whole family, with lyrical storytelling and real science to share together.
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