The Language of Bees, by James Nieh

The Language of Bees

by former Junior Fellow James Nieh

The Language of Bees invites readers into the hidden world of bee communication, a realm where creatures less than an inch long use scent, vibration, movement, and sound to cooperate, share information, and survive. Drawing on decades of groundbreaking fieldwork, biologist and former Junior Fellow James Nieh (1998 - 2001) sheds light on the remarkable signals that bees use and the evolutionary forces that shape them.

Published September 15, 2026 by Princeton University Press