Confessions of a bad beekeeper what not to do when keeping bees (with apologies to my own)
Bill Turnbull had no intention of becoming a beekeeper. But when he saw an ad for beekeeping classes soon after a swarm of bees landed in his suburban backyard, it seemed to be a sign. Despite being stung on the head -- twice -- at his first hands-on beekeeping class, Turnbull found himself falling...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
The Experiment,
2011.
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| Edition: | 1st U.S. ed. |
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| Summary: | Bill Turnbull had no intention of becoming a beekeeper. But when he saw an ad for beekeeping classes soon after a swarm of bees landed in his suburban backyard, it seemed to be a sign. Despite being stung on the head -- twice -- at his first hands-on beekeeping class, Turnbull found himself falling in love with the fascinating, infuriating honeybee. As a new beekeeper, Turnbull misplaced equipment for months, got stung more times -- and in more places -- than he cares to remember, and once even lost some bees up a chimney. But he kept at it, with a ready sense of humor and Zen-like acceptance of every mishap. And somehow, along the way, he learned a great deal about himself and the world around him. Confessions of a Bad Beekeeper chronicles Turnbull's misadventures (and brief moments of triumph) in the curious world of backyard beekeeping -- and also highlights both the threat to our bee population and what we can do to help these vital little creatures do their wonderful work. |
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| Item Description: | "Originally published in Great Britain in 2010 in somewhat different form as The Bad Beekeeper's Club by Sphere, an imprint of Little, Brown Book Group, a Hachette UK Company."--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | xiv, 237 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781615190324 1615190325 |
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