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The Beekeeper's Lament: How One Man And Half A Billion Honey Bees Help Feed America (2011)

by Hannah Nordhaus(Favorite Author)

3.86 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

006187325X (ISBN13: 9780061873256)

languge

English

genre

Food & Cookbooks

publisher

Harper Perennial

review 1: I really enjoyed reading The Beekeepers Lament. The fascinating things that honey bees provide (beside the obvious honey) by providing pollination to flowers, berries, fruit, and the big one… almond trees.Author Hannah Nordhaus follows John Miller through all the steps to bee keeping. She writes of the communications between herself and John between visits. John likes email. And jokes. And Author Hannah Nordhaus writes as I would hope if I were writing about something similar, that I would write like her.This book would be appealing to those who enjoy foodie books, fans of nature, and of course the fascination of bees. I learned so much by reading this and found every page to be filled with fascinating (and occasionally funny) information.
review 2: The... more author tries much too hard to evoke Americana-esque imagery: She describes the ways in which small-scale farming, small-town life in the heartland, and simple lives are preferable to industrialized farming, urbanization, and technology. Other than that, the book is a very interesting read and very informative. The plight of bees and their keepers is a really unfortunate byproduct of modern life and of simple bad luck. We need bees and their losses are alarming. There's no other way to put it.My husband and I have made an effort to attract bees by planting flowering plants. We'd love to install a hive, but we live in the city and don't think our neighbors would be very happy about that. Also, John Miller is great. I'd love to meet him. less

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