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Summary: This is a book that can change your life, if you let it!
Review: I picked up this book with no particular interest in honeybees, attracted only by the warmth of Sue Hubbell's unpretentious style, and something fine about the writer as a person. She is wonderful company. She has a busy mind grounded in serenity, an unusual mixture of curiosity and peace. I really feel I've spent time in her company. I read all of her books. Then I read works by Lorenzo Langstroth and Francois Huber because she mentioned them. Attracted to the Victorian and Edwardian bee masters because I am a devotee of Sherlock Holmes, I read dozens of titles. Finally, I wrote a book about Sherlock Holmes and beekeeping. And it all started because I picked up A Book of Bees!
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Summary: Simply Great
Review: Makes you want to take up beekeeping.Written as a story about the life of a bee keeper in Missouri. One of those books that makes you want to read others written by the author. Simply great.
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Summary: Without exception, the finest book on beekeeping - none better.
Review: There is no better information on beekeeping for public, hobbiest or professional. Where six beekeeper can have ten opinions between them, Sue Hubbell is someone that I read a year after assertively taking up bees - and I agree with 99.5% of the knowledge and methodology that she shares. As bees are now threatened and the public is becoming supportive and curious about them, this book is a wonderful read even if one never even thinks of getting close to bees. The book is a joy. The author conveys the essence and reveals an accurate portrayal of how one uses probability and intuition to undertake what can only be equated to playing chess with a logical, but still wildly independent species, that beautifully represents the best that nature has to offer, and then there's the honey which one can thoroughly appreciate with greater insight. This book is a winner. Buy several. Give them to people you want to have as lifelong friends.
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Summary: A Fun Read
Review: This book is a fun read about bees. Definetly not a technical manual, so I don't know why the "How to Keep them" part of the title got added on. There's a lot of good historical information about bees, biological information, and some tricks of the trade from Sue who is a commercial beekeeper in the Ozark Mountains. She shares some great stories about her life, which is intricately woven with the lives of her bees.
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Summary: Beautiful!
Review: Unique, well-written -- poignant, humorous -- subtle, yet compelling. Hubble's comic timing and keen storytelling are second to none. This is one of the most wonderful gifts I've ever received. Read it! Give it to every person you know. It's unique and so very lovely. I am grateful to the person who recommended this gem. A Book of Bees is a wonderful revelation. Ostensibly about bee-keeping, but really about life.
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