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Chargement... Bees & Their Keepers: A Journey Through Seasons and Centuries (édition 2021)par Lotte Möller (Auteur)
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In the tradition of Lars Mytting's Norwegian Wood, a beautifully illustrated chronicle of a year in the life of a beekeeper from Swedish author Lotte Möller The study of bees has often been considered a divine occupation, as the creature's attention to detail and purpose is so special, and the honey they produce almost magical. In this compelling cultural history that moves beautifully through the beekeeper's year, Swedish beekeeper and writer Lotte Möller shares her understanding of bees and bee lore from antiquity to the present with deep knowledge and sharp wit. Möller gives insight into the activity in the hive and describes the bees' natural order and habits. She explores the myths of the past, and how and when they were replaced by fact. In stories from her travels, Möller encounters a host of colorful characters, from a trigger-happy California beekeeper raging against both killer bees and bee politics, to the legendary Brother Adam of Buckfast Abbey, breeder of the Buckfast Queen, now popular around the world. Filled with bee illustrations buzzing from cover to endpaper, Bees and Their Keepers is a gorgeous book for the beekeeper and general reader alike. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)595.799Natural sciences and mathematics Zoology Arthropoda Insects: Insecta, Hexapoda Hymenoptera: bees, wasps, ants, etc. BeesClassification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne: Pas d'évaluation.Est-ce vous ?Devenez un(e) auteur LibraryThing. |
Bees and Their Keepers by Lotte Möller was an homage to the bees and those who devote their lives to keeping them. She echoed a truth that I had learned when I took a local class: if you ask a question about beekeeping, you will get as many different answers as there are beekeepers in the room. They can be a disagreeable lot when dealing with humans but love their hives, tending them with loving care.
The book is organized in two sections. Part I moves through the year, giving seasonal information and providing details about bees and beekeeping in general. Part II focuses on the present state of beekeeping including the story of the bee war on the Danish island of Læsø.
Lovely, funny, insightful: you don't have to be a beekeeper to enjoy Möller's ode to bees.