A Book of Bees

As part of my research for a mystery story I have in mind I have been researching beekeeping. That brought me to A Book of Bees by Sue Hubbell. 

What a wonderful find.

The book was informative about many aspects of beekeeping, but it was also a pleasure to read. Some of her descriptive passages were almost poetic. She also has a sense of humor I appreciated. Her anecdotes were amusing (such as the one about the men entering a truck to see if there was anything worth taking, and encountering several hives of bees awaiting transportation).

I don't know if I will ever write that detective story, but I my life is sweeter for having read this book.

Pax et bonum