Portland Public Library

Bees and their keepers, a journey through seasons and centuries, Lotte Möller ; translated from the Swedish by Frank Perry

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-218) and index

contains biographical information

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Bees and their keepers

bibliography

1237251854

Lotte Möller ; translated from the Swedish by Frank Perry

a journey through seasons and centuries

"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." --, Amazon.com

Part 1: January: A winter memory, and, A description of the enemies of bees, old and new ' February: A sign of spring remembered, and, Older descriptions of the cleansing flight and the reactions of neighbors ; March: A fiesty Californian beekeeper remembered, and, An update of the progress of the killer bee ; April: Various kinds of guests at the hive remembered, and, A survey of what people have believed we could learn from bees through the ages ; May: A visit to Lennart, and, His girls remembered, and, Answers to the questions: Why do bees sting? How are bee stings best treated? and Is protective clothing necessary? ; June: A swarm that caused problems remembered, and, Accounts of rows between neighbors and how people dealt with swarms in the past ; July: A walk in Yorkshire remembered, and, A comparison between heather and chestnut honey ; August: A honey tasting and a lecture on honey remembered, and, A description of today's honey fraud ; September: A tricky question recalled, and, Repeated attempts to understand Rudolf Steiner's thoughts on bees ; October: Brother Adam remembered, and, His posthumous reputation and the scandal he managed to miss ; November: A trip to Paris remembered, and, A report from the village of Älghult ; December: A mysterious honey remembered, and, The art of tasting the difference between one honey and another -- part 2. Bee welcome, or not ; The bee war on Læsø ; Natural or just natural-seeming beekeeping? ; Postscript ; Bee museums around the world ; Shops specialising in honey and honey products