{"product_id":"a-book-of-bees-and-how-to-keep-them-isbn-9780395883242","title":"A Book Of Bees: And How to Keep Them","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Notable Book, Sue Hubbell's \u003cem\u003eA Book of Bees\u003c\/em\u003e is “a melodious mix of memoir, nature journal, and beekeeping manual” (\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWeaving a vivid portrait of her own life and her bees’ lives, Sue Hubbell lovingly describes the ins and outs of beekeeping on her small Missouri farm, where the end of one honey season is the start of the next. With three hundred hives, Hubbell stays busy year-round tending to the bees and harvesting their honey, a process that is as personally demanding as it is rewarding.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eExploring the progression of both the author and the hive through the seasons, this is “a book about bees to be sure, but it is also about other things: the important difference between loneliness and solitude; the seasonal rhythms inherent in rural living; the achievement of independence; the accommodating of oneself to nature” (\u003cem\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/em\u003e). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeautifully written and full of exquisitely rendered details, it is a tribute to Hubbell’s wild hilltop in the Ozarks and of the joys of living a complex life in a simple place.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncludes Photographs by Sam Potthoff.\u003c\/em\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"a melodious mix of memoir, nature journal, and beekeeping manual\" Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The real masterwork that Sue Hubbell has created is her life.\" The New York Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"about bees to be sure, but also about other things: the important differences between loneliness and solitude. . . the accommodating of oneself to nature\" The Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889981026533,"sku":"NP9780395883242","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780395883242.jpg?v=1730232312","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/a-book-of-bees-and-how-to-keep-them-isbn-9780395883242","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}