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Show me the honey : adventures of an accidental apiarist
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- ISBN: 9781771513234
- ISBN: 1771513233
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1 online resource - Publisher: [Victoria, British Columbia] : TouchWood Editions, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Foreword by Rick Hansen"--Cover. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Intro -- Title Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Waggle Dancing on a Tidal Estuary -- The Sting -- The Process of Creating an Almost-Perfect Food -- The Outyard -- God Save the Queen -- The Mighty Mite -- Show Me the Honey -- I've Looked at Bees from Both Sides Now -- Wasps, Mashed Potatoes, and an Etch Sketch -- Sugar, Sugar -- Conventional Wisdom -- Swarming Bee Clubs -- Bee School -- Fly United -- Old Man Winter -- All My Bees are Dead -- Splitsville -- Photo Gallery -- Acknowledgements -- About the Author |
| Restrictions on Access Note: | Access restricted to LAC onsite clients. Online access with authorization. |
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| Subject: | Bee culture -- Anecdotes Beekeepers -- Canada -- Anecdotes Doroghy, Dave Apiculture -- Anecdotes Apiculteurs -- Canada -- Anecdotes Doroghy, Dave Bee culture Beekeepers Canada |
| Genre: | Electronic books. Electronic books. Anecdotes. |
Electronic resources
- Association of Canadian Publishers
Winner of a 2020 Gourmand World Cookbook Award
"If you think beekeeping is a quick and easy shortcut to wealth, this book will set you straight. . ." âNew York Times
A lighthearted, self-deprecating account of one fledgling beekeeperâs misadventures. With wit and warning in equal measure, this informative, refreshingly honest narrative will resonate with any new beekeeper.
When Dave Doroghyâs sister gave him 15,000 honey bees as a Christmas gift, his practical knowledge of beekeeping would have fit on the proverbial backend of an Apis mellifera. He spent the next two years learning everything he needed to know to keep that beehive alive and wellâhe attended a beekeeping conference, joined a bee club, and even went to bee school. But bad things still happenedâhe sustained multiple stings, wasps attacked his hive, he fought an ongoing battle with killer varroa mites, and even lost his queenâtwice!
In Show Me the Honey Doroghy recounts his often tension-filled misadventures in beekeeping with self-deprecating humour and lightheartedness. Whether itâs the impending chaos of transferring tens of thousands of insects to an outyard, the horror of discovering bees on the inside of his beekeeping suit, or just wondering if he will end up with even an ounce of honey for all his efforts, Doroghy shares the joy, the surprises, and the less-acknowledged financial sting of keeping bees. Above all, he relishes in the details of keeping a hive and getting to know the fascinating little creatures that inhabit those mysterious wooden boxes.
