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Robbing the bees : a biography of honey--the sweet liquid gold that seduced the world / Holley Bishop.
"Part biography, part history, Robbing the Bees is also a celebration, a love letter to bees and their magical produce. Honey has played significant and varied roles in civilization: it is so sweet that bacteria can't survive in it, so it was our first food preservative and all-purpose wound salve. Honey wine, or mead, was the intoxicant of choice long before beer or wine existed. Hindus believe honey leads to a long life; Mohammed looked to honey as a remedy for all illness. Virgil; Aristotle; Pythagoras; Gregor Mendel; Sylvia Plath's father, Otto; and Sir Edmund Hillary are among the famous beekeepers and connoisseurs who have figured in honey's past and shaped its present.To help navigate the worlds and cultures of honey, Holley Bishop -- beekeeper, writer, and honey aficionado -- apprentices herself to a modern guide and expert, professional beekeeper Donald Smiley, who harvests tupelo honey from hundreds of hives in the remote town of Wewahitchka, Florida. Bishop chronicles Smiley's day-to-day business as he robs his bees in the steamy Florida panhandle and provides an engaging exploration of the lively science, culture, and lore that surround each step of the beekeeping process and each stage of bees' lives." -- Publisher's description
Record details
- ISBN: 9780743250214
- ISBN: 9780743250221 (pbk.
- ISBN: 0743250214 (hc.)
- ISBN: 0743250222 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 324 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Free Press, [2005]
- Copyright: ©2005
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Swamp Cache -- The Bee Master -- Fear -- Robbing the Bees -- Respect -- Pollination -- The Sting -- Arrogance -- Food, Wine, and Fishing -- Time -- Liquid Currency -- Wax -- Medicine Ball -- Gratitude -- Some Honey Recipes, Old and New -- A Conversation with Holley Bishop -- A Few Final Words from Donald Smiley |
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| Subject: | Honey |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Nakusp Public Library | 638.16 BIS (Text) | 35160000497637 | Adult Non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Hudson's Hope Public Library | ANF 638.16 BIS (Text) | BHH026336 | Adult Non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Williams Lake Branch | 638.16 BIS (Text)
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