Overview
This the story of how, over the course of a year, Alys, the Guardian gardening writer, learns how to keep bees; and Steve, the urban beekeeper, learns how to plant a pollinator-friendly garden. Part beautifully designed coffee-table book, part manifesto, this collection of engaging letters, emails, texts, recipes, notes and glorious photos creates a record of the trials, tribulations, rewards and joys of working with, rather than against, nature. And along the way, you will pick up a wealth of advice, tips and ideas for growing food and keeping pollinators well fed. Letters to a Beekeeper is for lazy gardeners, novice beekeepers and everyone in between. It is the best rule-breaking, wildlife-friendly, guerilla, urban gardening, insect-identifying, honey-tasting, wax-dripping, epistolary how-to book you could ever hope to own.
Full Product Details
Author: Steve Benbow ,
Alys Fowler
Publisher: Unbound
Imprint: Unbound Digital
Dimensions:
Width: 26.10cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 26.10cm
Weight: 1.301kg
ISBN: 9781783521159
ISBN 10: 1783521155
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 20 July 2017
Audience:
General/trade
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College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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General
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
A heartwarming tale of perseverance and survival between bees, plants and those who want to lend a helping hand. * Gardens Illustrated *
"""A heartwarming tale of perseverance and survival between bees, plants and those who want to lend a helping hand."" * Gardens Illustrated * ""A love letter to bees and gardening, a lyrical romance over honey . . . Savour it."" -- Books of the Year * Observer *"
A heartwarming tale of perseverance and survival between bees, plants and those who want to lend a helping hand. * Gardens Illustrated * A love letter to bees and gardening, a lyrical romance over honey . . . Savour it. -- Books of the Year * Observer *
Author Information
Alys Fowler (@AlysFowler) likes growing food and flowers. Her flowers are a bit too far away for Steve's bees, so she's keeping the pollinators of Birmingham happy instead. She has written four books, presents gardening programmes on TV (including her own show The Edible Garden) and writes for the Guardian. She likes wild swimming, riding bikes and cooking. Steve Benbow (@Londonhoneyman) runs the London Honey Company which he set up twelve years ago from the roof of an ex-council block in Tower Bridge. It now has hives on the roof of Fortnum and Mason, Tate Modern and the National Portrait Gallery. Random House published his first book The Urban Beekeeper in 2012.
