Bee People and the Bugs They Love
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- Author：Frank Mortimer
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Reviews
Cassidy Fischer
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Fantastic book about bee keeping！ Starts at the author’s beginning stages/interest of bees and tells the growth and development of the beekeeper over the following years。 Lots of bee facts & useful bee information is told in this book over his journey， but it was not told in a boring way。
Karen
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A fun read and probably the best book I've read on bee facts。 One man's journey into beekeeping and the people he mets along the way but the bee facts are the entertaining part。 People have no idea just how cool bees are。。。。bees log 55，000 miles of flying time （about two trips around the earth） just to produce 1 pound of honey; bees can't stand the smell of almond oil when they are the reason almond trees exist; Native American's called the bee "the white man's fly"; bees fly in a straight-line。 A fun read and probably the best book I've read on bee facts。 One man's journey into beekeeping and the people he mets along the way but the bee facts are the entertaining part。 People have no idea just how cool bees are。。。。bees log 55，000 miles of flying time （about two trips around the earth） just to produce 1 pound of honey; bees can't stand the smell of almond oil when they are the reason almond trees exist; Native American's called the bee "the white man's fly"; bees fly in a straight-line。。。that's where the word "beeline" comes from; bees are the only other species （besides humans） that are able to give directions to a food source; drones mate once。。。then their penis' explode！ All Hail The Queen！！ 。。。more
Troy Sloyer
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Not really a nonfiction education book。 Very judgmental， single minded concept of how to manage a bee keeping operation。 It’s more a story of a single beekeepers journey and his judgments on others that have different experience and beliefs。 The author goes one further in the wrong direction than many beekeeping books that claim to want more people involved but only if they do it their way！ Beekeeping is challenging by any standard。 This type of book uses humor and political references to insult Not really a nonfiction education book。 Very judgmental， single minded concept of how to manage a bee keeping operation。 It’s more a story of a single beekeepers journey and his judgments on others that have different experience and beliefs。 The author goes one further in the wrong direction than many beekeeping books that claim to want more people involved but only if they do it their way！ Beekeeping is challenging by any standard。 This type of book uses humor and political references to insult any group of beekeeping outside of the standard American hive system。 Just one example of this is when he referred to Natural Beekeeping and those working no chemical mite treatments as misguided souls akin to “anti-vaccine people of the bee world”！ All while failing to mention anti hygienic bee research and other options。 There are several options that the author list as the only way to do things that make me cringe。 Cover to cover it’s an interesting story of one beekeepers journey。 I take no issue with how he sees appropriate to manage his bee hives， it would be nice to see a bit less criticism of others in his book and a lot more acceptance。 。。。more
Richie
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I love the info in the book。 Learned so much more about the bees， sadly he doesn't very many nice things to say about the people in his life。 I love the info in the book。 Learned so much more about the bees， sadly he doesn't very many nice things to say about the people in his life。 。。。more
Dr。 Been
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I haven't read such a funny， yet informative book after 'The Body' by Bill Bryson。 I love bees， though I'm not a Beekeeper。 Bees fascinate me for their loyalty， and hardwork。 This book enlightens the reader how and what to look for if you wish to be a Beekeeper。 It doesn't teach you to be one， but it does preach！ And yes， Mr。 Mortimer， （if you are seeing this） not only the Beekeepers are connected for their passion for bees， by the bee-lovers too。 🐝 I haven't read such a funny， yet informative book after 'The Body' by Bill Bryson。 I love bees， though I'm not a Beekeeper。 Bees fascinate me for their loyalty， and hardwork。 This book enlightens the reader how and what to look for if you wish to be a Beekeeper。 It doesn't teach you to be one， but it does preach！ And yes， Mr。 Mortimer， （if you are seeing this） not only the Beekeepers are connected for their passion for bees， by the bee-lovers too。 🐝 。。。more
Beth
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Bee keeping stories were fun， but the author’s drawn out caricatures of bee keepers he does not approve of were mean-spirited。 Just stick to the bees！
Michelle
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Great book。 Conversational writing， lots of good information， interesting “characters”。
YingYu Chen
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This is a very delightful reading。。 a lot of anecdotes with bee knowledge compactly hidden。 As a first-time beekeeper， this book sheds not only delight but a sense of bonding to beekeepers around。 After checking this out from our local library， I would like to buy a copy and keep it for my future reference。
Allie
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As a fellow beekeeper I found his condescending attitude towards other beekeepers who made mistakes or didn’t think things through completely to be distasteful。 He even admits he made a lot of mistakes starting out， so why be so judgmental in a book that was meant to be informational…especially giving them nicknames like Mr。 and Mrs。 Nittywit （unsure how he spelled it as I listened to the audiobook）？ He even speaks poorly of his mentor， which is surprising since without him he wouldn’t be where As a fellow beekeeper I found his condescending attitude towards other beekeepers who made mistakes or didn’t think things through completely to be distasteful。 He even admits he made a lot of mistakes starting out， so why be so judgmental in a book that was meant to be informational…especially giving them nicknames like Mr。 and Mrs。 Nittywit （unsure how he spelled it as I listened to the audiobook）？ He even speaks poorly of his mentor， which is surprising since without him he wouldn’t be where he is today， even if they have different attitudes towards beekeeping。 I was also disappointed that we didn’t learn more about other Bee People， as the title indicates will happen。 I don’t know what the other beekeepers in his circle do for a living or what their home life is like or if anyone has a bee allergy but loves bees so much they are still in beekeeping （surprisingly happens a lot）。 The only bee person we really got to know is Frank himself， and I honestly wish I knew less…Once he started revealing how he met his current wife I had a hard time finishing the book。 He was a middle aged man taking advantage of his college aged nanny from another country who probably didn’t know many other people。 When I googled images of his family his wife looks more like a daughter。 Left me feeling…icky。 。。。more
Ariel
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A surprisingly great read。 Frank Mortimer's exuberant love of bees， honey and everything related to them spills over into his book。 I got very absorbed in his detailed descriptions of how to tend a hive， the mites that threaten bees， and the colorful characters who keep bees。 He's not a sophisticated writer and glories in bee puns and other jokes， but the book provided a wonderful escape from my own life and the perfect way to unwind before bedtime。 A surprisingly great read。 Frank Mortimer's exuberant love of bees， honey and everything related to them spills over into his book。 I got very absorbed in his detailed descriptions of how to tend a hive， the mites that threaten bees， and the colorful characters who keep bees。 He's not a sophisticated writer and glories in bee puns and other jokes， but the book provided a wonderful escape from my own life and the perfect way to unwind before bedtime。 。。。more
Daniel
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Bee people is one of my favorite books about honey bees。 Another book I like about honey bees is The lives of bees: The untold story of the honey bee in the wild by Thomas D。 Seeley。Bee people is full of stores about interesting people and interesting facts about honey bees。 Frank Martimer writes about how he got started beekeeping， how he became the president of of his local beekeeping association， how he met his wife。 On some pages of bee people there was sentences with a grey background that Bee people is one of my favorite books about honey bees。 Another book I like about honey bees is The lives of bees: The untold story of the honey bee in the wild by Thomas D。 Seeley。Bee people is full of stores about interesting people and interesting facts about honey bees。 Frank Martimer writes about how he got started beekeeping， how he became the president of of his local beekeeping association， how he met his wife。 On some pages of bee people there was sentences with a grey background that contained tips or facts on honey bees or beekeeping。 I enjoyed reading those tips or facts a lot。 If you like honeybees or even if you don't care about honey bees I think that you will enjoy reading bee people。 。。。more
Angelina
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Rating: 5/5Thank you to whatever random person recommended this book to me because I LOVED IT！！！This book is all about bees and beekeeping， and while I liked bees before reading this book， I now have such a greater appreciation for the fuzzy little creatures！！ If you're looking for an entertaining， but also educational and inspirational nonfiction book to read， check this one out！！Bookoplathon:1。 The Midnight Girls2。 Furia3。 Bee People and the Bugs They Love Rating: 5/5Thank you to whatever random person recommended this book to me because I LOVED IT！！！This book is all about bees and beekeeping， and while I liked bees before reading this book， I now have such a greater appreciation for the fuzzy little creatures！！ If you're looking for an entertaining， but also educational and inspirational nonfiction book to read， check this one out！！Bookoplathon:1。 The Midnight Girls2。 Furia3。 Bee People and the Bugs They Love 。。。more
Kari
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What I liked: The story moved along at a good pace， the chapters were well-formed and appropriately in length， the narrator engaged with the material， and I learned a bit about bees。What I didn't like: there was a comment somewhere in there about how bee-keeping was something that anyone could do and brought people together。 I understand he means it in a jovial kind of way， but it rubs me the wrong way given the equipment/space/climate/time barriers for many。 What I liked: The story moved along at a good pace， the chapters were well-formed and appropriately in length， the narrator engaged with the material， and I learned a bit about bees。What I didn't like: there was a comment somewhere in there about how bee-keeping was something that anyone could do and brought people together。 I understand he means it in a jovial kind of way， but it rubs me the wrong way given the equipment/space/climate/time barriers for many。 。。。more
Kelli
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This book is precious！！！ If you are looking for a fun， lighthearted read about someone whose passion for something is contagious - this is for you！ I loved the stories， the education I received from reading this one， and just the overall warmth from this read！ Oh and the mistakes and misfortunes will have you laughing！！ I never thought I would laugh as much as I did while reading a book about bee keeping！ I cannot recommend this one enough！
Slarice
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M。 Roberts
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I enjoyed this book。 It has a balanced mix of good storytelling and lots of information about bees and beekeeping。 I have kept bees in the past （planning on doing it again in the future） and the information provided seemed very accurate based on my experience。 I also learned a few things that I didn't know。If you are a beekeeper or are considering beekeeping， I recommend reading this book before diving in。 There is a lot of good information and memorable stories that will keep you from making a I enjoyed this book。 It has a balanced mix of good storytelling and lots of information about bees and beekeeping。 I have kept bees in the past （planning on doing it again in the future） and the information provided seemed very accurate based on my experience。 I also learned a few things that I didn't know。If you are a beekeeper or are considering beekeeping， I recommend reading this book before diving in。 There is a lot of good information and memorable stories that will keep you from making a lot of the mistakes that new beekeepers， myself included， often make。 。。。more
Stephanie
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Mortimer tells of his own journey into beekeeping， which is full of characters and lots of accessible information about bees themselves
Susan Ovans
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More than you probably need to know about bees， although much of the info here really is interesting as well as unexpected。 The book also tells the reader far more than we need to know about Mr。 Mortimer's bee club and the motley characters who claim membership。 The editor in me says this would have been a great magazine article。 Unless one wants to become a beekeeper， it's too much info。 More than you probably need to know about bees， although much of the info here really is interesting as well as unexpected。 The book also tells the reader far more than we need to know about Mr。 Mortimer's bee club and the motley characters who claim membership。 The editor in me says this would have been a great magazine article。 Unless one wants to become a beekeeper， it's too much info。 。。。more
Cheryl is busier irl atm。
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The guy's a guy who loves bees and can engage a listener in a good yarn。 Sometimes he's snarky， sometimes he's a titch too pedantic， or righteous， or whatever。。。 the editors missed a couple of things as did the proofreaders。。。 but all in all a fun read。If you're lost in the description of the hive， note that there's a photo section in the middle that's helpful。 Google would of course be even more so if you care that much。Some good advice， but mostly just entertainment。Book Darts， aka the author The guy's a guy who loves bees and can engage a listener in a good yarn。 Sometimes he's snarky， sometimes he's a titch too pedantic， or righteous， or whatever。。。 the editors missed a couple of things as did the proofreaders。。。 but all in all a fun read。If you're lost in the description of the hive， note that there's a photo section in the middle that's helpful。 Google would of course be even more so if you care that much。Some good advice， but mostly just entertainment。Book Darts， aka the author says:While it's true that honeybees are not native to North America， they've been here more than 2 centuries。 Almonds， pears， apples， oranges， watermelon are also not native。The round ball hanging from a tree is Winnie-the-Pooh's *lie* to us because that is a wasp nest。Honey wound dressings are very effective， and honey is a very effective cough suppressant。 。。。more
Zahnii （Suzanne） Artis
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Memoir from a beekeeper in New Jersey- informative and sometimes funny and a wee bit charming。 Different way to learn the art and joy of beekeeping。
ilene
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Cute story。。。 definitely a lot of interesting information about beekeepers and how to keep bees。 I enjoyed the book。
Ruth
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I loved this book。 I loved following Frank as he learned the ropes of keeping bees - his failures and his successes， the different kinds of beekeepers that he meets， the problems that beekeepers cope with， and the joys of harvesting honey。 I also enjoyed learning about bees， their life cycle and the hive。 This is a good book for those who like learning about nature。
Joe Keefhaver
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I don't plan on becoming a beekeeper， but this book would be excellent for anyone who has those aspirations。 Beyond that， it is funny， and it gives a tremendous amount of information about bees and bee "society" that is worthwhile for anyone to know。 A bee colony is a truly amazing thing， and， as you know， the role of bees as pollinators is crucial。 I don't plan on becoming a beekeeper， but this book would be excellent for anyone who has those aspirations。 Beyond that， it is funny， and it gives a tremendous amount of information about bees and bee "society" that is worthwhile for anyone to know。 A bee colony is a truly amazing thing， and， as you know， the role of bees as pollinators is crucial。 。。。more
Anna
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There are bee play on words galore here - barbs and sweetness and a buzzing pace。 I loved loved loved this book。 It is so so funny at the same time as I learned a lot about bees （we all know about queens but I didn't know about drones and workers， or that smoke calms bees， or that a bee's stinger is barbed and a wasp's is straight which is why one dies when it stings and the other just keeps stinging）。 I never thought about bees not being native to the U。S。 Or that， relatedly， natural remedies w There are bee play on words galore here - barbs and sweetness and a buzzing pace。 I loved loved loved this book。 It is so so funny at the same time as I learned a lot about bees （we all know about queens but I didn't know about drones and workers， or that smoke calms bees， or that a bee's stinger is barbed and a wasp's is straight which is why one dies when it stings and the other just keeps stinging）。 I never thought about bees not being native to the U。S。 Or that， relatedly， natural remedies will not cure the varroa mite problem。 The author is funny， quirky but a bit sentimental in the end too。 He really finds his tribe in beekeeping。 I thought the distinction between people who keep bees and those who have bees （matching the paintjob of the hives to the yard！） was clever and on point。 I was a bit sad when it was over because I really enjoyed listening to it。 The narrator was terrific and really delivered the author's tone。 。。。more
Tracey
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nonfiction - how-tos and wherefores of beekeeping， with plenty of anecdotes and bee puns （some of which are ok， and some of which are horrifically dad-joke groan-inducing）， and including the latest info on the invasive and destructive Varroa mites。 Frank is a skillful educator and provides lots of sound advice here， with the caveat that making mistakes （and getting stung， often repeatedly in the same sore spot） is how all beekeepers learn valuable lessons， even if they are very experienced。If yo nonfiction - how-tos and wherefores of beekeeping， with plenty of anecdotes and bee puns （some of which are ok， and some of which are horrifically dad-joke groan-inducing）， and including the latest info on the invasive and destructive Varroa mites。 Frank is a skillful educator and provides lots of sound advice here， with the caveat that making mistakes （and getting stung， often repeatedly in the same sore spot） is how all beekeepers learn valuable lessons， even if they are very experienced。If you， like many others， decide that beekeeping is not the right hobby for you， you'll still find lots of interesting content here。 I appreciated Frank's willingness to speak about his own failures and mistakes， but also think he could have been a little more professional about the way he talks about some of the other beekeeping novices--from the descriptions， it does sound like they deserve to be criticized for their behaviors， but I don't think it's necessary to also make fun of how they look。 I think this is just part of Frank's storytelling style and I could overlook it， but it was still something I made a note of。 。。。more
Rudy
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My first B bookAt first the book started out as a story about a guy kicking tires。 However there's a good story in this book and I enjoyed the adventure。 Someone finally realized what really is their true nature。 My first B bookAt first the book started out as a story about a guy kicking tires。 However there's a good story in this book and I enjoyed the adventure。 Someone finally realized what really is their true nature。 。。。more
Lynn
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Sweet book about an author， his family and his bees。 He discusses his trials and tribulations in caring for them， successes and failures。 It’s easy to tell he loves bees and the other beekeepers in the world。
Melissa Vinson
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This was an absolutely delightful read for me！ Frank Mortimer shares his passion for the honeybee and takes the reader on his journey from “interested in bees” to master beekeeper。 This book is chock full of fun anecdotes about bees and the people who love them。 While it is not a “how-to” manual， I did learn so many interesting facts about honeybees and their importance to our environment。 If you’re looking for a fun read filled with important and interesting information about bees and beekeeper This was an absolutely delightful read for me！ Frank Mortimer shares his passion for the honeybee and takes the reader on his journey from “interested in bees” to master beekeeper。 This book is chock full of fun anecdotes about bees and the people who love them。 While it is not a “how-to” manual， I did learn so many interesting facts about honeybees and their importance to our environment。 If you’re looking for a fun read filled with important and interesting information about bees and beekeepers， I encourage you to pick up Bee People and the Bugs They Love， by Frank Mortimer！ 。。。more
Mandy
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Adult nonfiction: memoir。 This book is an entertaining glimpse into the world of beekeeping。 It is not a dry straightforward how-to book， but does not set out to be。 Instead it's the tale of how the author started with his first ill-fated hive and gradually became a regional bee club president with a hive for every member of the family and additional hives at other sites。 I loved hearing about the bees and the beekeeping; it's always been a bit of a fascinating mystery to me。 We learn about hive Adult nonfiction: memoir。 This book is an entertaining glimpse into the world of beekeeping。 It is not a dry straightforward how-to book， but does not set out to be。 Instead it's the tale of how the author started with his first ill-fated hive and gradually became a regional bee club president with a hive for every member of the family and additional hives at other sites。 I loved hearing about the bees and the beekeeping; it's always been a bit of a fascinating mystery to me。 We learn about hive politics-- not just the importance of a queen， but what can happen when the queen dies or needs to be overthrown。 There is much talk about honey-- what the bees need to produce for themselves， what can impact the amount they produce in excess of that， and even a honey tasting competition。 And throughout all of this are anecdotes of beekeepers the author met along his travels-- the man who helped him get into it but didn't teach him much， several people who wanted to have hives but had no interest in actually working with them， and more than a few of his own misadventures。 This was a great book to listen to， with a good balance of information and entertainment。 As a gardener， I would love to have bees， but after listening and hearing of all that's involved I now realize it wouldn't be a good fit for my life at this time。 。。。more
Patrick Walsh
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