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I found out about this book from a podcast I was listening to while my roommate drove us across Wyoming. I knew it would be interesting but I was not looking forward to how depressing it would have to be. It‘s a balanced book of portraits of beekeepers, some light science, some light history. It reads like a long magazine article. The book sheds light in an accessible way on many of the assorted reasons for the imported honey bee‘s challenges.

Everything you didn't know you wanted to know about industrial beekeeping. An educational and sometimes humorous look at the complex world of beekeeping, environmental impacts hurting bees, and bees impact on other areas of agriculture. Quick informative read. I didn't know how much i didn't know about industrial beekeeping... i don't think i even knew there was such a thing as industrial beekeeping. Lol.. 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝

I learned so much from this book!

Many of you might not know this about me, but I absolutely LOVE bees! I love seeing them on the lavender in the garden, and I always get as close to them as I can without disturbing them. They‘re so important to the environment, they‘re amazing, and they‘re beautifulI just adore them! 💗🐝 So naturally I couldn‘t pass up on today‘s Audible daily deal. It‘s all about bees and their plight.

Day21 #readjanuary #atopicyoudliketoknowmoreabout I took a look at my Kindle to see what subjects I had multiple books about and some possibilities were WWII, Pearl Harbor, Hawai'i History, Serial Killers, Introverts & Personality Types, Nutrition, and Honeybees-which seemed like a fun pick for this theme. 🐝🐝🐝All of these are in my #TBR stack. Granted 'The Bees' is fiction, but I think it fits with the other two. Save the honeybees! 🐝🐝🐝

This is the earliest I've ever finished my reading challenge, and it's also the longest one yet! 🎉🎉

Some bee facts from The Beekeeper's Lament: Wild honey bees are basically extinct in the US because of the varroa mite, which is more deadly than Colony Collapse Disorder. 🐝

Prepping for our first hive 🐝