Letters to a Beekeeper
by Alys Fowler, Steve Benbow
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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 show more of advice, tips and ideas for growing food and keeping pollinators well fed. Letters to a Beekeeperis 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. show lessTags
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jimll Both Brigit and Alys have written books discussing how they have become involved with bees and wildlife, and how that has interacted with and helped their lives.
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Alys Fowler is a gardener, writer and presenter who trained at The Royal Horticultural Society, Wisley, The New York Botanical Gardens and The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. She writes a weekly column on gardening for the Guardian Weekend Magazine and is the author of six books, including The Edible Garden, which accompanied a BBC TV series of the show more same name, and Hidden Nature, which was shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize. show less
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