Chronicles the beekeepers and the bees year, beginning in autumn and concluding with summer harvest. This book is, like its author, a unique achievement. Taken together, the steadily eloquent national bestseller, a country year, and its followup, a book of bees, a new york times notable book, offer a moving and fascinating chronicle of sue hubbell s seasona. Her beekeeping began when she and her husband spent a year 1972 roaming america and ended up in the missouri ozarks, suddenly owning. In addition to her books she has written for time magazine, smithsonian magazine, the new yorker, the new york times and the st. And how to keep them by sue hubbell 1988, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. A book of bees by sue hubbell, sam potthoff nook book.
Like after we had loaded the last one, i backed the pickup around and drove down the twisting road to the big truck. Oct 21, 2018 one of the first really good beekeeping story tellers whom i remember encountering was sue hubbell. Weaving a vivid portrait of her own life and her bees lives, author sue hubbell lovingly describes the ins and outs of beekeeping on her small missouri farm, where the end of one hone. Buy a book of bees by sue hubbell online at alibris. With three hundred hives, hubbell stays busy yearround. Sue hubbell is the kind of person that would be fun to know. Sue hubbell loves her ozarks and the people who live there, loves her bees, and by all appearances has a thing going with words and the art of stringing them together.
It is also the cathartic diary of a biologist sorting thru her heart as she catalogues her goingson after her husband leaves her, and her grown child is out of the house, and old enough to marry. The book of bees was right up there with one of my favorites. I try to create conditions that will make them happy, and then leave them alone as much as possible. Its about the author, sue hubbell, who lives out in the country in missouri and takes care of about 300 hives of bees that are stationed all over on land rented from farmers. A book of bees was part memoir of a beekeeper and part guide on how to be a beekeeper in missouri. Book of bees by hubbell, sue published by random house value. It seems that beekeepers now join flyfishers as unlikely creators of great writing. Instead, i watch the bees more, try to understand what they are doing and then see if i can work in a way that will be in keeping with their biology and behavior. Sue hubbell is the author of, among other works, a country year and a book of bees, which was selected as a new york times notable book. Weaving a vivid portrait of her own life and her bees lives, author sue hubbell lovingly describes the ins and outs of beekeeping on her small missouri farm. Louis postdispatch, smithsonian and time, and was a frequent contributor to the hers column of the new york times.
A worthy sequel to her first book, a country year, living the questions, this one is less contemplative and more matter of fact. Apr, 1998 the book of bees was right up there with one of my favorites. Book of bees by hubbell, sue published by random house value publishing 1990 hardcover unknown binding october 17, 1990 4. Louis postdispatch, smithsonian, and time, and was a frequent contributor to the hers column of the new york times. And how to keep them by sue hubbell and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. And how to keep them by hubbell, sue and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The real masterwork that sue hubbell has created is her life, david quammen wrote in the new york times. In her widely acclaimed a country year, hubbell wrote about living on her 100acre honeyproducing farm in the ozarks. About the author 1998 sue hubbell was the author of eight books, including a country year and new york times notable book a book of bees. January 28, 1935 october, 2018 was an american author. Book of bees by hubbell, sue published by random house. Weaving a vivid portrait of her own life and her bees lives, author sue hubbell lovingly describes the ins and outs of beekeeping on her small missouri farm, where the end of one honey season is the start of the next. Hubbell was a commercial beekeeper, with an annual yield of about 6,000 pounds of honey from 300 hives. She focuses on the daily tasks of living, and bees, and such.
I like pulling on a baggy bee suit, forgetting myself and getting as close to the bees lives as they will let me, remembering in the process that there is more to life than the merely human. Sue hubbell was born and raised in kalamazoo, michigan. Bees are very interesting creatures that we have been given to take care of and watch over. Theres a lot of good information about keeping bees whether its remained in date, though, i wouldnt know and hubbell s personality continues to shine through feisty yet in a pleasant way, and knowledgeable, but not pedantic. Sue hubbell is the author of eight books, including a country year and new york times notable book a book of bees. Sue hubbell loves her ozarks and the people who live there, loves her bees, and by all appearances has a thing going. Hubbell manages 300 hives, some on her own farm, others scattered about the countryside on land she rents for one gallon of honey a year. Having a very good friend with seven or eight hives adds to my interest. This seller has earned a 3 of 5 stars rating from biblio customers. Add to cart buy now a book of bees by hubbell, sue.
Ive always respected troopers for their sense of pie, she. Search by keyword search by author search by title search by isbn enter terms or isbn number you wish to find more search options. And how to keep them by sue hubbell 1998, trade paperback at the best online prices at ebay. And how to keep them by sue hubbell 1998, trade paperback at the best online prices at. Apr 06, 2009 the latest installment in my year of excellent essayists project random notes. A book of bees by sue hubbell from wonder book sku. The author is a commercial beekeeper, with 300 beehives. Even though i was not familiar with all of the beekeeping terms, sue hubbell explained how the hives worked and bee idiosyncrasies. A book of bees ebook by sue hubbell 9781504042451 rakuten.
Sue hubbell 19352018 was the author of eight books, including a country year and new york times notable book a book of bees. Sue hubbe ll 19352018 was the author of ei ght bo oks, including a country year and new york. Search by keyword search by author search by title search by isbn enter terms or. A book of bees by sue hubbell, 1988, random house edition, in english. Sue hubbell was the author of eight books, including a country year and new york times notable book a book of bees. A pair of memoirs about a woman starting her life over as a beekeeper in the ozarks, from a latterday henry thoreau with a sense of the absurd chicago tribune. She received a masters degree in library science from the drexel institute of technology and was a librarian at brown university. Condition used good isbn 10 0345342615 isbn 9780345342614 seller. Living the questions 1986 and a book of bees and how to keep them 1988 showed me that books about beekeeping dont need to be dry renditions of mechanics and simplified biology. Sue hubbell, who wrote quietly penetrating books and essays about her life as a beekeeper, a curious wanderer and a divorced woman.
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