Thursday, February 9, 2012

Review: The Beekeeper's Bible

Further proof that I am not dead: A guest review of The Beekeeper's Bible on BrooklynHomesteader.com!
Really, the title of this book is appropriate. Like the bible, it tells a great story, full of historical trivia, interesting characters, quotes, battles, parables, and bite-sized lessons. Then again, like the bible, it isn't a lot of help in living your modern life, or managing your bees, as the case may be. The trivia adds context, as do the characters, but the lessons themselves are out of date, trite, or just one-sided. Both were even written by committee! The Beekeeper's Bible has no less than 22 listed authors, and just like its namesake, suffers from constant self-contradictions in sections written by different people with different opinions on how things should be done.
To read the rest of the review, head over to BrooklynHomesteader!

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