bee culture

"Henry is fascinated by the bees his Aunt Lilla cares for and he would love to help, but she says he must wait until he is older"--Provided by publisher.

Beatrice raises bees and her neighbor Abel raises apples, and the two live in harmony, until a misunderstanding causes them to get into a fight--and it takes an accident for them to realize how much they need each other.

Fourteen-year-old Lily and her companion, Rosaleen, an African-American woman who has cared for Lily like a mother for ten years, flee their home after Rosaleen is victimized by racist police officers and find a safe haven in Tiburon, South Carolina, at the home of three beekeeping sisters, May, June, and August.

Looks at the decline in the bee population and the negative ways in which their absence affects ecology.

Presents an overview of the influence of honey bees and beekeeping on American history and culture, both ideologically and symbolically, including information on the European introduction of bees to the New World to the modern pollination fields of California.

Introduces bees and beekeeping, covering such aspects as pollination, the making of honey, and beekeeping equipment and practices.

Describes the process of making honey, from a bee's collection of nectar to honey production on a beekeeper's farm.

"Discover the wonder of bees and how to protect them for generations to come"--.

Fourteen-year-old Lily and her companion, Rosaleen, an African-American woman who has cared from Lily since her mother's death ten years earlier, flee their home after Rosaleen is victimized by racist police officers, and find a safe haven in Tiburon, South Carolina, at the home of three beekeeping sisters, May, June, and August.