The Bad Beekeepers Club: How I stumbled into the Curious World of Bees - and became (perhaps) a Better Person

Paperback Published on: 05/05/2011
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Synopsis

'A must-read' *Daily Mail

*"'Hello. My name is Bill and I'm a bad beekeeper. A really bad beekeeper."

So begins the charming and often hilarious account of how Bill Turnbull - the much-loved and much-missed TV presenter - stumbled into the world of beekeeping (sometimes literally). Despite many setbacks - including being stung (twice) on his first day of training - beekeeping somehow taught Bill a great deal about himself, and the world around him.

The Bad Beekeeper's Club also highlights the very real threats to Britain's bee population. One in every three tablespoons of food derives directly from the pollinating process of the humble bumble bee. But hives are collapsing at an accelerating rate with significant environmental consequences.

Fascinating and extremely funny, The Bad Beekeeper's Club is a universally appealing story about a very singular passion.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
  • ISBN: 9780751544053
  • Number of pages: 256
  • Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 24 mm
  • Weight: 210g
  • Languages: English

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The Bad Beekeepers Club
Appropriate
A light-hearted look at an important hobby, which, whilst self-denigrating manages to inform and instruct both beekeepers and the uninitiated. I have a fam... READ MORE
Honey lover
The Bad Beekeepers Club
collection of lighthearted and amusing stories
Does the thought of beekeeping arouse your inquisitive side? Then this may be the ideal book for you. Inside is a series of lighthearted and amusing tales... READ MORE
David