"Follow a beekeeping bear through the seasonsand learn about the life cycle and ecology of beesin this folksy step-by-step guide to caring for hives and harvesting honey. With glowing, honey-hued illustrations and friendly text, this homespun year-in-the-life of a busy beekeeper and his bees is a definitive picture book primerwhether for families contemplating a new hobby or for readers just curious to know how bees make honey. Follow Bruno the bear through the seasons, beginning in late summer, as he demonstrates how he keeps his bees healthy and happy, from housing and maintaining the hive to harvesting honey and beeswax. Learn the anatomy and life cycle of bees, the difference between workers and queens, what flowers bees pollinate, and what predators they avoid. Gracefully translated from the original Czechand paired with charming folk-style art that evokes the rural setting and cozy kitchen of a blended beekeeping family (complete with Grandmas recipe for homemade honey-gingerbread cookies)this charming ode to sustainability and fostering natures small wonders will delight readers of every stripe."-- provided by publisher.
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