Excellent book

[o&itw]

I don't keep bees, and I never had much intrest in doing so. Like most others, I have heard that many bees were having survival problems and I have noticed, in the past few years, the population of wild bees that I have seen on clover, etc., is down dramatically.

When I get a chance, on my lunch hour at work, I will often go down to the locally library a few blocks away, and pick up a few books to read when those rare chances of peacful repose allow. Lately, I have been picking up "homesteading" and animal husbandry type books, trying to broaden my knowlege a bit. Last week, I grabbed a few books off the shelf in a hurry, one of which, I thought was a book on bee-keeping (just because I was curious) As it turns out, the book was using beekeeping as a example of things much more important.

The name of the book is "Fruitless Fall" by Rowan Jacobson. This may be a well known book, but I had never heard of it before. I have found this book to be one of the best non fictional books I have read in years. I would heartily encourage any of you that can snag a copy for a week or two from your local library, to read it.

[pheasantplucker]

Thanks for the recommendation...I will pursue it.

[o&itw]

There are about 3 chapters of additional information at the end of the main part of the book, which are worth looking at also.

While the book is about bees in general, the information will get one to thinking about the ways we raise all animals.

[Beltane]

Thank you for posting. I just added it to my list of winter reading this year. (I also keep bees...so that will make it all the better!)