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When I was young I was stung every summer going barefoot and was very cautious of bees. After reading this book I fell in love with them and realized that the only reason I was stung was I had stepped on them and it was their self defense. Excellent book, I didn't want it to end, well researched, written and interesting. I will never look at a bee in my garden again without a sense of wonder. Thank you Holly!!!

A must-read for any aspiring (or current) beekeeper

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I started keeping bees this spring and beforehand I read a beekeeping 101 book, which was uninspiring and fairly incomplete on information. While Robbing the Bees is certainly not a guide to beekeeping, it offers a lot of information about the history bees, honey, and beekeeping, information that is relevant to anyone interested in keeping bees.

The book is very well written and includes sufficient real-life stories to keep it from growing dull and merely a recitation of facts. That being said, there were a few sections I had to page through because they were so fraught with excess information. While very much a history buff, I found some of the sections describing the ancients' use of honey or wax sometimes a bit of a struggle to get through. However, the sections describing the study and discovery of bees and bee practices was utterly fascinating.

There is so much to learn in this book. Even after six months of reading about and working with bees, I found a lot of good lessons in this book. It's a pretty easy and quick read and a must for any beginning beekeeper.

A peek into a very fascinating world

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I bought this book after becoming intrigued with honey by reading a honey blog. I have always been deathly afraid of bees, even though I've never been stung and although I am only part of the way through this book, I have already developed a completely different perspective on bees, gained from a better understanding of their complex behaviors and habits.

The book is very well-written by an author who obviously loves all things to do with bees and is able to express her interest in a highly readable way. Every few pages brings with to light another revelation about bees and honey. I highly recommend this book as enjoyable look into an amazing little "society" and their relationship with man through history. I even predict that, after reading this book, the next time you hear that familiar buzz you might even react with fascination and respectful curiosity rather than fright and alarm.

Went out and bought honey after reading the book

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It was fantastic! I was laughing and absorbingly reading this book and couldn't put it down. This book went along nicely with the current media awareness campaign of the plight of the honeybee. Current research indicates that every third bite or drink of food is the direct result of bee pollination. Do you like almonds? Almonds are entirely reliant upon bee pollination. No bees = no almonds. Other foods are also heavily reliant on bees to produce many of the foods we enjoy from watermelons to raspberries. Bees were also used as weapons in times of war-just catapult a container of bees on your enemies (along with bags of snakes and dead plague victims) and watch your enemies run away. Even now honey is being reintroduced in the field on medicine for burn victims since it has many properties that aid in helping the body to repair the damaged skin.

Book about bees

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It's a book with an agenda. The author turned me off long before I read more than 60 pages. I consider the author to have an agenda to promote the entrapping of bees. Obviously she's into the business of harnessing bees for profit. Her ridiculous staments "Bees are better pets than dogs" is just that RIDICULOUS! Bees aren't pets, they can't ever be made into pets, all we can do to them is to let them be free and form wild colonies or entrap them for profit. Another thing to ponder for those who call themselves VEGANS, honey isn't vegan, it's an animal product.
I recommend the book seller though, I received prompt and courteous service from them.