A Beekeeper’s Life by Ed Colby Hives studying the ecology of eastern

studying the ecology of eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)

and Honey By The Ton by Oliver Field (1983)

was Director of the International Bee Research Association from 1949 until her retirement in 1983

They are the authors of 1he Bees in Your Backyard: A Guide to North America’s Bees (Princeton)

A Beekeeper’s Life by Ed Colby Hives studying the ecology of easternA collection of 60 essays written by Ed Colby taken from Bee Culture magazine written over the years. With a blend of humor and pathos, Colby shares not only his remarkable adventures with God's favorite insect but also reflects on friendship, love, death and the fickle winds of fate. His longtime editor at Bee Culture, Kim Flottum, has this to say of the Colby's Bee Culture column, this book and the author:"He's in the top three of who gets read