The Beeman

On my most recent trip to Washington, I picked up this book from my dad and sister's bee store.  I love it!   You see, my dad is the beeman.  He is a lot of things, actually.  He spins, he cans, he gardens, he makes yummy pies.  He is your all around  do it yourselfer.    But over the past few years, he has purchased a Bee Supply store with my younger sister, Rachel.  He has a whole ton of bees in his backyard and he even has a little kid bee suit that my girls have worn when helping him with his bees.  He has taught my kids to feel comfortable around bees (now I need to work  on me!) and they know all about bees. (Enough for Rachel and Autumn to put on a skit at Cousin Camp about bees that completely went over my head!)  

To be quite honest, I would probably love this book even if it was badly written and illustrated just because it hits close to home.   But it is wonderfully written, teaches about all of the different types of bees and has beautiful pictures.  I give it an A+.  And I recommend everyone get a copy.  It is a wonderful book for every family's bookshelf, showing a sweet grandpa sharing his love for bees.  Gosh, I love you, dad!