May 20th is World Bee Day. It began because of Anton Janša, a pioneer of modern apiculture, or the study of bees. He was born around May 20th, 1734, and died September 13, 1773 He taught the world a lot on raising bees. I have a few bee books to keep you buzzing, as well.
Don’t let this plain cover distract you from a very interesting book. “Bee Hunting” by John R. Licklard, 1936 is a how-to of sorts, to find bees, and track them back to their hives. It is a wilderness, and farming plan to find and harvest honey. It is printed by A.R. Harding publishers, of which there are other unusual how-to books from the 1930’s, books like Ginsing Harvesting, and Pearling (finding fresh water pearls).
“Welcome to the Neighborwood” by Shawn Sheehy 2015, is a nice book about neighborhood animals, including the honey bee. My mom and I met Mr. Sheehy during a pop-up book convention in Philadelphia. He was a helpful and friendly person.
This is a sharp pop-up of a honeycomb from the book.
“The Bee” by Dr. Beth B. Norden 1991, is from a series of bug books I have collected. It is an oversized book with one large pop-up, and then smaller pages on each side with additional small pop-ups and commentary.
The pop-up is pretty cool for each of the series. There are also companion books on each of: a spider, a butterfly, and a ladybird bug. My grandkids have used this book for book reports.
Thank you for letting me talk about myself…I keep droning on.
What do you call a bee who can’t make up his mind? A maybee.
How do you scare a bee? Sneak up behind them and shout boo, bee.
Thanks for reading.
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