World Bee Day is May 20th\, so why not rea d something sweet to go with it...
\n"An extraordinary story of a gi rl\, her grandfather and one of nature&rsquo\;s most mysterious and beguil ing the honeybee. Meredith May recalls the first time a honeybee crawled o n her arm. She was five years old\, her parents had recently split and sud denly she found herself in the care of her grandfather\, an eccentric beek eeper who made honey in a rusty old military bus in the yard. That first c lose encounter was at once terrifying and exhilarating for May\, and in th at moment she discovered that everything she needed to know about life and family was right before her eyes\, in the secret world of bees. The bees became a guiding force in May&rsquo\;s life\, teaching her about family an d community\, loyalty and survival and the unequivocal relationship betwee n a mother and her child. Part memoir\, part beekeeping odyssey\, The Hone y Bus is an unforgettable story about finding home in the most unusual of places\, and how a tiny\, little-understood insect could save a life."
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