The Beekeeper's Lament

“A crackerjack story of one American beekeeper’s days . . . presented within the context of beekeeping’s natural and social history” ( Kirkus , starred review). “A rollicking, buzzing, and touching meditation on mortality. . . . You’ll never think of bees, their keeper, or the fruits (and nuts) of their labors the same way again.” —Trevor Corson, author of The Secret Life of Lobsters  and The Story of Sushi The honey bee is a willing conscript, a working wonder, an unseen and crucial link i