This the story of how, over the course of a year, Alys
Fowler, the Guardian gardening writer, learns how to keep bees; and Steve
Benbow, the urban beekeeper, learns how to plant a pollinator-friendly garden.



Part beautifully designed coffee-table book, part manifesto,
this collection of engaging letters, emails, texts, recipes, notes and glorious
photos creates a record of the trials, tribulations, rewards and joys of
working with, rather than against, nature. And along the way, you will pick up
a wealth of advice, tips and ideas for growing food and keeping pollinators
well fed.



Letters to a Beekeeper is for lazy gardeners, novice
beekeepers and everyone in between. It is the best rule-breaking, wildlife-friendly,
guerilla, urban gardening, insect-identifying, honey-tasting, wax-dripping,
epistolary how-to book you could ever hope to own.