Honeybee Rescue
A Backyard Drama
by Loree Griffin Burns
photographs by Ellen Harasimowicz
Charlesbridge, 2022. 40 pages.
Review written December 29, 2022, from a library book
Starred Review
Honeybee Rescue is a true story, simply told, of a beehive discovered in a place it shouldn’t be. So instead of killing the bees to clean out his old garage, the beekeeper called in Mr. Nelson, an expert in honeybee rescue.
The story shows the whole process with photographs and simple language. The author explains how bees swarm and form a new hive when their old one is getting crowded. Then they showed how Mr. Nelson used his gentle no-kill bee vacuum to remove the bees and then carefully use the honeycomb they’ve already made to put into frames for a new hive.
Especially amazing is that Mr. Nelson doesn’t wear any protective gear when working with the bees. He explains that if you’re gentle with bees, they’ll be gentle with you.
Of course, along the way, the reader learns all kinds of information about bees and how they make honey. The book is fascinating and beautiful and will leave kids curious about bees.
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