"Previously published in hardcover in 20174 by Price Stern Sloan."

Eliza Naumann, a seemingly unremarkable nine-year-old, expects never to fit into her gifted family: her autodidact father, Saul, absorbed in his study of Jewish mysticism; her brother, Aaron, the vessel of his father's spiritual ambitions; and her brilliant but distant lawyer-mom, Miriam. But when Eliza sweeps her school and district spelling bees in quick succession, Saul takes it as a sign that she is destined for greatness. In this altered reality, Saul inducts her into his hallowed study and lavishes upon her the attention previously reserved for Aaron, who in his displacement embarks upon a lone quest for spiritual fulfillment. When Miriam's secret life triggers a familial explosion, it is Eliza who must order the chaos. Myla Goldberg's keen eye for detail brings Eliza's journey to three-dimensional life. As she rises from classroom obscurity to the blinding lights and outsized expectations of the National Bee, Eliza's small pains and large joys are finely wrought and deeply felt. Not merely a coming-of-age story, Goldberg's first novel delicately examines the unraveling fabric of one family. The outcome of this tale is as startling and unconventional as her prose, which wields its metaphors sharply and rings with maturity. The work of a lyrical and gifted storyteller, Bee Season marks the arrival of an extraordinarily talented new writer.

Includes summarized reports of many bee-keeper associations.

This book contains a comprehensive introductory guide to bee-keeping, being a complete index and reference book on all practical subjects connected with bee culture - in both common and movable-comb hives. Written in clear, concise language and full of information that will prove invaluable to the novice bee-keeper, this text is not to be missed by those with a keen interest in the subject. It would make for a great addition to any collection of bee-keeping literature. The chapters of this book include: 'Experience in Bee Keeping'; 'How to Transfer Bees from the Common Hive'; 'Increase of Stock'; 'Natural Swarming Considered, And Objectives Pointed Out'; 'Italian Bees and Their History'; 'Wintering Bees'; 'Robbing'; 'Hives'; 'The Apiary – Its Location'... and much more. We are proud to republish this vintage book, now complete with a new and specially commissioned introduction on bee-keeping.