Mind Your Own Beeswax - A Memoir of a Foray into Beekeeping, My Garden, My Life

This book documents Kathryn Goldsmith's journey as an amateur beekeeper, delving into the amazing world of bees in a very approachable way! Woven into the book, along with the many successes and disasters she experienced, are valuable lessons learned from her children and grandmother. It will make you laugh and cry - from the "Smashed Cockroaches with Sugar Reduction and Crispy Crumb" recipe, and the joy of hatching chicks, to the letter written to her grandmother just before and after her passing, and bittersweet feelings watching children grow and develop their own wings, on their way to leaving home. Mind your own beeswax also covers Goldmith's journey into transforming her garden into a bee-friendly paradise, and includes an index of bee friendly plants for avid gardeners. The book is illustrated throughout with the author's own watercolours and photographs of the 'brood' - the human, winged, furred and feathered varieties! It is an ideal read for anyone who loves nature and family, who likes to sticky beak into other people's lives, and who loves to reading a humorous but informative tale...with a glass of wine of course on the side!