A review by jdohoswims
The Backyard Beekeeper: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Keeping Bees in Your Yard and Garden, by Kim Flottum

3.0

Hmmm....i'm really torn about this beginner's guide. I read "Beekeeping for Dummies" first and i felt super inspired and ready to take on the challenge of becoming a beekeeper. This book i felt like had an unsuspecting negative undertone. It focused more on all the things that can and will go wrong instead of the joys of beekeeping. Of course there will be challenges along the way but page after page of issues and hurdles didn't have me as excited any more. I was left a little bummed by the end of the book instead of inspired and prepared. The format isn't great to use a reference book either.