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Honey and Venom

Confessions of an Urban Beekeeper

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Honey and Venom

Written by: Andrew Coté
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A year in the life of New York City’s premier beekeeper, who chronicles his adventures and the quirky personalities he encounters while spreading his infinite knowledge of and passion for the remarkable honey bee

“Coté’s charming and poignant essay collection delivers the entertainment and smarts required to make real change in how we look at our planet, and ourselves.” (Andrew Zimmern)

From the humble drone to the fittingly named worker to the queen herself - who is more a slave than a monarch - the hive world, Andrew Coté reveals, is full of strivers and slackers, givers and takers, and even some insect promiscuity (startlingly similar to the prickly human variety). Written with Coté’s trademark humor, acumen, and a healthy dose of charm, Honey and Venom illuminates the obscure culture of New York City “beeks” and the biology of the bees themselves for both casual readers and bee enthusiasts.

Coté takes listeners with him on his daily apiary adventures over the course of a year, in the city and across the globe. In Manhattan, among his many duties, he is called to capture swarms that have clustered on fire hydrants, air-conditioning units, or street-vendor umbrellas. Beyond maneuvering within a metropolitan populace as frenzied as the bees’, Coté is able to escape from the hive mind and the rigors of city dwelling with his philanthropic, international approach to apiculture. Annually, he travels to regions across the world with his organization, Bees Without Borders, where he teaches beekeepers how to increase their honey yield and income via beekeeping endeavors. For Coté, a fourth-generation beekeeper, this is a family tradition, and this personal significance pervades his celebration of the romance and mystery of bees, their honey, and the beekeepers whose lives revolve around these most magical creatures.

©2020 Andrew Coté (P)2020 Random House Audio
Biographies & Memoirs Biological Sciences Science New York Witty City Adventure
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An appropriately well written tale; seemingly sporadic and entertaining autobiography

Andrew Côté tells a good story. Though the book is at heart a well thought out seasonal presentation of the life of a managed honeybee hive, it is over-layered by the story of Mr Côté’s life. He reads and writes his story with the enjoyably blasé presentation of a true New Yorker, where each anecdote however mundane or thrilling proves to be well connected to the tale and worth the listen. I came away with two things; an overall impression of a hardworking man with an impish sense of humour and an even greater appreciation for the honeybee and beekeeping. I would not hesitate to recommend Mr Côté’s book to anyone regardless of their familiarity with bees.

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