Reviews for The Book Of Bee-Keeping - A Practical And Complete Manual On The Proper Management Of Bees

The average rating for The Book Of Bee-Keeping - A Practical And Complete Manual On The Proper Management Of Bees based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-10-03 00:00:00 Ben Richards Every child wants a pet; it may be a cat, a dog, a gerbil, a mouse, or a bird. It may even be a snake, a lizard, or a turtle. But, every child doesn't understand or even fathom what it takes to own a pet; in fact, many parents don't know either unless they've had a pet themselves. Aside from the dedication to taking care of a pet, children learn responsibility and nurturing skills. Regardless of what type of pet one has, care is of ultimate importance. Care takes time. Any Brayfield covers various types of pets; from the common to the uncommon: dogs, cats, birds, fish and other small pets such as Guinea Pigs, rats, hamsters, gerbils, lizards and other reptiles. She also covers areas such as: What your pet needs, finding the right animal, responsibilities and care, providing basic needs, etc. I really don't think she missed anything. Although I no longer have small children I did experience having pets when they were small. Like in most cases the children wanted the pets and within a short time lost interest in taking full responsibility for their care. This is something I didn't anticipate and learned that if the children wanted pets I also needed to want the pets. This is something that I stress to any parent when a child wants a pet. Acclimating the child and the pet takes time and often much longer than anticipated. Not every child nor every pet adjusts the same and Brayfield addresses these issues. I believe Brayfield covered every aspect parents need to know before saying yes to acquiring a pet for their child. I encourage parents to read this book before they purchase or adopt a pet for their child - it may be one of the most important decisions you make.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-05-21 00:00:00 Earl Jenkins Delightful (and scrupulously researched) essays about wildlife, written by a hermit who lived in New York City. Most were originally published in The Saturday Evening Post and The New Yorker. "Baby Pelicans are simply awful. The female Pelican feeds them on predigested fish served in her pouch. When they become too greedy and noisy and generally unbearable, she closes her bill and hits them on the head with it, so that baby Pelicans are always staggering about in a dazed condition, squalling for more fish and getting whammed on the head again. As the force of such blows is hard to judge, little accidents occur from time to time. That's a risk you have to take. Moral: It's a great life, if you like fish." I got a lot of weird looks while reading this on the El.