Holly Bishop

Six years ago, Holley Bishop, a New Yorker working in
publishing and yearning for nature, bought a little
farmhouse and a few private acres of her own in Connecticut.
While figuring out how to be a weekend farmer, she visited a
neighbor with beehives in his backyard. One drop of the
fresh honey he had harvested himself ignited her interest in
honeybees and their sweet liquid gold creation. After being
seduced by the first real taste of honey, Bishop obtained
two hives of her own, harvested her very own honey and
became obsessed with bees, honey, and their role in human
history.

As she became more involved in beekeeping, Bishop searched
for the definitive book that could pull together the natural
science, myths, and facts about bees and honey for a
layperson like her. Since she couldn't find the book she
wanted to read, she decided to write it herself. After
spending thousands of hours observing bees, working with
them, researching their history and lore, harvesting honey
and tasting varieties of it from around the world, Bishop
was inspired to write ROBBING THE BEES: A Biography of
Honey, The Sweet Liquid Gold That Seduced the World . The
culmination of her efforts and passion, ROBBING THE BEES is
a comprehensive biography of honey and its benevolent
insect-creators.