BOOK / A unique look at the link between bees and flowers: an approach that is both scientific and practical.
For his second book, Hubert Guerriat takes us on a fascinating path through botany and ecology. Accompanied by numerous photos and diagrams, it makes us discover the intimacy between the flower and the bee with all the pedagogy that we know, thus offering the reader a source of wonder and a new look at the work of the beekeeper.
From flower to honey reveals unsuspected secrets of Mother Nature that the author explains, analyzes and illustrates with attractive diagrams. The knowledge gathered in From flower to honey are based both on scientific data, often little present in beekeeping literature, and on more than 40 years of naturalistic observations by the author.
This book is also intended to be very practical. It invites, among other things, to observe its immediate environment, to evaluate the resources of its bees or to establish its flowering calendar. He describes step by step how to make it and apply it to his work in the apiary.
It is a didactic, relevant and above all unpublished beekeeping book, the book that Hubert Guerriat would have wanted to find in bookstores. Its clear structure, its summaries at the end of the chapter and its clever index make it easy to understand.
Numerous carefully selected photos enhance and illustrate the content of this exceptional book. The database, which describes the beekeeping characteristics of more than 500 honey species, is undoubtedly the most comprehensive published to date.
From flower to honey establishes itself as an essential companion for Be efficient in beekeepinga work by the same author that has become over the years the favorite reference for many beekeepers (20,000 copies sold!). It will also appeal to nature lovers who will discover, be surprised and marvel at the ingenuity of the fine interactions and signals exchanged between the flower and the bee.
Certainly, From flower to honey makes you want to head out over hill and valley to encounter flowers that beekeepers and nature enthusiasts alike will appreciate from a new perspective!
Hubert Guerriat has been passionate about bees since his early childhood. He ran his first apiary at the age of 15. An agricultural engineer with a degree in biology, he teaches beekeeping and gives numerous conferences. He conducts research on the flora and environment of the bee. Hubert Guerriat is also interested in the conservation of bee breeds, more particularly in the future of the European Black Bee. To promote it, he founded the internationally renowned Mellifica association.
“Being efficient in beekeeping”, published in 1996 and revised in 2017, is still a great success! In 2024, Hubert Guerriat offers “From Flower to Honey”, a way to dive with delight into the heart of the fine interactions between flowers and bees.
Title of the work: From flower to honey – At the heart of the flower, accomplice of the bee and the beekeeper.
Author: Hubert Guerriat
Illustrator: Adeline Guerriat
Editions Hozro, released November 15, 2024
Format 17x22cm, sewn binding, soft cover with flaps
Pagination: 320 color pages
ISBN 978-2-9601889-1-2
Indicative price: €35
