BRATTLEBORO — Local author and publisher Dede Cummings will discuss her new book, The Good Living Guide to Beekeeping: Secrets of the Hive, Stories from the Field, and a Practical Guide that Explains it All, published by Good Books, a division of Skyhorse Publishing of New York, at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 6, at Everyone's Books.
Beekeeping is nothing new - the ancient Egyptians were well versed in the benefits of living with bees - but, in recent years, there has been a surge of folks struck with the desire to build and nurture hives of their own. Beekeeping has become the passion of farmers in rural Vermont, urbanites with rooftops in LA, and thousands of people in between.
This book is for beginners and experts alike, with all the basic information to get started, as well as stories and tips that will inspire and instruct the most seasoned beekeeper.
Cummings will be joined by local beekeeper Gordon Fisher of West Brattleboro. Cummings interviewed Fisher for the book, along with another local beekeeper, Jennings Berger from Townshend.
Leland & Gray Union High School senior Lindsey Vachon worked on the book with Cummings, conducting a few of the interviews and learning about the publishing process.
Cummings is the author of The Organic Composting Handbook and coauthor, with Alyssa Holmes of West Brattleboro, of The Medicinal Gardening Handbook. She is a publisher, book agent, avid gardener, and healthy living enthusiast. She lives in West Brattleboro.