Beekeeper's book looks at women in the field

RICHMOND, KY (AP) - The Kentucky author of a new book about beekeeping says the subject is a reminder of the work people have done in past generations to provide for their families.

Eastern Kentucky University apiculturist Tammy Horn says beekeeping provided for people during war-time rationing, but waned after World War II. A statement from Eastern says it is seeing a resurgence, with women leading the way in many cases.

Horn is director of Coal Country Beeworks, an apiforestation initiative of Eastern Kentucky Environmental Research Institute at Eastern. In researching the book, she traveled to Australia, South America, Africa and Europe.

Several book-signing/discussion events are scheduled in November for her book, "Beeconomy: What Women and Bees Can Teach Us About Local Trade and the Global Market," published by University Press of Kentucky.

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