For a 13 year old, I would recommend "A Book of Bees" by Sue Hubbell, ISBN
0-394-55894-4. It is a quick read that takes the beekeeper through a year.
I recommend it because it does not read like a text book or reference. I
think all the references to studies ad nauseum in say "The Hive and the
Honey Bee" (which is a good reference once one decides to start) will bore
the lad.
 
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> From: Bill Mares <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: books on beekeeping
> Date: Monday, October 05, 1998 8:17 AM
>
> I'm looking for books on beekeeping which would rouse the interest of
> my 13-year-old nephew.  The Magic School Bus volume is too juvenile
> for him.
> Any suggestions?