Part family story, part beekeeping odyssey, The Honey Bus is a rich and lyrical memoir of a girl who journeyed into the hive-and found herself. The bees became a guiding force in May's life, teaching her about family and survival, and it was during this pivotal time in May's childhood that she learned to take care of herself. The Honey Bus: A Memoir of Loss, Courage and a Girl Saved by Bees (Original) by Meredith May has an overall rating of Positive based on 4 book reviews. It has been published in eighteen countries and translated into eleven languages. Sign in to filter reviews 2,110 total ratings, 326 with reviews There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Meredith May, a former journalist for the San Francisco Chronicle, is the author of the best-selling memoir, THE HONEY BUS, about her beekeeping childhood with her grandfather in Big Sur.

May turned to her grandfather and the art of beekeeping as an escape from her troubled reality. Honey Bus might be on the short list as a Noble Prize contender, but it was an unhappy bus ride for me. An extraordinary story of a girl, her grandfather and one of nature’s most mysterious and beguiling creatures: the honeybee. Everything she needed to know about life and family was right before her eyes, in the secret world of bees. 'Meredith May recalls the first time a honeybee crawled on her arm.

That first close encounter was at once terrifying and exhilarating for May. She was five years old, her parents had recently split and suddenly she found herself in the care of her grandfather, an eccentric beekeeper who made honey in a rusty old military bus in the yard. Beekeeping and its life lessons is the subject of Meredith May’s memoir, The Honey Bus: A Memoir of Loss, Courage and a Girl Saved by Bees (Park Row 24.99 337 pages). USA TODAY May delivers a powerful account of growing up in 1970s California. Meredith May recalls the first time a honeybee crawled on her arm. The Honey Bus A fascinating and hopeful book of family, bees, and how even when children are overwhelmed with despair, nature has special ways to keep them safe. Description An unforgettable story about finding home in the most unusual of places, and how a tiny, little-understood insect could save a life.

The honey bus