Mary Bumby by Anne Middleditch General Recollection or as a stand-alone exploration

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“Honey Bee Biology will be the go-to text­book for college courses and serves as a readable reference for beekeepers who want to learn more about the ‘under the hood’ mechanics of honey bee function

Mary Bumby by Anne Middleditch General Recollection or as a stand-alone explorationThis is the remarkable story of Mary Bumby who was the first person to take honeybees to New Zealand. When, in 1838, her brother, John, was appointed as superintendent missionary at the Mangungu Mission House in New Zealand she decided to accompany him to look after him and act as his housekeeper. Because John liked honey Mary took with her two skeps of bees on the five month long voyage, arriving in New Zealand in March 1839. Both Mary and John were