Bill Turnbull had no intention of becoming a beekeeper. But when an advertisement for beekeeping classes appeared in the family vet 's office shortly after a swarm of bees landed in Bill 's suburban backyard, it seemed to be a sign. Beekeeping turned out to be an even stickier operation than Bill expected, and he quickly learned that being enthusiastic about something doesn t necessarily make you a virtuoso. Full of laugh-out-loud antics, lessons learned the hard way, and a passion for the beauty and importance of the infuriating, fascinating and increasingly threatened honeybee, "Confessions of a Bad Beekeeper" is both an introduction to the world of backyard beekeeping and a story about the transformative power of doing what you love even if you re a bit bad at it.