A couple of weeks ago I was delighted to have been put forward by the Charity 'Bees For Development' www.beesfordevelopment.org  to give a couple of talks, one in the morning and one in the afternoon to two groups of school children, on behalf of the Instut Française, www.institut-francais.org.uk in relationship to an on going project being carried out in The South of France by The Observatoire Française d"Apidologie,  www.ofapidologie.org.

I am absolutely chuffed as mint balls with the first review of Betsie Valentine and the Honeybees and cannot thank Dr Nicola Bradbear, Director of Bees for Development -  www.beesfordevelopment.org - enough.

So there I was looking at some websites of people who I would like to ask to read and review Betsie Valentine and the Honeybees. l have a list of well known people I would dearly love to approach;  Bill Turnbull, Martha Kearney, Kate Humble, Vince Cable, Michael Gove etc.

So the book has started rolling.  I have a meeting with the printer on Monday - not too long until it becomes a reality and I cannot deny I am extremely excited.