Part memoir, part beekeeping odyssey, The Honey Bus is an unforgettable story about finding home in the most unusual of places and how a tiny, little-understood insect could save a life. The bees became a guiding force in May’s life, teaching her about family and community, loyalty and survival, and the unequivocal relationship between a mother and her child. The book was published in seventeen countries, translated into eleven languages, and will be published by Cameron Kids as a childrens picture book titled MY HIVE in Spring 2023. It was during this pivotal time in May’s childhood that she learned to take care of herself, forged an unbreakable bond with her grandfather, and opened her eyes to the magic and wisdom of nature. Merediths 2019 memoir, THE HONEY BUS, reveals the life lessons she learned in her grandfather’s Big Sur bee yard that rescued her from a difficult childhood.
Her mother had receded into a volatile cycle of neurosis and despair and spent most days locked away in the bedroom. May turned to her grandfather and the art of beekeeping as an escape from her troubled reality. That first close encounter was at once terrifying and exhilarating for May, and in that moment, she discovered that everything she needed to know about life and family was right before her eyes, in the secret world of bees. 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.
Meredith May recalls the first time a honeybee crawled on her arm. Her story is one of unconditional love and the healing power of nature.
An extraordinary story of a girl, her grandfather, and one of nature’s most mysterious and beguiling creatures: the honeybee. Virtually abandoned by her parents, Meredith is taken under the wing of her Grandpa.
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