“In this delightful debut… (Coté) writes sweetly about the life cycle of the honey bee and praises his father, who “holds more information about bees in one hair of his white moustache than I will ever know.” Honey farmers and urban naturalists will be buzzing about this one.”

“[An] informative and entertaining memoir.”

“Coté shares his exploits as one of the best-known beekeepers in the community … and we, the lucky readers, get to hear some of them in this charming read. Fascinating.”

“Honey & Venom is A Year in Provence for our modern times…Coté’s charming and poignant essay collection delivers the entertainment and smarts required to make real change in how we look at our planet—and ourselves.”

“An amazing memoir. . . .The book is simultaneously deeply personal and colorfully captivating as each chapter meanders through stories from the author’s career, his personal life, and endless interesting facts about the incredible honey bee. One needs not to have any experience with honey bees or their keepers to learn a lot and be enthralled by Coté’s writing and the stories he tells.”