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Dr Gerry has Excelled in bringing to life the tale of the honey bee world in this wonderful book Eve Puttergill - Founder of The Bee Effect An interesting book. At first read it is simply a childrens story accompanied by some very good illustrations. Once you read from a different viewpoint it becomes a much more educational / informative piece on the life, work and benefits of the humble honey bee...The illustrations brings the written word to life and the writer clearly has a deep interest and knowledge of the subject. Amazon 5 Star Review - An intriguing book This book is an excellent introduction for children (and adults for that matter!) to the life cycle of the honey bee. ' The Secrets of Hope the Honey Bee' details the different stages of honey bee development in a fun and informative way. My 4 and 6 year old enjoyed the super illustrations and enjoyed learning about the life of the honey bee. We also enjoyed practising the waggle dance! Great fun! Dave Hall Beecraft Magazine

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After a near fatal encounter with blood sucking ticks many years ago in the Surrey Hills, 'Hope' was all I had left. Before this encounter, my life had been exceptional. I lived it full and free. I had been a multi award winning minor British female inventor, innovator and marketer, a Freeman and Liveryman of the City of London, slowly building my reputation. I had been the first female to gain a pilot's licence on fixed wing microlights at my local flying club, and second female to gain a rating on the Seamax flying boat in Europe. Fun times with TV appearances on shows such as BBC Eggheads and Beat the Boss. During 2006/7 I had found ticks attached to my body while walking in the Surrey Hills, not long after, around 2007/8, I had become frequently unwell with bouts of reoccurring infections, which no antibiotic would heal. After repeated misdiagnosis, in 2011 I commenced a PhD, yet within a matter of months I had become bedridden with pleurisy, pneumonia, malaria like symptoms and raging fevers. Days turned into weeks, weeks turned into months and months into years. Beginning to suffer brain damage I lost my memory and suffered speech and partial facial paralysis. Unable to remember my work or my name, I was admitted to a private hospital where I was diagnosed with two strains of Lyme disease; Mycoplasma; Babesia; Bbartonella and Ehrlichia. Hooked up to antibiotics by IV line, and then with 3 years of further antibiotics and other treatments, it took its toll, it was too little too late. Improved, but still desperately unwell, I found out about how honey bee venom had 'cured' Lyme disease. I had lost most of my hope and with nothing more to lose other than my mortal soul. In May 2015 I took my first honey bee sting and many stings followed. After 3 months I had recommenced my PhD and had become a beekeeper, on a steep learning curve into the mystic art and science of beekeeping. Miraculously, two years later in July 2017 I graduated with my Doctorate! That year, I also joined a rowing club and learnt to scull, which helped with my balance. I now scull frequently and won my first race at Marlow on the river Thames in 2019. In 2018 after 3 years of using bee venom and applying over 4500 stings to my body, I was clear of Lyme but the residual damage lingers. A scientific paper was published in 2017 showing how bee venom was more effective at killing Lyme Disease than antibiotics, how very 'lucky'! In 2018 I began speaking on the subject of 'Medicinal Apitherapy', which is the therapeutic uses of honey bee products, and now speak widely to bee associations and other organisations in the UK on the subject and I tell my story of how bee venom saved my life. This same year, in August, I was privileged to fly the mighty Spitfire at RAF Biggin Hill, which was a gift from a very dear friend, one of the few who were on my shoulder willing me through these turbulent times. 'Hope' was born out of great pain and a passion to get myself well again. I wrote 'Hope' originally for fun and escapism to transport myself to the past many years ago, when, as a child times, thoughts and things seemed unadulterated, innocent, pure and happy. Finally, out of the eye of the storm I have sought solace in writing fun innocent educational stories to inspire children and the adults who read them to their children and grandchildren. I still marvel at the true wonderment of the honey bee, with a deep sense of gratitude for their healing qualities. I learn more every day about their incredible gifts. My 'Hope' is to transfer the treasures in my heart and mind, to create a fun learning experience for others in the form of my story writing, and to relay the deep meanings and magic within our magnificent eco system, through my flagship book, The Secrets of Hope the Honey Bee. Dr Gerry Brierley

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