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Besides loving history, Kentucky bourbon and chocolate, Abigail loves honeybees and for many years made her living by selling honey at a farmers’ market.

She is an award-winning beekeeper who has won many honey awards at the Kentucky State Fair including the Barbara Horn Award, which is given to beekeepers who rate a perfect 100 in a honey competition.

A strong supporter of farmers' markets and local food economy, Miss Abigail has taken her knowledge of beekeeping to create a fictional beekeeping protagonist, Josiah Reynolds, who solves mysteries in the Bluegrass.

As a beekeeper, Abigail loves weaving beekeeping facts into her mysteries as well as historical facts about Kentucky, which has a fascinating past.

She made her living selling honey at a farmers’ market for ten years just as her protagonist does in the Josiah Reynolds Mysteries.

Here are some fun bee facts!

It takes the nectar from two million flowers to make one pound of honey.

Don't destroy dandelions in your yard. Honeybees need the spring nectar from them.

The honeybees that you see collecting pollen and nectar are female. The queen can lay up to 2000 eggs a day.

The American almond crop can only be pollinated by honeybees.

The color and taste of honey is determined by the nectar from the flowers collected. Honey made from White Dutch Clover nectar is yellow. Honey made from the Black Locust tree nectar is almost clear. Honey made from the Buckwheat plant nectar is brown.

Buy from local beekeepers and don't spray your yard with pesticides pretty please.

While Miss Abigail’s novels are for enjoyment, she discusses the importance of a local sustainable food economy and land management for honeybees and other creatures. Miss Abigail is currently working on her 18th Josiah Reynolds mystery.

Abigail Keam is also the author of the Mona Moon Mystery series, the sweet Last Chance for Love Romance Series, and the Pricess Maura Tales Series.

She currently lives on the Kentucky River in a metal house with her husband and various critters. She still has honeybees.