{"product_id":"mary-bumby-the-first-person-to-take-honeybees-to-new-zealand-paperback","title":"Mary Bumby: The first person to take honeybees to New Zealand - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnne Middleditch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid F. Bumby\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eSimon John Paterson\u003c\/b\u003e (Designed by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the remarkable story of Mary Bumby who was the first person to take honeybees to New Zealand. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen, in 1838, her brother, John, was appointed as superintendent missionary at the Mangungu Mission House in New Zealand she decided to accompany him to look after him and act as his housekeeper. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause John liked honey Mary took with her two skeps of bees on the five-month long voyage, arriving in New Zealand in March 1839.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth Mary and John were devout Wesleyan Methodists and their faith must have helped them through the many trials and tribulations they suffered during the years at the Mission House.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 98\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.27 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 03, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47688183283933,"sku":"9781912271320","price":31.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/8kKm5MC1LR9781912271320.webp?v=1774050961","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/mary-bumby-the-first-person-to-take-honeybees-to-new-zealand-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}