THE HIVE DETECTIVES in Vermont

When my daughter and I learned that Loree Griffin Burns was giving a presentation about her new book, THE HIVE DETECTIVES: CHRONICLE OF A HONEY BEE CATASTROPHE, in Vermont, we planned a spur-of-the-moment road trip to go see her.  We're big Loree fans and besides, we'd never been to  Manchester before.  The event was at Hildene, the Lincoln family home, which is one of the most gorgeous properties I've ever seen.



The gardens were stunning, full of bees and butterflies.





We spotted a Monarch cate...