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Markus Lohne Hustad
The Beekeeper's Year

Early spring. The sun breaks through the clouds over a quiet landscape. In the grass stands a green beehive, wrapped like a gift, ready to be opened. This is how the beekeeping season begins – with hope, anticipation, and a touch of reverence.

The Beekeeper’s Year is not just a book about bees. It is about nature, belonging and change. After leaving a busy office life behind, Markus Lohne Hustad sets out to understand the fragile harmony between humans and the natural world one hive, one season at a time.

Through personal reflections, small triumphs and quiet setbacks, Hustad offers a portrait of a life lived close to the rhythm of the land. From winter’s silence to the first hum of spring, this is a story of renewal, community and the search for meaning in a changing landscape.

Markus Lohne Hustad

Markus Lohne Hustad
Photo: Birgitta Eva Hollander

Markus Lohne Hustad (b. 1988) has worked with sustainable agriculture in the Norwegian Farmers' and Small Farmers' Association, Organic Norway and Framtiden i våre hender (The Future in Our Hands), and as a gardener in Tveten Andelslandbruk in Tveita. He is educated at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) and the University of Innlandet, and grew up in Hønefoss. He is a beekeeper in his seventh season.

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Edited March 09, 2026 by Cappelen Damm Agency