Abigail Keam

Born and bred in Kentucky, Ms. Keam graduated with Distinction from the University of Kentucky with a degree in Middle Eastern Civilization.  She then went into business and kept bees as a hobby.

            Retiring in 1999 after a life-threatening asthma attack, Abigail became a full-time beekeeper, launching Abigail’s which makes honey/beeswax-based natural products.

            Abigail has won sixteen honey awards at the Kentucky State Fair and is also the first recipient of the Barbara Horn Award, given to those who score a perfect 100 for State Fair Beekeeping entries. 

            In 2004 Abigail joined a group of fellow beekeepers in a tour of South Africa to study African bees and beekeeping.

           She lives in Fayette County on the Kentucky River in a metal house with her husband and various critters. 

Death By A HoneyBee was her first mystery novel, which won a Gold Medal Award from Reader's Favorite.

Death By Drowning, her second novel, also won a Gold Medal Award from Reader's Favorite in 2011.

Both books were on the USA BOOK NEWS  "Best Books of 2011" list as finalists.

Death By Bridle will be released in 2012.

 

Miss Abigail is available for workshops, presentations, talks and lectures on beekeeping or the craft of writing.