Recommended Reading (Updated 2023)
Key: * Strongly Recommended , ** Natural Beekeeping
Introductory
Title
Author
Published
Supplier example
ISBN
(may vary)
A Practical Manual of Beekeeping
David Cramp
2008
Spring Hill
978-1-905862-23-8
*
Bees at The Bottom of the Garden
Alan Campion
1984
Revised 2001
Abe Book
860 1200 432 190
Teach Yourself : Get Started in Beekeeping
Adrian and Claire Waring
2015
World of Books
978 14736 118 32
Title | Author | Published | Supplier example | ISBN (may vary) |
A Practical Manual of Beekeeping | David Cramp | 2008 | Spring Hill | 978-1-905862-23-8 |
* Bees at The Bottom of the Garden | Alan Campion | 1984 Revised 2001 | Abe Book | 860 1200 432 190 |
Teach Yourself : Get Started in Beekeeping | Adrian and Claire Waring | 2015 | World of Books | 978 14736 118 32 |
Beginners
Title
Author
Published
Supplier example
ISBN
(may vary)
* BBKA Practical Guide to Beekeeping
Ivor Davis & Roger Cullum Kenyon
2012
2nd Ed 2016
Abe Books
10:1408154587
13:9781408154588
A Manual of Beekeeping
EB Wedmore
3rd Revised Ed. 1975
Abe Books
9780 5652191
* Beekeeping a Seasonal Guide
Ron Brown
1985
Pavilion
978 0713444896
Better Beginnings for Beekeepers
Adrian Waring
2011
Writers
Print Shop
13: 9781 780182148/10:1780 182147
Collins Beekeeper's Bible
Modern Text:
Phillip et al McCabe
2010
Collins
978 -0-00-727989-0
Complete Handbook Of Beekeeping
Herbert Mace & Owen Meyer
2011
World of Books
9780 706316155
* Guide to Bees and Honey,
Classic text but little on Varroa
Ted Hooper
5th Ed. 2010
Northern Bee Books
978-1-904846-51-2
Haynes Bee Manual
Claire & Adrian Waring
2011
Haynes
978 0 85733 057 4
* Practical Beekeeping
Clive De Bruyn
2011
Crowood
978 -1-86126-049-9
The Complete Guide To Beekeeping
Roger A Morse
1996
World of Books
9780881503159
** Natural Beekeeping: Organic Approaches To Modern Apiculture
Ross Conrad
2007
Chelsea Green
933392080
** The Barefoot Beekeeper: a simple, sustainable approach to small-scale beekeeping in top bar hives.
P. J. Chandler
Originally publ. 2007
4th Edition
2014
Amazon
9781 409271147
Keeping Bees :
Looking After an Apiary
Vivian Head
2010
Arcturus
978-1-90723-106-3
* The Beekeeper Field Guide
David Cramp
2011
Spring Hill
978 1905862 511
Title | Author | Published | Supplier example | ISBN (may vary) |
* BBKA Practical Guide to Beekeeping | Ivor Davis & Roger Cullum Kenyon | 2012 2nd Ed 2016 | Abe Books | 10:1408154587 13:9781408154588 |
A Manual of Beekeeping | EB Wedmore | 3rd Revised Ed. 1975 | Abe Books | 9780 5652191 |
* Beekeeping a Seasonal Guide | Ron Brown | 1985 | Pavilion | 978 0713444896 |
Better Beginnings for Beekeepers | Adrian Waring | 2011 | Writers Print Shop | 13: 9781 780182148/10:1780 182147 |
Collins Beekeeper's Bible | Modern Text: Phillip et al McCabe | 2010 | Collins | 978 -0-00-727989-0 |
Complete Handbook Of Beekeeping | Herbert Mace & Owen Meyer | 2011 | World of Books | 9780 706316155 |
* Guide to Bees and Honey, Classic text but little on Varroa | Ted Hooper | 5th Ed. 2010 | Northern Bee Books | 978-1-904846-51-2 |
Haynes Bee Manual | Claire & Adrian Waring | 2011 | Haynes | 978 0 85733 057 4 |
* Practical Beekeeping | Clive De Bruyn | 2011 | Crowood | 978 -1-86126-049-9 |
The Complete Guide To Beekeeping | Roger A Morse | 1996 | World of Books | 9780881503159 |
** Natural Beekeeping: Organic Approaches To Modern Apiculture | Ross Conrad | 2007 | Chelsea Green | 933392080 |
** The Barefoot Beekeeper: a simple, sustainable approach to small-scale beekeeping in top bar hives. | P. J. Chandler | Originally publ. 2007 4th Edition 2014 | Amazon | 9781 409271147 |
Keeping Bees : Looking After an Apiary | Vivian Head | 2010 | Arcturus | 978-1-90723-106-3 |
* The Beekeeper Field Guide | David Cramp | 2011 | Spring Hill | 978 1905862 511 |
Intermediate Onwards
Title | Author | Published | Supplier Example | ISBN (may vary) |
A Background to Bee Breeding, | John H Atkinson | 1999 | Northern Bee Books | 9780907908906 |
ABC To XYZ Of Bee Culture | A & E.R. Root Reprinted 2010 | 1879 Revised 1910 + 1917 | Kessinger Legacy Press Re-prints | 9780936028224 |
A Colour Guide to Pollen Loads of the Honey Bee | William D.J. Kirk | 2nd Ed 2006 | International Bee Research Association | 9780860982487 |
Anatomy and Dissection of the Honey Bee | H.A. Dade | 1962 Reprinted 1977 | International Bee Research Association | 900 |
At the Hive Entrance | H Storch | 1985 Re-print 2014 | Northern Bee Books | Not available |
Bee Farming | R. O. B. Manley | 3rd Ed 1948 Re-printed 2012 | Northern Bee Books | 978-908904-24-9 |
Bee Keeping in Britain | R.O.B Manley | 1948 | Abe | Not available |
Honeybee Ecology: A Study Of Adaptation In Social Life | Thomas D Seeley | ?? | Princeton | 97806916393919 |
Honey Farming | R.O.B Manley | 1946 | Abe | 9781908904249 |
The Introduction of Queen Bees | L.E. Snelgrove | 1940 | Northern Bee Books | 9780905652221 |
Plants & Beekeeping | F N Howes | 1945 | Abe | 9781406745238 |
Pollen Loads of the Honeybee | Dorothy Hodges | 1952 | Abe | 978099900149504 |
Pollen, its Collection and Preparation for the Microscope | John White | 1999 2nd Edition | Northern Bee Books | Not available |
Queen Rearing | L. E. Snelgrove | 1946 | Abe | 1904846211 |
Queen Rearing Essential | Lawrence John Connor | 2009 | Northern Bee Books | 9781878075413 |
Queen Rearing Simplified | Vince Cook Fres | 2012 | Northern Bee Books | 9781904846222 |
Queen Bee: Biology, Rearing and Breeding | David Woodward | 2010 | Northern Bee Books | 1904846351 |
Sixty Years With Bees | Donald Sims | 1997 | Northern Bee Books | 9780907908746 |
Swarming and its Control and Prevention | L.E. Snelgrove | 1934 15th ed. 2007 | Northern Bee Books | 9780905652899 |
The Buzz about Bees: biology of a superorganism | Jürgen Tautz | 2008 | Springer Verlag | 9783540787273 |
The Dances of the Honey Bee | Robert B. Park: based on the research of Karl Von Frisch 1953 | 1996 | Northern Bee Books | Not available. |
The Honeybees of The British Isles | Beowulf A Cooper | 1986 | British Isles Bee Breeding Association | 9780907908333 |
The Superorganism: the beauty, elegance, and strangeness of insect societies | Bert Holldobler & E.O.Wilson | 2008 | W.W. Norton | 978039367040 |
Mating In Miniature: the rationale, design and use of mininucs | Berhard Mobus | 1983 | 1st Ed. | 0905369017/9780905369013 |
Other Publications
MANAGEMENT of DISEASES & PESTS: Guidance issued by Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) which can be downloaded from www.nationalbeeunit.com / advisory leaflets | ||
| *Managing Varroa (2017) | ||
| *Common Pests, Diseases and Disorders of the Adult Honey Bee (2017) | ||
| *Foulbrood Disease of Honey Bees and other common brood disorders. (2017) | ||
| *Tropilaelaps :parasitic mites of the honey bee (2017) | ||
| *The Small Hive Beetle: a serious threat to European apiculture (2010: Food and Environment Research Agency) | ||
| BBKA Healthy Hive Guide : a pocket book introduction to all areas of pests and diseases and how to deal with them. (2019) ISBN 978-1-9162398-0-7 | ||
| JOURNALS/ NEWSLETTERS : Appropriate for all levels of experience | ||
| BBKA NEWS | Newsletter of the British Beekeepers Association (Available to BBKA members) | |
| Bee Craft | www.bee-craft.com (Available by subscription) | |
| The Beekeepers Quarterly | International English Language Beekeeping Journal publ. since 1984 by Northern Bee Books | |
Suppliers
British Beekeepers Association
National Agricultural Centre, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire
CV8 2LG
Tel: 02476 696679
Northern Bee Books
Hebden Bridge
HX7 5JS
Tel: 01422 882751
Summerfield Books
Local : Open for browsing
Unit L Skirsgill Business Park, Penrith, CA11 OFA
Tel: 01768 210793
E.H. Thornes (Beehives) Ltd.
Beehive Business Park,
Rand, Market Rasen, LN8 5NJ
Tel: 01673 858555
British Beekeepers Association | National Agricultural Centre, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire CV8 2LG | Tel: 02476 696679 | |
Northern Bee Books | Hebden Bridge HX7 5JS | Tel: 01422 882751 | |
Summerfield Books Local : Open for browsing | Unit L Skirsgill Business Park, Penrith, CA11 OFA | Tel: 01768 210793 | |
E.H. Thornes (Beehives) Ltd. | Beehive Business Park, Rand, Market Rasen, LN8 5NJ | Tel: 01673 858555 |