Book Resources
- Not all of us want to be on the Internet all of the time.
- Sometines it is nice to hold a book and sit and read.
- Below are a suggestions for some of the bee books I have read.
- Also a selection of resources for finding bee books.
- A lot of material is available as pdf documents.
- Many pdf documents can be read on your Kindle.
- The can be placed on your Kindle using Calibre on your PC
- Can also be emailed to your Kindle.
- Often the best device on which to read them is a tablet
- Haynes Bee Manual
- An excellent introductory book.
- Laid out as all modern Haynes manuals.
- Lots of very clear photographs and diagrams.
- My "goto" book when I need to check quickly.
- BBKA Guide to Beekeeping
- Another excellent introductory book.
- More text than the Haynes manual.
- Lots of very clear photographs and diagrams.
- Collins Beekeepers' Manual
- Beekeeping for Dummies
- Social Organisation of HoneyBees
- By John Free
- Publisher - Northern Bee Books
- Level - Intermediate
- A short book 66 pages with a lot of information.
- Contains a lot of information on colony organisation.
- The Secret Lives of Garden Bees
- By Jean Vernon - published by White Owl
- Not just the honey bees.
- Covers all sorts of UK garden bees.
- Shows how to distinguish bees from flies.
- A fascinating read into the world of insects.
- Written from a very green perspective.
Book Suppliers
- Northern Bee Books
- This firm specialises in books about bees.
- Have a considerable selection.
- Include new and secondhand books.
- Have more than 1000 secondhand titles.
- Amazon
- Gutenberg Project
- ebay
- Beware of anything here that gets close to bees.
- Are you sure the foundation is bees' wax or is it candle wax?
- Is the honey pure honey or is it flavoured corn syrup?
- But there are some real bargains to be had - but be careful.
- Where you won't go wrong is buying bee books.
- Many beekeepers buy books and then move on.
- This is one place to find those used bargains in books.
- The Works
- Browsing in store I often find bargains.
- National Bee Supplies
- Like many equipment suppliers there are books on the web site.
- Why not treat yourself to a book next time you order foundation?
- BBKA
- Lots of pdf documents to download.
- From the home page select "Shop" then "BBKA Resources"
- The "Special Issue Series" is very useful.
- There are also resources for those taking modules.
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