Every beekeeper should have on the shelf a copy of this handbook from the Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists (CAPA). With detailed color photographs and concise text, the book outlines...
This book, by author Kim Flottum, is the text we use for our Beginner Beekeeping courses. It is the best book we've found for taking an absolute beginner through the...
Another great book from the "Essentials" series, authored by EAS Master Beekeeper Stephen Repasky and Lawrence Connor. 128 pages of concise and valuable information, along with excellent color photographs. "Swarm...
Written by accomplished horticulturist and beekeeper, Peter Lindtner, this book has 394 pages packed with beautiful color photographs and information about important plants for honey bees. Organized by month of...
"First released in 1999, Honey Bee Biology and Beekeeping is widely accepted as a major textbook of Apiculture (beekeeping). Universities use it to teach college students bee biology and beekeeping....
This is one of those beginner books that is just as perfect for grownup beginners as it is for kids. The text is clear and concise while being wonderfully educational. ...
By Laurie Krebs and Valeria Cis - with easy to read rhyming text and playful illustrations the story of a young boy and his beekeeper grandfather takes us on a...
"The Queen Must Die, and Other Affairs of Bees and Men" is a collection of essays by William Longgood that give a delightful insight into the wonders of keeping bees. ...
Gail Gibbons wrote the text and drew the full-color artwork for this beautiful book. The information is presented simply enough for young people but with enough thorough information for the...
The current (fourth) edition of the definitive text by Diana Sammataro and Alphonse Avitable is newly updated with lots of information about Colony Collapse Disorder, Varroa mites, African honey bees,...
Part history book, part handbook, and part cookbook, this illustrated tome covers every facet of the ancient hobby of beekeeping, from safe hive management to the culinary, medicinal, cosmetic, and...
Hop Onward Rabbit Rabbit: A New England Cottontail's Journey
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This wonderful children's book by Tonya Shevenell, illustrated by Laura Winslow, is imaginative, beautifully illustrated, and jam-packed with information about native New England critters. It's a lovely story for all...
L.L. Langstroth's beekeeping classic, updated and annotated by Roger Hoopingarner, PhD. "More than 150 years aftger L.L. Langstroth invented the movable-comb hive and brought beekeeping into the modern age, we...
Christy Hemenway, owner of Gold Star Honeybees in Bath, Maine, brings us "The Thinking Beekeeper - A Guide to Natural Beekeeping in Top Bar Hives" the complete how-to and why-to...
Truly amazing up-close photography unlike any you have seen before. In this remarkable film about the workings of the honeybee colony you will see the mid-air "wedding flight" of a...
"A powerful story . . . Kidd's writing is sharp and descriptive. Before the first chapter ended, I had recoiled, I had cried, and I had laughed. I was also...
Dr. Larry Connor examines essential aspects of making new bee colonies, from swarms or packages, purchased hives or nuclei. He looks at the impact of modern life on beekeeping, and...
A field guide by Dr. Lawrence John Connor, with Robert Muir, this is a "book of thought-provoking, science-based discussion designed for individuals and beekeeping clubs who mentor new beekeepers. "Spend...
A fabulous story by Lela Nargi, illustrated by Kyrsten Brooker, "The Honeybee Man" tells of a beekeeper who keeps hives on a rooftop in Brooklyn, NY. The book is simple...
"Chronicle of a Honey Bee Catastrophe" by Loree Griffin Burns is the perfect book for curious, science-minded youngsters or people of any age who are looking for a concise overview...
From researcher and author Jürgen Tautz - the Biology of a superorganism. "With spectacularly beautiful colour photographs and an easy understandable text The Buzz about Bees tells the story of...
"John Miller . . . trucks his hives around the country, bringing millions of bees to farmers otherwise bereft of natural pollinators. Even as the mysterious and deadly epidemic known...
Ross Conrad, from Vermont, is one of the early reasonable voices for keeping bees in better harmony with their place in nature. He explains how, with management techniques and soft...
". . . a global travel narrative that examines different aspects of how honey and bees are being affected by globalization and its implications, including terrorism, deforestation, the global food...
From an amazing writer and friend of the store, Hanna Holmes, this is one of our favorite books. Ms. Holmes spent a year exploring, studying, and coming to understand the...
By Dr. Lawrence John Connor, "Queen Rearing Essentials provides today's beekeepers with a clear, concise, and simple method to not only produce their own queens, but to actually improve their...
By Dr. Lawrence John Connor. "This book . . . provides not only the background information necessary to understand honey bee genetics and breeding, it also contains a wealth of...
This wonderful film takes a look at the state of the honeybees at the moment. It is filled with interesting characters who offer unique perspectives on the place honeybees have...
This wonderful film takes a look at the state of the honeybees at the moment. It is filled with interesting characters who offer unique perspectives on the place honeybees have...