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...
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,...
A mysterious killer is wiping out beekeepers’ honey makers at a rate of 30 to 50% each year. Countries all over the world have had entire honeybee colonies vanish. Can...
Bill Turnbull had no intentions of becoming a beekeeper. But when he saw an ad for beekeeping classes - after a swarm of bees landed in his suburban backyard -...
In the fall of 2003, as Iraq descended into civil war, Annika Ciezaldo spent her honeymoon in Baghdad. For the next six years she lived in Baghdad and Beirut, where...
Winter is coming, and a tiny honey bee emerges from the hive - she’s a scout, setting off in search of the last flowers of the fall. Nature lovers and...
"Honeybees make decisions collectively - and democratically. Every year, faced with the life-or-death problem of choosing and traveling to a new home, honeybees stake everything on a process that includes...
Co-authored by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan, this soul-stirring novel is about what we choose to keep from our past and what we choose to leave behind. Great for...
Native bees, such as the blue orchard mason bee and the alfalfa leafcutter bee, can efficiently pollinate along side honey bees. They’re gentle, good-natured, and highly efficient pollinators: just one...
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...
Master Gardener and pollinator advocate Rhonda Fleming Hayes starts by covering the most visible and beloved pollinators, as well as some more unlikely candidates, such as wasps, beetles, and even...
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...
The most joyful emanation produced by a colony of bees is known as "the song of increase" - declaring that the hive is flourishing and the bees are happy in...
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...
"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...
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...
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...
Ken Schramm presents the story of mead and the method of meadmaking. This book has plenty of recipes and through how-to for the beginner looking to brew this unique and...
"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 honey and beekeeping experts C. Marina Marchese and Kim Flottum comes this comprehensive course in the origin, flavor, and culinary uses of more than 30 varietals of honey, from...
". . . 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...
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...
Henry lives with his Aunt Lila deep in the lowcountry of South Carolina on a farm by the marshes. Out back is Henry’s favorite - the beehives. He lives for...
Tom Seeley, a world authority on honey bees, sheds light on why wild honey bees are still thriving while those living in managed colonies are in crisis. Seeley is one...
Eileen Garvin’s novel is beautifully moving, warm, and uplifting. The Music of Bees is about the power of friendship, compassion in the face of loss, and finding the courage to...
"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. ...
"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...
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...