entries in blue are recent additions to the library
Biology
| Author | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Connor L.J. | Bee Sex\Essentials | book |
| Free J. B. | Pheromones of Social Bees | book |
| Goodman L | Form and Function in the Honey Bee | book |
| Herrod-Hempsall W. | The Anatomy, Physiology & Natural History of the Honey Bee | book |
| Snodgrass | Anatomy of the Honeybee | book |
| Dade H.A. | Anatomy & Dissection of the Honeybee | book |
| Davis C | The Honeybee Inside Out | book |
| Free J. B. | Honeybee Biology | paperback |
| Mesquida J. | Elements of Genetics with special reference to the bee | A4 softback |
| Meyer O. | Microscopy on a Shoestring | book |
| Winston ML | The Biology of the Honeybee | book |
| Manchester Microscopy Soc | Microscopy-First Steps into a Secret World | book |
Diseases
| Author | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Bailey L & Ball BV | Honey Bee Pathology | book |
| Bailey L. | Infectious Diseases of the Honeybee | book |
| Hansen H. | Honeybee Brood Diseases | booklet |
| MAFF | Diseases of Bees | booklet |
| MAFF Advisory Leaflet 473 | Nosema & Amoeba | leaflet |
| Morse RA & Flottum K | Honey Bee Pests, Predators and Diseases | book |
| Webster TC & Delaplane KS (eds) | Mites of the Honey Bee | book |
| Heath L.A.F. | Occurrence & Distribution of Chalkbrood Disease of Honeybees | leaflet |
| Heath L.A.F. | The Chalkbrood Enigma | leaflet |
| Heath Len | Development of Chalk brood in a Honeybee Colony | pamphlet |
| anon | The Plague and You | leaflet |
| Goodwin M & Van Eaton C | Elimination of AFB without the use of drugs | paperback |
| Burges H.D. | Control of Wax Moths | reprint |
| Benjamin and McCallum | A World Without Bees | book |
| DARG | Living with Varroa Jacobsonii | pamphlet |
| Goodwin and Van Eaton | Control of Varroa | book |
| Harnaj E.V. (ed0 | Varroasis: a Honeybee Disease | book |
| Matheson A. (ed) | Living with Varroa | book |
| Matheson A. (ed) | New Perspectives in Varroa | book |
| Munn P. & Jones R. (eds) | Varroa - fight the Mite | book |
| Yates J.D. & B.D. | Varroa Addendum & Index for Study Notes | booklet |
| Flottum Kim | The Honey Handbook | book |
Honey & Products
| Author | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Riches | Mead Making, Exhibiting and Judging | book |
| Allan M. | Basic Honey Processing | leaflet |
| Bielby W.B. | Home Honey Production | paperback |
| Briggs M | Honey and its many Health Benefits | book |
| Crane Eva | A Book of Honey | book |
| Crane Eva | Honey: A Comprehensive Survey | book |
| Killion E.E. | Honey in the Comb | book |
| Rounce J. | Honey; from Source to Sale & Showbench | book |
| Sawyer R. | Honey Identification | book |
| Tonsley C. | Honey for Health | paperback |
| anon | Honey Cookbook | A4 pamphlet |
| Dalby B. | Honey Microwave Cookery | A4 pamphlet |
| Mead R. | Honey Cookery | A4 booklet |
| White J. | Honey in the Kitchen | book |
| Acton & Duncan | Making Mead | book |
| Andrews S.W. | Mead & Meadmaking | A5 leaflet |
| Beswick F. | Traditional British Honey Drinks | booklet |
| Furness C. | Honey Wines and Beers | A4 booklet |
| Riches H. | Mead Making | paperback |
| MAFF Bulletin No. 134 | Honey from Hive to Market | pamphlet |
| Riches H | Honey Marketing | A5 leaflet |
| Brown R. | Showing Honey Products | A5 leaflet |
| Robson W.S. | Production & Exhibition of Comb Honey | A5 leaflet |
| Tonsley C.C. | Granulated or Crystallized Honey | A5 leaflet |
| Tonsley C.C. | Judging Honey in the Jar | A5 leaflet |
| Tonsley C.C. | Preparation of Liquid Honey | A5 leaflet |
| Tonsley et al | 9 Leaflets | A5 ring binder |
| Vickery G. | Management, Production & Exhibiting of Heather Honey | A5 leaflet |
Wax and Products
| Author | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Brown Ron | Beeswax | book |
| Coggeshall W.L. & Morse R.A. | Beeswax Production, Harvesting, Processing & Products | paperback |
| MAFF | Beeswax from the Apiary | leaflet |
| Ripley R. | Foundation Press | notes |
| Berthold R.Jr. | Beeswax Crafting | book |
| Bossom M. | Encaustic Art | A4 cardback |
| Buckle M. | Model Making from Beeswax Sheets | A4 leaflet |
| Constable David | Candle-making | book |
| Coss Melinda | The Handmade Soap Book | book |
| Furness C | How to Make Beeswax Candles | booklet |
| Guy G.V. | Easy to Make Candles | A4 booklet |
| Innes M. | The Book of Candles | book |
| Nicol G. | The New Candle Book | book |
| Oppenheimer B. | The Candlemaker's Companion | book |
| White E.C. | Super Formulas (Arts and Crafts) | A4 paperback |
| Calder Margaret (ed) | Recipes Using Beeswax | pamphlet |
| Padmore F. | Wax for Show (find in section HS in A5 ring binder) | A5 leaflet |
| White E.C. | Soap Recipes | paperback |
Insects-- General
| Author | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Alfold. D. V. | The Life of the Bumblebee | book |
| Alford D.V. | Provisional Atlas of the Insects of the British Isles Part 3 Bumblebees | A4 booklet |
| Latter O. H. | Bees and Wasps | book |
| Mace H. | Some Other Bees | book |
| Butler C.G. | The World of the Honeybee | book |
| Buzzard C.N. | Shining Hours | book |
| Cooper B.A. | The Honeybees of the British Isles | book |
| Free John B. | Bees & Mankind | book |
| Free John B. | The Social Organisation of Honey Bees | book |
| Khalifman I. | Bees | book |
| Mace H. | A Book about the Bee | book |
| Metcalf F.H. | The Bee Community | book |
| O'Toole & Raw | Bees of the World | book |
| Park R.B. | The Dance of the Honeybee | booklet |
| Prys Jones | Bumblebees | book |
| Ruttner F., Milner E. & Dews J.E. | The Dark European Honey Bee | booklet |
| Sladen F.W.L. | The Humble Bee | |
| Teale E.W. | The Golden Throng | book |
| von Frisch K. | Bees, Their Chemical Sense & Language | book |
| Von Frisch K. | The Dancing Bees | book |
| Wadey H.J. | The Behaviour of Bees | book |
Medical
| Author | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Cherbuliez T | Medicine from Bees | CD |
| Croft L.R. | Allergy to Bee Stings | book |
| Croft L.R. | Honey and Hay Fever | booklet |
| Fearnley J | Bee Propolis | |
| Mraz C. | Health and the Honeybee | paperback |
| Riches H | Medical Aspects of Beekeeping | paperback |
| Riches H.R. | Hypersensitivity to Bee Venom | A5 reprint |
| Riches H.R.C. | Recent Problems in the Treatment of Bee Venom Allergy | A5 reprint |
| Vosnjak M. | The Miracle of Propolis | book |
| Walji H. | Bee Health | paperback |
Beekeeping-general
| Author | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin and McCallum | Keeping Bees and Making Honey | book |
| Aebi O.& H. | Mastering the Art of Beekeeping Vol 1 | book |
| Aebi O.& H. | Mastering the Art of Beekeeping Vol2 | book |
| Allan M. | Beekeepers Toolbox | A5 leaflet |
| Allan M. | Fun with Bees | A5 leaflet |
| Allan M. | Manipulations | A5 leaflet |
| Allan M. | Starting Out | A5 leaflet |
| Benjamin and McCallum | Keeping Bees and Making Honey | book |
| Brown R. | Economical Beekeeping | A5 booklet |
| Brown Ron | Beekeeping: A Seasonal Guide | book |
| Brown Ron | Honey Bees: a Guide to Management | book |
| Campion | Bees at the Bottom of the Garden | book |
| Campion | Bees at the Bottom of the Garden | book |
| Campion | Bees at the Bottom of the Garden | book |
| Carter G.A. | Bees & Honey | book |
| Couston Robert | Principles of Practical Beekeeping | book |
| Cramp D | The Beekeepers Field Guide | |
| Crane Eva | Bees & Beekeeping | book |
| Croft L.R. | Profitable Beekeeping | paperback |
| Dadant | The Hive & the Honey Bee | book |
| DARG Pamphlet A | Seasonal Management | pamphlet |
| Davis Celia | The HoneyBee Around and About | book |
| Davis I (ed) | Notes Teachers Pack Introduction to Beekeeping | A4 ring binder |
| Davis I (ed) | OHP's Teachers Pack Introduction to Beekeeping | OHP's |
| De Bruyn C | Practical Beekeeping | book |
| Deans A.S.C. | Beekeeping Techniques | book |
| Evans J | The Complete Guide to Beekeeping | |
| Field O. | Honey by the Ton | book |
| Flottum Kim | Beekeeping-The completeand easy Guide | book |
| Graham J. (ed) | Beekeeping : Questions & Answers | book |
| Hooper Ted | Guide to Bees & Honey | paperback |
| Howe R.J. & W.E. | Practical Beekeeping | paperback |
| Johannson T.S.K. & M.P. | Some Important Operations in Bee Management | book |
| Laker C. | Clearing Bees from Supers | book |
| Langstroth | The Hive and the Honeybee | book |
| Lavine S | Wonders of the Hive | leaflet |
| Mace Herbert | Complete Handbook of Beekeeping | book |
| Manley R. O. B. | Honey Production in the British Isles | book |
| Manley R.O.B. | Bee-Keeping in Britain | book |
| Melzer W | Beekeeping | paperback |
| Meyer O. | The Beekeepers Handbook | book |
| Morse R. & Hooper. T. | The Illustrated Encylopedia of Beekeeping | book |
| Morse R.A. | The Complete Guide to Beekeeping | book |
| O'Sullivan | Bees, Hives and Honey | book |
| Pavord A.V. | Bees & Beekeeping | book |
| Root A.I. | The ABC & XYZ of Bee Culture | book |
| Schofield A.N. | Beekeeping | book |
| Scottish B.K.A. | An Introduction to Bees & Beekeeping | |
| Smith F.G. | Beekeeping | book |
| Stephens-Potter L.A. | The Beekeeper's Manual | book |
| Stevens K. | Alphabetical Guide for Beekeepers | book (spiral bound) |
| Storch H. | At the Hive Entrance | clothback |
| Tinsley J. | Beekeeping | book |
| Urquhart J | Keeping Honeybees | booklet |
| Vivian J | Keeping Bees | book |
| Wadey H.J. | The Bee Craftsman | book |
| Waine A.L. | Background to Bee Keeping | book |
| Waring A. | Better Beginnings for Beekeepers | book |
| Wedmore E.B. | A Manual of Beekeeping | book |
| Yates J.D. | Nudge Nudge, Hint Hint | book |
| Yates J.D. & B.D. | Beekeeping Senior Study Notes Part 1 | book |
| Yates J.D. & B.D. | Beekeeping Study Notes | book |
| Yates J.D. & B.D. | Beekeeping Study Notes (2nd Ed) | book |
| Yates J.D. & B.D. | Beekeeping Study Notes (Basic Certificates) | paperback |
| Yates JD & BD | Beekeeping Study Notes (2nd Ed) | book |
| Yates JD & BD | Beekeeping Study Notes (Basic Certificates) | paperback |
| Yates JD & BD | Beekeeping Study Notes (Modules 1, 2, 3, 4) | paperback |
| Yates JD & BD | Beekeeping Study Notes (Modules 5, 6, 7, 8) | paperback |
Hives
| Author | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Yates J.D. | Beekeeping Equipment (caveat emptor) | booklet |
| Advisory Leaflet No.18 | BBKA Hive Plan No.2 Double Walled Hive | pamphlet |
| Alston Frank | Skeps-Their History, Making and Use | paperback |
| anon | BBKA Double walled hive | photocopied notes |
| Brekelmans | Skep Making | booklet |
| Chapman N | Constructive Beekeeping | |
| Cooper B. A & Ibbotson | Hive Record Cards F1 | |
| Cooper B.A. & Ibbotson . | Hive Record Cards F3 | |
| Cooper B.A. & Ibbotson. | Hive Record Cards F2 | |
| Dugat Fr.M. trans Reeves N.C. | The Scyscraper Hive | book |
| Heath Len | A Case of Hives | book |
| MAFF | The WBC Hive | pamphlet |
| MAFF Bulletin 144 | Beehives | booklet |
| P.A.M. (ed) | Varroa Mesh Floors (incl drawings) | booklet |
| Showler Karl | The Observation Hive | book |
| Taylor F.A. | Make Yourself a Nucleus Hive | pamphlet |
| Walsh F. | National Hive Drawings | pamphlet/folder |
| Wedmore E.B. | The Ventilation of Bee-hives | book |
History
| Author | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Bro. | In Search of the Best Strains of Bees | book |
| Adam Brother | Beekeeping at Buckfast Abbey | book |
| Brown R. | Great Masters of Beekeeping | book |
| Crane Eva | The Archaeology of Beekeeping | book |
| Foster A.M. | Bee Boles & Bee Houses | booklet |
| Fraser H. Malcolm | History of Beekeeping in Britain | book |
| Guilfoyle J.L. | Beekeepers I have known | booklet |
| More Daphne | The History & Natural History of the Honeybee | book |
| Wilson B | The Hive | book |
Law
| Author | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| DARG Pamphlet B | The Beeway Code | pamphlet |
| Frimston & Smith | Beekeeping & the Law-Swarms & Neighbours | book |
Swarm Control
| Author | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| DARG Pamphlet C | A Guide to Swarm Control | pamphlet |
| Davis G. | Beekeeping in the Swarming Season | paperback |
| MAFF Bulletin 206 | Swarming of Bees | booklet |
| Ripley R. | How to Avoid Increase | notes |
| Snelgrove L.E. | Swarming: Its Control & Prevention | book |
Miscellaneous
| Author | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Ellis | Sweetnessand Light | book |
| Grant D. | White Goats & Black Bees | book |
| Moore Ede Piers | Honey and Dust | book |
| Owsianska M. | The Legend of the Hive | book |
Children
| Author | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Claybourne A. | How Do Bees Make Honey? | book |
| Free J. B. | Honeybees | book |
| Hawcock & Montgomery | Bee (Bouncing Bugs) | book |
| Jeunesse G et al | The Bee | book |
| Sinclair W. | Life of the Honey-bee | book |
| Williams. K. | The Bee Box Book | book |
Old Books
| Author | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Wildman | A Treatise on the Management of Bees 1770 | book |
| Lubbock J. | Ants, Bees and Wasps | book |
| Digges J.G. | The Practical Bee Guide | book |
| Herrod W. | Producing, Preparing, Exhibiting & Judging Bee Produce | book |
| Maeterlinck M. | The Life of the Bee | book |
| Miller C. | 50 years Among the Bees | book |
| Simmins S. | A Modern Bee Farm | book |
| Taylor R. | The Joys of Beekeeping | book |
Plants & Pollen
| Author | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Aston and Bucknall | Plants and Honeybees | book |
| BBKA | Shrubs, Plants and Wild Flowers for Bees | leaflet |
| BBKA | Trees for Bees | leaflet |
| BIBBA (Salt L.) | Seeds for Beekeepers | booklet |
| Goltz (Ed) | Honey Plants (Lovell) | book |
| Hooper T. & Taylor M. | The Beekeepers Garden | book |
| Hooper and Taylor | The Bee Friendly Garden | book |
| Howes F.N. | Plants & Beekeeping | book |
| Matheson A. | Forage for Bees in an Agricultural Landscape | book |
| Percival M.S | Floral Biology | book |
| Scott-Dupree et al | A Guide to Managing Bees for Pollination | booklet |
| Binding G.J. | About Pollen | paperback |
| Hardy S. | Pocket Pollen Colour Guide | card |
| Kirk | A Colour Guide to Pollen Loads of the Honey Bee | book |
| Sawyer R. | The Study of Pollen | A5 leaflet |
| Wade Carlson | Bee Pollen & Your Health | paperback |
Queens
| Author | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Field | Field Notes on Queen Rearing | booklet |
| Woodward | Queen Bee: Biology, Rearing and Breeding | book |
| Bonney et al | Queen Management | booklet |
| BIBBA | Bee Breeding & Queen Rearing | book |
| Brown Ron | Managing Mininucs | booklet |
| Cook V. | Queen Rearing Simplified | book |
| DARG | Queen Rearing | pamphlet |
| Dews J.E. & Milner E. | Breeding Better Bees using simple modern methods | booklet |
| Dublon C. & P. | Practical Queen Rearing | A4 binder |
| Fert G. trans Riley & Greenhead | Breeding Queens | paperback |
| Field O. | Field Notes on Queen Rearing | pamphlet |
| Laidlaw H.H. | Instrumental Insemination of Honey Bees | spiralbound A5 |
| Mobus & van Praagh (eds) | Pedigree Bee Breeding in Western Europe | booklet |
| Ruttner F. | Breeding Techniques and Selection for Breeding | A5 softback |
| Snelgrove L.E. | The Introduction of Queen Bees | book |
| Berry J. | Queen Rearing with Simplicity | A5 leaflet |
| Brown Ron | A Simple Two-queen system | pamphlet |
| Cook V. | Queen Rearing Simplified | book |
| Cook V.A. | A Honey Production Colony for Processing Queen Cells | reprint/leaflet |
| Field M. | Beautiful Queens and Honey Too! | A4 booklet |
| Jenkins G. | Queen Rearing Jenkins Way | pamphlet |
| Laidlaw | Contemporary Queen Rearing | book |
| Laidlaw HHJr & Page REJr | Queen Rearing and Bee Breeding | paperback |
| Mobus Bernhard | Mating in Miniature | booklet |
| Morse R.A. | Rearing Queen Honeybees | paperback |
| Smailes R. | Raise Your Own Queens by the punched cell method | pamphlet |
| Snelgrove L.E. | Queen Rearing | book |
Research
| Author | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Carreck N.L. | Recent Research on varroa & viruses at Rothamsted | article |
| Carreck N.L. | Research in the Pollination Ecology Group at Rothamsted | article |
| Carreck N.L. & Williams I.H. | Observations on two commercial flower mixtures as food sources for beneficial insects in the UK | article |
| Carreck Williams & Little | The movement of honey bee colonies for crop pollination and honey production by beekeepers in Great Britain | article |
| Williams Carreck & Little | Nectar sources for honey bees & the movement of honey bee colonies for crop pollination and honey production in England | article |
| Williams I.H. | Rothamsted: Cradle of agricultural and apicultural research | article |
| Williams I.H. | The Dependence of Crop Production within the EU on Pollination by Honeybees | article |
Slides, Videos and DVDs
| Author | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BIBBA | Queen Rearing | video |
| CONBA | Varroa | video |
| Furzey John | Bee Keeping with John Furzey | video |
| MAFF | Foul Brood | video |
| Metcalf F.H. | An Introduction to Beekeeping | video |
| Oakes Lol | Removal of Newlyn Colony/Extracting at Brian Broadbank's | video |
| Video | The Industrious Bee | video |
| Living with Varroa | video | |
| BBC | Brother Adam 1 - 3 | DVD |
| BBC | Honey Hunters of Nepal | DVD |
| BBC | Silence of Bees | DVD |
| MAFF/CONBA | Foul Brood/ Varroa | DVD |
| Oakes Lol | Removal of Newlyn Colony / Extracting at Brian Broadbank's | DVD |
| Sentinella | Dancing with Bees | DVD |
| Tyne Tees | The Industrious Bee Part I | DVD |
| Tyne Tees | The Industrious Bee Part 2 | DVD |
| Wildlife Series A | The Honey Bee | slide set |
| Wildlife Series B | Composition of the Colony | slide set |
| Wildlife Series C | Activities within the Colony | slide set |
| Wildlife Series D | Activities of Worker Honey Bees | slide set |
| Wildlife Series E | Foraging Bees | slide set |
| Wildlife Series F | Seasonal Management of a Honey Bee Colony | slide set |
| Wildlife Series G | Hive Types & other Equipment | slide set |
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content last modified July 2
2009