People ask me what I did to prepare to keep bees. Well I have over one hundred really great mentors at our bee club. More specifically what books did I read? I have several that I have collected over the years, some well before beekeeping and some recently given as gifts. Here is my list of books that I use as a reference and guide. Not much has changed over the thousands of years that people have been interacting with bees (except, pests and pesticides).
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The ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture; A Cyclopeadia of Everything pertaining to the care of the Honey-bee; Bees, Hives, Honey, Implements, Honey-plants, etc. Facts Gleaned from the Experience of Thousands of Bee-keepers, and Afterward Verified in Our Apiary.A.I. Root and E.R. Root 1910, first edition 1877
The Hive and the Honeybee
The ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture; A Cyclopeadia of Everything pertaining to the care of the Honey-bee; Bees, Hives, Honey, Implements, Honey-plants, etc. Facts Gleaned from the Experience of Thousands of Bee-keepers, and Afterward Verified in Our Apiary.A.I. Root and E.R. Root 1910, first edition 1877
The Hive and the Honeybee
Tammy Horn
Beconomy; What Women and Bees Can Teach Us about Local Trade and the Global MarketTammy Horn
The Backyard Beekeeper; An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Keeping Bees in Your Yard and Garden
Beconomy; What Women and Bees Can Teach Us about Local Trade and the Global MarketTammy Horn
The Backyard Beekeeper; An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Keeping Bees in Your Yard and Garden
and of course I had to read the Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd. but it was not really about beekeeping...