Books

Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced beekeeper, Beekeeping in Western Canada provides the essential guidance to manage honey bees effectivel...

Beehive Alchemy is a continuation of Petra Ahnert's best-selling Beeswax Alchemy. With this new book, beekeepers (and bee lovers) will learn about ...

Discover the wonder of beekeeping and bee-friendly gardening with The Bee Book - a beautifully illustrated guide perfect for beginners and nature l...

Discover the versatile world of beeswax with Beeswax Alchemy by Petra Ahnert. This practical guide teaches you how to create natural, homemade bees...

Queenspotting: Meet the Remarkable Queen Bee by Hilary Kearney invites readers to explore the fascinating life of the queen honey bee. Through 48 f...

Hive Side Guide by the Alberta Tech Transfer TeamThe Hive Side Guide is a practical, at-a-glance reference tool designed to help beekeepers quickly...

The Beekeeper’s Bible is the ultimate guide for anyone fascinated by bees and beekeeping. Part practical handbook, part history, and part cookbook,...

The Beekeeper’s Problem Solver by James E. Tew offers clear, practical solutions to 100 common beekeeping problems, making it an essential r...

A handbook to beekeeping, featuring advice for: setting up and caring for your own colonies; the best location to place your new bee colonies; the...

The newest edition of the CAPA Honey Bee Diseases and Pests Manual is now available for purchase. The book is produced in 3 languages – English, Sp...

Discover the fascinating world of honeybee decision-making with Honeybee Democracy by Thomas D. Seeley. This richly illustrated book reveals how ho...

The Beekeeper’s Journal is the perfect companion for every beekeeper looking to stay organized and track their hive adventures. With dedicated page...

The Little Book of Bees by Hilary Kearney is a beautifully illustrated celebration of the extraordinary world of bees. From their 130-million-year ...

  Beginning Beekeeping is a comprehensive, approachable guide for anyone ready to start their beekeeping journey. Tanya Phillips presents the fund...

Thomas D. Seeley is the Horace White Professor in Biology at Cornell University. He is the author of Following the Wild Bees, Honeybee Democracy,...

Beekeeping For Dummies, 5th Edition (updated September 2020), is one of the most popular titles in the For Dummies series available today. Includin...

This Beekeeping Log Book is perfect to track the health and condition of your bees and hives. Keeping accurate records is vital to any apiary, with...

This guide to the hobby and profession of beekeeping provides step-by-step instructions accompanied by illustrations for setting up an apiary, hand...

  The second edition of Storey’s Guide to Keeping Honey Bees is a comprehensive reference for beekeepers, covering hive management, colony health,...

This book provides you with tools to recognize solitary bees in your garden and how to create a space with food and shelter for them. Volume 2 of L...

The Candlemaker’s Companion by Betty Oppenheimer is a complete, beginner-friendly guide to creating beautiful homemade candles. From wax and wick b...

Raising your own queens is one of the most powerful steps a beekeeper can take—and with the Nicot non-grafting system, it’s more accessible than ev...

This expanded version of the Future Farmers of America (FFA)–licensed Beginner's Guide to Beekeeping​ is the complete DIY guide for budding be...

True Brews: How to Craft Fermented Cider, Beer, Wine, Sake, Soda, Mead, Kefir, and Kombucha at Home An accessible homebrew guide for alcoholic and ...

  Beekeeping for Beginners by Amber Bredshaw is an easy-to-follow guide for new beekeepers. Learn the fundamentals of hive setup, colony care, and...

Cornell University Professor Roger A. Morse's classic book on the production of comb honey. He considered comb honey production and queen rearing t...

An incomparable illustrated look at the critical role bees play in the life of our planet Worker and Hive note- cool book with great images! Bees ...

Little Books on Bees – Bumble Bees Author: ABC Bees | Volume 3 Discover the fascinating world of bumble bees with this concise, practical guide. Li...

Mead (honey wine) is the new buzz among beverage hobbyists as more and more consumers start to make their own. This up-to-date title tells the novi...

Beeswax by Ron Brown is the definitive guide to the history, chemistry, and practical uses of beeswax. Now in its fourth edition, this classic book...

Book provides insight into a space that provides bees with food and shelter that they need to thrive. Volume 1 of Little Books for Bees by ABC Bees...

Swarm Traps and Bait Hives is a definitive guide to catching free bees using swarm traps and bait hives. Learn how to attract wild swarms to your ...

Methods used by Brother Adam, creator of the Buckfast Bee strain, to manage bee colonies in Devon, England. Emphasis on general observation.

Our Native Bees: North America’s Endangered Pollinators and the Fight to Save Them is a compelling exploration of the often-overlooked nativ...

More than ever before, there is widespread interest in studying bumble bees and the critical role they play in our ecosystems. Bumble Bees of North...

This Beekeeping Log Book is perfect to track the health and condition of your bees and hives. Keeping accurate records is vital to any apiary, with...