Books

The national media regularly features dire stories on honeybee colony collapse and its danger to our food supply. But there's another, unsung bee t...

For every gardener who cares about the planet, this guide to designing a bee garden helps you create a stunningly colorful, vibrant, healthy habita...

Alan Wade shares over forty years of experience managing two-queen and doubled hives. This guide explains how to establish and operate colonies wit...

Varroa Management by Kirsty Stainton is a practical guide for beekeepers on controlling Varroa mites, one of the most serious threats to honey bee ...

Bee: A Peek-Through Board Book takes young readers on a lively adventure through a bee’s busy day! With bright illustrations and peek-through holes...

The food products of bees have long been attributed with many health benefits. They can lead to greater stamina, increased resistance to disease, a...

In Piping Hot Bees & Boisterous Buzz-Runners, Thomas Seeley shares over 50 years of research into honey bee behavior. The book explores how col...

The Backyard Beekeeper, 5th Edition makes the art of beekeeping enjoyable and accessible for anyone with a garden or a curiosity about bees. This u...

Unlock the confidence to raise your own high-quality queens with this clear, practical guide by experienced beekeeper Lynfa Davies. Practical Small...

Beeswax Candle Making for Beginners is a step-by-step guide to creating beautiful candles at home from scratch. Learn how to harvest and process be...

I am frequently asked, "Grant, if there was one thing I could do, as a new beekeeper, what would you recommend? What one thing can I start doing th...

A foundational classic in beekeeping literature, Scientific Queen Rearing by G.M. Doolittle remains one of the most influential guides on producing...

Discover a revolutionary approach to beekeeping with A Lively Hive, a guide that combines philosophy, science, and practical methods to support hea...

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...

The honeybee is one of the most intensively studied insects and many of the findings have wide implications and have stimulated research on other o...

The Anatomy and Dissection of the honey bee was first published in 1962 and yet this book is still the basis of teaching beekeepers the structure o...

Backyard Beekeeping: What You Need to Know About Raising Bees and Creating a Profitable Honey Business by Dion Rosser If you want to discover how t...

Start your beekeeping journey with confidence. Homegrown Honey Bees is a friendly, practical guide designed to walk beginners through their entire ...

Honey in the Comb by Carl E. Killion captures a lifetime of hands-on beekeeping experience and a deep passion for honey bees. Originally self-publi...

Discover the fascinating world of the orchard Mason bee, one of North America’s native and non-aggressive pollinators. This comprehensive guide int...

  Show Me the Honey is a delightful, engaging exploration of honey and the fascinating world of bees that produce it. From the hive to the jar, Do...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is...

Protect the Pollinators That Help Feed the WorldBees, wasps, butterflies, moths, flies, and some beetles pollinate more than 70 percent of floweri...

  Protecting Pollinators by Jodi Helmer explores the vital role of pollinators—birds, bats, insects, and more—in our food supply and ecosystems. T...

Upon her death in 2007, the New York Times acknowledged that Eva Crane wrote some of the most important books on bees and apiculture. A Book of Hon...