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Beekeeping Resources: Beekeeping Books
The following is a list of books I have read and books I recommend to novice, as well as experienced beekeepers. Ebay is a great resource for used bee books, which can be bought at a fraction of the retail cost.
The Beekeeper's Handbook
by Diana Sammataro and Alphose Avitabile
Soft cover: 190 pages
Publisher: Cornell University Press (1998)
ISBN: 0-014-8503-7
Beekeeping: A Practical Guide
by Richard E. Bonney
Softcover: 183 pages
Publisher: Storey Publishing (1993)
ISBN: 0-88266-861-7
$29.95 Cdn/ $$18.95 US
The ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture: An Encyclopedia of Beekeeping
by Roger Morse, Kim Flottum (Editors)
Hardcover: 528 pages
Publisher: A. I. Root Co; (June 1990)
ISBN: 0936028017
$18.50 from Amazon.com
The Hive and the Honey Bee
C.P. Dadant & Sons
Publisher: Dadant & Sons; (July 1992)
ISBN: 0915698099
$48.00 U.S.from Amazon.com U.S.
Beekeeping in Western Canada
Edited by: John Gruszka
Publisher: Alberta Agriculture, Food
and Rural Development (1998)
ISBN: 0773261397
$25.00 Cdn
First
Lessons in Beekeeping
C.P. Dadant & Sons (1980)
Publisher: Journal Printing Company
ISBN: 0915698021
Can be found at specialty book stores. Also try Ebay
Beekeeping Questions and Answers
Dadant & Sons (1979)
Publisher:Journal Printing Company, Carthage, Illinois
ISBN 0915698048
Can be found in specialty book stores. Also try Ebay
Pollination with Mason Bees for Fruit Production
Dr. Margriet Dogterom
Publisher: Beediverse Books (2002)
cpc@intergate.ca
ISBN: 0968635702
$12.95 Cdn, 8.95 U.S.
Plants for Beekeeping in Canada
Jane Ramsay
Publisher: International Bee Research Association
booksales@ibra.org.uk
ISBN: 0860981916
This is a difficult book to find. But it is a handy book to have.
Honey Bees & Beekeeping: A Year in the Life of an Apiary
By Keith S. Delaplane
Publisher: The University of Georgia (1996)
ISBN: 0961903112