Association Library

The Association library contains a useful collection of books and videos, listed below, on beekeeping and associated subjects.
Members of the Association may borrow books from the library for periods of up to one month.
Books may be borrowed by calling at the librarians' address - although if a particular book is required, it would be wise to telephone first to avoid the possibility of an unnecessary journey. Alternatively, your requirements can be passed by telephone,
email or letter to the librarian who will bring the book to the next Association meeting for you to collect. Whenever possible a selection of library books will be available at indoor Association meetings, when books can be borrowed or returned.
Members are expected to take good care of the books whilst in their custody and to return all books by the due date. Transfers of books between members and extensions of the loan period can be arranged, provided that the librarian has given prior consent.

Books:
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No.

Title

Author

Publisher

1

The Skyscraper Hive

M Dugat

Faber & Faber

2

The Introduction of Queen Bees

L E Snelgrove

Snelgrove (1943)

3

The Beekeepers' Guide

W Herrod-Hempsall

British Bee Journal (1941)

4

Beekeeping up to Date

A B Flower

Cassell (1941)

5

Practical Beekeeping & Honey Production

D T McFie

Collingridge

6

Elements of Agriculture

D H Robinson

John Murray (1962)

7

The Beecraftsman

H J Wadey

Bee Craft (1943)

8

The Behaviour of Bees

H J Wadey

Bee Craft (1948)

9

The Anatomy, Physiology & Natural History of the Bee

W Herrod-Hempsall

British Bee Journal (1943)

10

The Book of Bees

A Chesnakov

Owl Press

11

Beekeeping

K K Clark

Penguin (1951)

12

Swarming - its control and prevention

L E Snelgrove

Purnell (1959)

13

The World of the Honeybee

C G Butler

Collins (1974)

14

The Golden Throng

E W Teale

Museum (1946)

15

The Joy of Beekeeping

R Taylor

Barrie & Jenkins

16

The Lore of the Honeybee

Tickner Edwardes

Methuen (1946)

17

The Practical Bee Guide (8th, 9th and 16th Editions)

J G Digges

Talbot

18

Honey Farming

R O B Manley

Faber & Faber

19

Honey Bees of the British Isles

B A Cooper

BIBBA (1986)

20

The Life of the Bee

M Maeterlinck

Allen & Unwin

21

Honey Production in the British Isles

R O B Manley

Faber & Faber

22

L L Langstroth on the Hive and the Honeybee

L L Langstroth

Dadant (1890)

23

The Beekeepers' Handbook

O Meyer

Thorsons (1983)

24

Some Important Operations in Beekeeping

T S K & M P Johansson

IBRA (1978)

25

Plants and Beekeeping

F N Howes

Faber & Faber (1979)

26

Honey Bees: A Guide to Management

R Brown

Crowood Press (1988)

27

Practical Bee-keeping

H Mace

Ward Lock (1977)

28

The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Beekeeping

Morse & Hooper

Blandford Press (1985)

29

Keeping Bees

P Beckley

Pelnam Books (1977)

30

Practical Microscopy

E J Marson

Northern Supplies (1983)

31

At the Hive Entrance

H Storch

Brussel (1985)

32

A Book of Honey

E Crane

OUP (1980)

33

The Complete Handbook of Bee-keeping

H Mace

Ward Lock (1976)

34

Anatomy and Dissection of the Honeybee

H A Dade

IBRA (1977)

35

A Manual of Beekeeping

E B Wedmore

BBNO (1988)

36

The Art of Beekeeping

W Hamilton

Herald (1951)

37

Bees and Beekeeping

I Diemer

Merehurst (1988)

38

Teach Yourself Beekeeping

A N Schofield

Teach Yourself Books (1971)

39

Garden Plants Valuable to Bees

T Hooper

IBRA (1981)

40

Teach Yourself Bee-keeping

F Vernon

Teach Yourself Books (1971)

41

Beekeeping at Buckfast Abbey

Brother Adam

BBP (1974)

42

Beekeeping Craft and Hobby

Cumming & Logan

Oliver & Boyd (1950)

43

Bee Flowers and Fruit

H Mace

Beekeeping Annual (1949)

44

The Mystery of the Hive

E Evrard

Methuen (1923)

45

Bee-keeping Practice

F S Stuart

Arthur Pearsons (1945)

46

Modern Beekeeping

H Mace

Wyman (1927)

47

A Manual of Bee-keeping (1st Edition)

E B Wedmore

Arnold (1974)

48

A Manual of Bee-keeping (2nd Edition)

E B Wedmore

BBNO (1942)

49

Handy Book of Bees

A Pettigrew

Blackwood (1889)

50

Every Step in Beekeeping

B W Douglas

Bobbs-Merrill (1921)

51

Beekeeping in Britain

R O B Manley

Faber & Faber

52

Queen Breeding for Amateurs

C P Abbot

Bee Craft (1951)

53

Beekeeping for Profit & Pleasure

A Webb

Museum (1945)

54

Successful Beekeeping

E B Wedmore

Foyle (1946)

55

Breeding Techniques & Selection

F Ruttner

BIBBA (1988)

56

Microscopy on a Shoestring

O Meyer

Northern Bee Books

57

My Bee Book (1970 reprint of 1842 edition)

W C Cotton

Rivington

58

The Hive and the Honeybee

R A Grout

Dadant (1947)

59

Oilseed Rape & Bees

A Calder

Northern Bee Books (1986)

60

The Honey Bee

Gould & Gould

HPHLP (1945)

61

The Legend of the Hive

M Owsianca

Pagoda (1988)

62

Bees at the Bottom of the Garden

A Campion

Black (1984)

63

Beekeeping

Eckbert & Shaw

MacMillan (1972)

64

The ABC & XYZ of Beekeeping

A I Root

A I Root (1877)

65

Bees: Their Vision, Chemical Senses and Language

K von Frisch

Cape (1950)

66

Bee-keeping for All

Tickner Edwardes

Methuen (1923)

67

Philosophy and Practice of Beekeeping

A L Gregg

Bee Craft (1949)

68

Queen Rearing

V Cook

BBP (1986)

69

Beekeeping for Recreation & Profit

J H Armitt

Ladbrook (1952)

70

The Seasons Through

S M Masters

Jenkins (1948)

71

Varroa! Fight the Mite

Munn & Jones

IBRA (1997)

72

The Behaviour of Bees

H J Wadey

Bee Craft (1948)

73

The Lore of the Honey Bee

Tickner Edwardes

Methuen (1925)

74

Guide to Bees & Honey

T Hooper

Blandford Press (1976)

75

Keeping Honey Bees

Judy Urquhart

Urquhart (1975)

76

Honey

E Crane

Heineman (1979)

77

The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Beekeeping

Morse & Hooper

Blandford Press (1985)

78 Home Honey Production W B Bielby E P Publishing (1977)
79 Hive Management Richard E Bonney Blandford (1992)
80 Principles of Practical Beekeeping Robert Couston Northern Beebooks (1990)
81 Curiosities of Beekeeping L R Croft Northern Beebooks (1990)
82 Beekeeping Techniques Alexander S C  Deans Oliver & Boyd (1963)
83 Bee Farming in Britain Herbert Mace Beekeeping Annual (1936)
84 A Book About the Bee Herbert Mace Hutchinson
85 Beekeeper's Folly John R Ratcliff Macdonald (1949)
86 Honey Marketing Harry Riches Bee Books New and Old (1989)
87 Pollen Identification for Beekeepers (book and punched cards) Rex Sawyer University College Cardiff Press (1981)
88 Bee-keeping for All Tickner Edwardes Methuen (1941)
89 The Life of the Bee M Maeterlinck George Allen (1902)

Videos

1

The Search for Varroa in the UK

2

Nepal: Its Bees & Beekeepers

3

Honey Hunting in Nepal

4

An Introduction to Beekeeping with Paul Metcalf

Slides

1

The Life History of the Honeybee.  Oxford Scientific Films.

Booklets, Leaflets and Pamphlets

L1 A Hive of Industry DARG Devon Apicultural Research Group
L2 Advice to intending beekeepers MAFF HMSO (1983)
L3 Honey from Hive to Market MAFF HMSO (1957)
L4 Beekeeping C.G Butler HMSO (1947)
L5 Beekeeping MAFF HMSO (1976)
L5 Beekeeping MAFF HMSO (1981)
L6 Bee Keeping Reginald Gamble Evans Bros for Young Farmers' Clubs (1950)
L7 Advice to Intending Beekeepers MAFF HMSO (1953)
L8 Don't be an Awful Beekeeper Bruce Crookston Northern Beebooks (1987)
L9 The Beeway Code DARG Devon Apicultural Research Group (1985)
L10 Seasonal Management DARG DARG
L11 Migratory Beekeeping MAFF HMSO (1976)
L12 Trees and Shrubs valuable to bees M F  Mountain Bee Research Association (1965)
L13 The Beekeeping Potential of Oilseed Rape Ingrid H Williams & V A Cook  
L14 Insects and Crop Pollination MAFF HMSO (1972)
L15 The pollination of apples and pears MAFF HMSO (1980)
L16 Bees for Fruit Pollination MAFF HMSO (1971)
L17 The Importance of Bees in Orchards MAFF HMSO (1953)
L18 The Farmer needs Bees R.L. Hodgkinson Bradley & Son
L19 Feeding bees MAFF HMSO (1984)
L20 The Controlling and Subduing of Bees F Sumpter Queen Bee-Hive Co?
L21 The British National Hive MAFF HMSO (1972)
L21 Langstroth and Modified Dadant (MD) Hives MAFF HMSO (1980)
L22 The Smith Hive MAFF HMSO (1981)
L23 The Modified Commercial Hive MAFF HMSO (1982)
L24 Swarming of Bees MAFF HMSO (1970)
L25 Swarm Control for the Beginner BBKA BBKA
L26 A Guide to Swarm Control DARG Devon Apicultural Research Group
L27 Beekeeping - making increase MAFF HMSO (1984)
L28 Queen Rearing with Simplicity Jack Berry 1996
L29 Queen Raising the Jenkins Way Griff Jenkins BBKA (1984)
L30 Queen Rearing DARG Devon Apicultural Research Group
L31 Setting up the Microscope G W White The Quekett Microscopical Club (1983)
L32 The Microscope - A Beginner's Guide W G  Hartley Q M C  (1983)
L33 Microscopy Roy Winsby Manchester Microscopical & Natural History Society
L34 Honeybee Anatomy BBKA BBKA
L35 The Study of Pollen Rex Sawyer National Honey Show
L36 Management, Production and Exhibition of Heather Honey George Vickery National Honey Show
L37 Granulated or Crystallized Honey Cecil C Tonsley National Honey Show
L38 Production and Exhibition of Comb Honey W S  Robson National Honey Show
L39 Preparation of Liquid Honey Cecil C Tonsley National Honey Show
L40 Showing honey products Ron Brown National Honey Show
L41 Judging Honey in the Jar Cecil C Tonsley National Honey Show
L42 Natural Honey.  A new class for Honey shows? Beowulf Cooper Village Bee Breeders' Association (1967)
L43 Pure Honey, Variations, Chemistry and use Harold Inglesent & Paul Wix Village Bee Breeders' Association
L44 Mead and Meadmaking S W  Andrews National Honey Show
L45 Beeswax from the Apiary MAFF HMSO (1983)
L46 The Preparation of Beeswax NAAS HMSO (1950)
L47 Wax for Show F Padmore National Honey Show
L48 Recipes using Beeswax Margaret Calder Northern Bee Books
L49 Sweet and Savoury Honey recipes Margaret Calder Northern Bee Books (1978)
L50 Honey Cookery   Northern Bee Books
L51 Diseases of Bees MAFF HMSO (1951)
L52 The Diseases of Bees Annie D Betts Hickmott & Co (1951)
L53 Honeybee brood diseases and disorders MAFF HMSO (1980)
L54 Foulbrood MAFF HMSO (1983)
L55 Foulbrood diseases of honey bees MAFF MAFF (1996)
L56 Statutory procedures for controlling foulbrood MAFF MAFF (1996)
L57 Monitoring for Varroa Mites BBKA BBKA (March 1997)
L58 Managing Varroa MAFF MAFF (March 2000)
L59 Varroasis disease of honey bees MAFF MAFF (1992)
L60 Varroa jacobsoni MAFF MAFF (1998)
L61 Living with Varroa Jacobsoni DARG Devon Apicultural Research Group
L62 Dysentery in Bees MAFF HMSO (1984)
L63 Acarine MAFF HMSO (1982)
L64 Examination of Bees for Acarine MAFF HMSO (1972)
L65 Nosema and amoeba MAFF HMSO (1984)
L66 Wasps MAFF HMSO (1978)

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A variety of back copies of: