reference book

[Kyle Meadows]

Hi all,
I'm looking to buy a good reference book on beekeeping for those times when I just want to read and not type on the computer. The library's getting tired of my constantly renewing the books by Richard Bonney and John Vivian. Any favorites?
Thanks.

[ October 02, 2006, 11:48 AM: Message edited by: Kyle Meadows ]

[sierrabees]

If you haven't already done so, you could subscribe to American Bee Journal and/or Gleanings in Bee Culture.

I have about a dozen general beekeeping books and I find that once you have read two of them each new book will only have a few pages with information and ideas you haven't already covered. The Journals come every month with the latest ideas.

[Dick Allen]

A really good reference book on beekeeping is Eva Crane's 'Bees and Beekeeping Science, Practice and World Resources'. It's one of those larger size books measuring around 11 x 8 inches and 1 1/2 inches thick. It was published about a decade or so ago and I think only one printing was done, so it's unfortunately already out of print. Fortunately though there are copies availible from used book sellers. On the unfortunate side, again, it's a bit spendy and will likely run $100. Your library should be able to get a copy for you on an inter-library loan. That way you can look at it and see if it's worth it to you to spend your hard earned money on.

[Michael Bush]

Here's a free one:
http://www.bushfarms.com/huber.htm

Fifty years among the bees is out there too for free on the internet.

[lloyd@rossrounds.com]

I think the best is Taylor's How-to-do-it book. It is out of print but readily available on www.abebooks.com. (http://www.abebooks.com.)

Next best it Sammataro's book; forget the name, but she only has one. Most dealers carry it.

[Michael Bush]

ABC & XYZ of Beeculture is hard to beat too.