Winter reading and Cornell

[chefbeek]

Hello all-
I'm all wired, built, and geared up for next spring (6 deeps, 8 mediums, 3 nucs all waxed and wired) and I think it's time to do some more reading. I've read Beekeeping for Dummies and The Backyard Beekeeper and I was wondering which book you all would recommend next. I would like to learn more about colony management, seasonal management, apiary expansion, IPM, queen rearing, etc...the books I've read scratched the surface, but I would like to go deeper.

Secondly, has anyone any thoughts on Cornell University's Dyce Lab and Master Beekeeper program? I live about 1 1/2 hours from there and found their web site full of info. Anyone spent any time down there? Any place for a neophyte?

TIA,
Chefbeek

[Mike Gillmore]

I would recommend Richard Bonney's "Hive Management". It's a good introduction to many of the things you mentioned. It was an enjoyable easy read, yet had enough detail to be very helpful.

[yoyo]

"Increase Essentials", read it three times.

[RAlex]

Hello Chefbeek/Neighbor...I would also think about reading Walts Manuscript . It can be very informative. Walts has some of his articles posted on beesource.com POV.
His mailing address is
Walt Wright
Box 10
Elkton, TN 38455-0010
His email is waltwright underscore at hotmail dot com ....I believe his son in law Roy takes care of his internet inquires. His writing have caused me to think in terms of letting the bees teach me instead of me trying to impose what I think they need to do . I`m not that far away if you would like to call I would be happy to answer (try to ) any questions that might arise ...Rick

[Fred Bee]

Dr. Keith S. Delaplane's Honey Bees and Beekeeping - A Year in the Life of an Apiary is one you might want to read. It is available with a companion DVD video that is very informative. Can be purchased through The University of Georgia's Center for Continuing Education, and other places.

[riverrat]

bees by dr karl von frich is a good read it is the lectures he gave at cornell years ago.

[Panhandle Bee man]

Cornell University has had one of the premier bee programs in the nation. It used to be run by the late Dr. Roger Morse, who taught a lot of Entomologists. The master beekeeping course is more in line for those beekeepers with some experience, they used to teach a beginners course, not sure if they still do. The library at Cornell has one of the most extensive beekeeping libraries in the world. They are slowly (as they can raise the money) putting some of the older, and thought to be most important books online for anyone to read.

Also you may want to check out the bee club in Ithaca. They hosted EAS a few years ago, and have some very good beekeepers who attend their meetings.

[AnthonyBermani]

I took the Apprentice Level Course/Workshop in 2006. I found it very informative, lots of information on year round management, different mite controls, biological beekeeping, IPM, just about everything you need to have a rewarding hobby. Dr Nicholas Calderone runs the Dyce Laboratory and the Master Beekeeping program, he is a great teacher with a lot of wisdom when it comes to beekeeping. Make sure to take the Spring and Fall course, you'll enjoy it.

Tony

[JohnBeeMan]

Thanks to this thread, I now have some new on-line reading material at http://bees.library.cornell.edu/ :)

[Walts-son-in-law]

From Roy:

Check out Walt Wright's articles in the POV section of this site

http://www.beesource.com/pov/wright/index.htm

Roy, for me