Let's put together a book list

[NewbeeNnc]

Maybe this has been done, maybe it has not. I figured it would be a sticky if it had been done. This would be helpful to us newbies.

I've read First Lessons in beekeeping by Delaplane.

Please post other good reads.

[Duck1968]

I read "Beekeeping for Dummies by Howland Blackiston" it is a good book for newbies.

Brian

[jgas19]

I loved "The Backyard Beekeeper" by Kim Flottum. It made even more sense after I started physically keeping bees. I found a lot of the answers to my novice questions and constantly refer to it. Especially helpful is the section on diseases and pests complete with clear pictures.

Happy reading! :)

[habutti]

Ahh, so many good books out there, but definitely you want to have in your collection the abc and xyz of beeculture, 2 quick read books and very informative are Increase essentials & Bee sex essentials both by Larry J. Connor can be ordered from www.wicwas.com while there look around for other gems. This should get you started.

[oldenglish]

Just finished reading Increase Essentials by Lawrence John Connor.
By far the best book for beekeepers I have read todate. Its well written, great explanations and covers a lot of ground. I think new and old beekeepers alike would get a lot out of this book.

Cheapest place to get it is from the publisher, www.wicwas.com
Only $18 which included postage.

[Eaglerock]

abc and xyz of beeculture was the first I ever read back in the 60's I still have that hard back, old, thick book.:shhhh:

[DiverDog]

The How-To-Do-It book of Beekeeping by Richard Taylor. Excellent book! Very easy to read without going on and on and boring the reader. Straight and to the point.

[bnatural]

I'll second, third and forth Taylor's book. Still the best book WRT practical advice on ANY hobby/activity I have ever read. Have both ABC/XYZ and The Hive and The honeybee as references, too, as well as a bunch of others including:

Beekeeping: A Practical Guide, and
Hive Management: A Seasonal Guide for Beekeepers

both by Richard Bonny and very readable.

This list has already proven to be very useful for me. I've been looking for a good book on sex (that didn't come out right), so I went to the wicwas link and picked up Connor's 'Bee Sex Essentials' and, while I was there, his 'Increase Essentials', too.

Books about bees are kind of like bee hives, you can never have too many.

Bill

[Tom G. Laury]

A Living From Bees.

Frank Chapman Pellett :thumbsup:

[NasalSponge]

The How-To-Do-It book of Beekeeping by Richard Taylor. Excellent book!

I consider this a must read!!

[Mathispollenators]

The Queen and I by Edward Weiss is one to read if you can find it. It's a story of a beekeeper and his mentor that isn't in the normal refrence book format. And the standard beekeeping book is The Hive and The Honeybee. I have 2 diffrent copies of it one my parents bought me around 1979 and another I just bought. The oldest of my Hive and Honeybee books looks some what like a college book with all the highlighting that has been done in it. I have lots of beekeeping books but these are two of my favorites.

[Ardilla]

The Buzz About Bees: Biology of a Superorganism
by Jurgen Tautz

A very good book about bee biology and the colony as a "superorganism". It has a lot of great color photos and is based on some of the latest research. It is not a bee management book - but it has become my new favorite.

[Eyeshooter]

The Backyard Beekeeper: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Keeping Bees in Your Yard and Garden by Kim Flottum - One of my most enjoyable reads about beekeeping

The Buzz about Bees: Biology of a Superorganism by Jürgen Tautz - The pictures alone are worth the price

Increase Essentials by Lawrence John Connor - Possibly the most informative book I've read about caring for my bees

Natural Beekeeping: Organic Approaches to Modern Apiculture by Ross Conrad
- Definitely got me started on what I think it the right path to keeping my bees healthy

John