Well it seems that most of the authors and books are from the 1800s or at least most of them are from prior to 1922 placing them squarely in the public domain. However, it still helps to have some recommendations.
I am using CALIBRE to curate my library, and getting what I can find from the various depots of public domain. Project Gutenberg, and The internet Archive and Cornell University and some lesser known places as well.
Calibre is free and available here : https://calibre-ebook.com/help in case anyone cares.
If anyone is interested in the list after I am done, I will be happy to share it.
Kind of looks like this so far, unfortunately there is not an easy way to dump this list, since I have lots of other stuff in there, and though I can search in the app, there is no way to copy that list out. :
'Abbe Emile Warre':
'Beekeeping_ beekeeping for all (195)'
'A.I. Root Company':
'Building Up Colonies (194)'
'Miller, C. C. (Charles C.), 1831-1920':
total 4
drwxr-xr-x 2 bms bms 4096 Feb 16 2018 'A thousand answers to beekeeping questions (170)'
'Ivor Davis, Roger Cullum-Kenyon':
total 4
drwxr-xr-x 2 bms bms 4096 Feb 16 2018 'BBKA Guide to Beekeeping (Second Edition) (172)'
'Clark, Ed. H':
total 4
drwxr-xr-x 2 bms bms 4096 May 29 11:38 'Constructive beekeeping (175)'
Various:
total 4
drwxr-xr-x 2 bms bms 4096 May 29 11:39 'The American Apiculturist. Vol. III. No. 6, June 15, 1885 _ A Journal Devoted to Scientific and (178)'
'Root, A. I. (Amos Ives), 1839-1923':
total 4
drwxr-xr-x 2 bms bms 4096 May 29 11:49 'The ABC and XYZ of bee culture; a cyclopedia of everything pertaining to the care of the honey- (184)'
'Henry Taylor':
total 4
drwxr-xr-x 2 bms bms 4096 May 29 11:39 'The Bee-keeper'\''s Manual _ or Practical Hints on the Management and Complete Preservation of the (177)'
'Dadant, C. P. (Camille Pierre), 1851-1938':
total 8
drwxr-xr-x 2 bms bms 4096 May 29 11:39 'Dadant system of beekeeping (176)'
drwxr-xr-x 2 bms bms 4096 May 29 11:39 'First lessons in beekeeping (179)'
'Richardson, H. D':
total 4
drwxr-xr-x 2 bms bms 4096 May 29 11:49 'The hive and the honey-bee; with plain directions for obtaining a considerable annual income fr (185)'
'Langstroth, L. L. (Lorenzo Lorraine), 1810-1895':
total 4
drwxr-xr-x 2 bms bms 4096 May 29 11:49 'Langstroth on the hive and the honey-bee, a bee-keeper'\''s manual (186)'
'A.I. Root Company':
total 4
drwxr-xr-x 2 bms bms 4096 May 29 13:19 'Building Up Colonies (194)'
'Quinby, Moses, 1810-1875':
total 4
drwxr-xr-x 2 bms bms 4096 May 29 13:54 'Mysteries of beekeeping explained (198)'
'Abbe Emile Warre':
total 4
drwxr-xr-x 2 bms bms 4096 May 29 18:12 'Beekeeping_ beekeeping for all (195)'
'Diana Sammataro':
total 4
drwxr-xr-x 2 bms bms 4096 May 29 18:14 'Bee Keepers Handbook (196)'
'A. I. Root Company':
total 4
drwxr-xr-x 2 bms bms 4096 May 29 18:16 'The ABC and XYZ Of Bee Culture (197)'
'Doolittle, Gilbert M., 1846-':
total 8
drwxr-xr-x 2 bms bms 4096 May 29 12:52 'Management of out-apiaries; or, An average of 114 1_2 pounds of honey per colony in a poor seas (193)'
drwxr-xr-x 2 bms bms 4096 May 29 18:34 'Scientific queen-rearing as practically applied; being a method by which the best of queen-bees (191)'
'Doolittle, Gilbert M., 1864-':
total 8
drwxr-xr-x 2 bms bms 4096 May 29 11:52 'A year'\''s work in an out-apiary; or, An average of 114 1_2 pounds of honey per colony in a poor (189)'
drwxr-xr-x 2 bms bms 4096 May 29 18:35 'Description of The Hive I Use and my Management of Bees (200)'
'Rowe, H. G. (Henry Grant), 1870-1934':
total 4
drwxr-xr-x 2 bms bms 4096 May 29 18:43 'Starting right with bees ._ (203)'
I am using CALIBRE to curate my library, and getting what I can find from the various depots of public domain. Project Gutenberg, and The internet Archive and Cornell University and some lesser known places as well.
Calibre is free and available here : https://calibre-ebook.com/help in case anyone cares.
If anyone is interested in the list after I am done, I will be happy to share it.
Kind of looks like this so far, unfortunately there is not an easy way to dump this list, since I have lots of other stuff in there, and though I can search in the app, there is no way to copy that list out. :
'Abbe Emile Warre':
'Beekeeping_ beekeeping for all (195)'
'A.I. Root Company':
'Building Up Colonies (194)'
'Miller, C. C. (Charles C.), 1831-1920':
total 4
drwxr-xr-x 2 bms bms 4096 Feb 16 2018 'A thousand answers to beekeeping questions (170)'
'Ivor Davis, Roger Cullum-Kenyon':
total 4
drwxr-xr-x 2 bms bms 4096 Feb 16 2018 'BBKA Guide to Beekeeping (Second Edition) (172)'
'Clark, Ed. H':
total 4
drwxr-xr-x 2 bms bms 4096 May 29 11:38 'Constructive beekeeping (175)'
Various:
total 4
drwxr-xr-x 2 bms bms 4096 May 29 11:39 'The American Apiculturist. Vol. III. No. 6, June 15, 1885 _ A Journal Devoted to Scientific and (178)'
'Root, A. I. (Amos Ives), 1839-1923':
total 4
drwxr-xr-x 2 bms bms 4096 May 29 11:49 'The ABC and XYZ of bee culture; a cyclopedia of everything pertaining to the care of the honey- (184)'
'Henry Taylor':
total 4
drwxr-xr-x 2 bms bms 4096 May 29 11:39 'The Bee-keeper'\''s Manual _ or Practical Hints on the Management and Complete Preservation of the (177)'
'Dadant, C. P. (Camille Pierre), 1851-1938':
total 8
drwxr-xr-x 2 bms bms 4096 May 29 11:39 'Dadant system of beekeeping (176)'
drwxr-xr-x 2 bms bms 4096 May 29 11:39 'First lessons in beekeeping (179)'
'Richardson, H. D':
total 4
drwxr-xr-x 2 bms bms 4096 May 29 11:49 'The hive and the honey-bee; with plain directions for obtaining a considerable annual income fr (185)'
'Langstroth, L. L. (Lorenzo Lorraine), 1810-1895':
total 4
drwxr-xr-x 2 bms bms 4096 May 29 11:49 'Langstroth on the hive and the honey-bee, a bee-keeper'\''s manual (186)'
'A.I. Root Company':
total 4
drwxr-xr-x 2 bms bms 4096 May 29 13:19 'Building Up Colonies (194)'
'Quinby, Moses, 1810-1875':
total 4
drwxr-xr-x 2 bms bms 4096 May 29 13:54 'Mysteries of beekeeping explained (198)'
'Abbe Emile Warre':
total 4
drwxr-xr-x 2 bms bms 4096 May 29 18:12 'Beekeeping_ beekeeping for all (195)'
'Diana Sammataro':
total 4
drwxr-xr-x 2 bms bms 4096 May 29 18:14 'Bee Keepers Handbook (196)'
'A. I. Root Company':
total 4
drwxr-xr-x 2 bms bms 4096 May 29 18:16 'The ABC and XYZ Of Bee Culture (197)'
'Doolittle, Gilbert M., 1846-':
total 8
drwxr-xr-x 2 bms bms 4096 May 29 12:52 'Management of out-apiaries; or, An average of 114 1_2 pounds of honey per colony in a poor seas (193)'
drwxr-xr-x 2 bms bms 4096 May 29 18:34 'Scientific queen-rearing as practically applied; being a method by which the best of queen-bees (191)'
'Doolittle, Gilbert M., 1864-':
total 8
drwxr-xr-x 2 bms bms 4096 May 29 11:52 'A year'\''s work in an out-apiary; or, An average of 114 1_2 pounds of honey per colony in a poor (189)'
drwxr-xr-x 2 bms bms 4096 May 29 18:35 'Description of The Hive I Use and my Management of Bees (200)'
'Rowe, H. G. (Henry Grant), 1870-1934':
total 4
drwxr-xr-x 2 bms bms 4096 May 29 18:43 'Starting right with bees ._ (203)'