MICROSCOPY - FIRST STEPS INTO A SECRET WORLD.
This booklet, produced by the Manchester Microscopical and Natural History Society, offers practical guidance for those who would like to see some of the millions of creatures and organisms which are not visible to the unaided eye, and without which life on this planet would not exist.
£3.99
THE BIOLOGY OF THE HONEY BEE - MARK L. WINSTON
An in-depth introduction to the biology and social behavior of a single insect species, the honey bee.
"Masterly... Without hesitation I recommend this book to a wide range of potential readers." -
Science
ISBN 0-674-07409-2 £21.95 Paperback
APIS THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS - GRAHAM ROYLE NDB
This book is based on a lecture "Honeybee Anatomy"which was first given at the BBKA Spring Convention 2009 held at Stoneleigh. It provides a close up look at the external and internal structure of the honeybee.
The majority of the excellent photos were taken with a digital camera mounted on a Trinocular dissection microscope.
An excellent guide to the subject of dissection.
£16.99 Paperback
COLOUR GUIDE TO POLLEN LOADS OF THE HONEY BEE - WILLIAM KIRKYLE NDB
Beekeepers everywhere are fascinated by the sources of pollen brought back to the hive by their bees. Being able to identify the plants producing this pollen is the key to unlocking important information about bee forage in your area.
Dr Kirk and his team have painstakingly collected pollen loads from bees from Britain and Germany — giving us surprising evidence of the natural variation in the colours seen at the hive entrance.
The guide contains a key of 500 colours, and describes the pollen loads of 268 plant species found in Europe. There is also an account of how this book is useful as a practical guide to pollen identification.
The text is given in in English, French and German because of the wide demand for such a book throughout Europe.
£12.50 Paperback wire bound
THE POLLEN GRAIN DRAWINGS OF DOROTHY HODGES
Dorothy Hodges was a trained artist with an artist’s acute powers of observation as well as being a beekeeper. In 1946 she had the idea of making a colour chart of pollen loads. It look several years for her ideas to gestate but the glorious outcome was the publication, by the then Bee Research Association, of The Pollen Loads of the Honeybee in 1952.
IBRA has reproduced Mrs Hodges’s delicate drawings of pollen grains as a separate publication and in so doing hopefully make her work known to other generations of beekeepers.
Although the painstakingly produced colour charts of the original book still have their value it would not be possible to reproduce them with sufficient accuracy to do justice to the original work. They are of outstanding artistic merit and offer the possibility of identifying the pollen forms which are most frequently collected by bees. For beginners these drawings will do good service as an introduction to the pollen analysis of honey.
The drawings need no explanation other than a name — the family group, the Latin scientific name and the common English name — thus making the book independent of language barriers. This means it can be appreciated in many countries where the original work was unknown or is now out of reach because of rarity and cost.
£5.50 Paperback
TRADITIONAL BRITISH HONEY DRINKS - FRANCIS BESWICK
Fermented honey drinks are among the oldest alcoholic brews in the world. This booklet contains a unique range of information drawn from the author's historical study and experimentation. Gives details of a wide range of honey-based alcoholic drinks, with tried and tested recipes for two dozen different brews.
ISBN 0-905652-53-3 2nd Edition Reprinted 2007 £4.99
THE HONEY COOKBOOK - CHARLOTTE POPESCU
This is the cookbook to celebrate the versatility of that wonderful sweetener, honey, which has been used in cooking since ancient times.The recipes in this book are healthy, using honey to sweeten rather than sugar, and the ingredients are wholesome and nutritious. It is amazing what a valuable ingredient honey is, enhancing the flavour of so many foods and adding a new dimension to cooking.
- £5.99
HONEY IN THE KITCHEN - Joyce White and Valerie Rogers.
Joyce White lived in Suffolk and was well known both as a cookery demonstrator and a lecturer in beekeeping. The first edition of HONEY IN THE KITCHEN was printed in Scotland in 1978 and the British Bee Journal said it was "An economical bouquet of country goodness - recipes are inexpensive and not likely to make either tummy or pocket turn in revolt. Certainly a present worth having."
Joyces's daughter Valerie Rogers, has edited this new edition and included a recipe for Honey Mustard, which is very popular, as well as other new recipes.
ISBN 0 905652 50 9 2nd edition, revised 62pp illustrated limp £7.99
MORE HONEY IN THE KITCHEN - Joyce White and Valerie Rogers.
New Edition - Includes Victorian honey chutney.
The recipes that missed the first book - everything from honey marmalade, sweets and meat dishes to household items like wax polish and honey flypaper
ISBN 0 905652 61 4 72pp illustrated limp £7.99
HOW TO GUIDE TO BASIC BEEKEEPING - GERALD FISHER
STARTING OUT WITH BEES - JOHN WILLIAMS
THE BEE - KIND GARDEN - DAVID SQUIRE
THE BEE FRIENDLY GARDEN - TED HOOPER AND MIKE TAYLOR
PLANTS AND HONEY BEES - THEIR RELATIONSHIPS - DAVID ASTON and SALLY BUCKNALL
STRAW AND STRAW CRAFTSMEN - ARTHUR STANIFORTH
INSECT BITES AND STINGS - DR. HARRY RICHES
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