HIVE PLANS

Detailed plans which give all the information you need to build hives to British standards. - £1.75 each, except the WBC which is - £2.50

National----- - £1.75

Commercial (16 x 10)--------- - £1.75

WBC----------- - £2.50

Smith--------- - £1.75

Langstroth with Dadant variations - - £1.75

Note: the construction of the Dadant hive is the same as the Langstroth except for the dimensions of the component parts.

For information on hive types see article on Hives


TEACH YOURSELF BEEKEEPING - ADRIAN AND CLAIRE WARING.
A good paperback to teach you the basics of beekeeping. Written by the man who taught me beekeeping, it gives good information to allow you to understand the basics, find out about the equipment, maintain hives and produce honey. With good colour photographs and illustrations. An ideal book to get you started.
£9.99
RECOMMENDED FOR BEGINNERS





STARTING WITH BEES - PETER GORDON.
Written for those who are new to beekeeping, this book aims to clarify the essential procedures that are associated with the subject. Step-by-step instructions take the newcomer through each stage, with photographs and illustrations to further clarify the techniques.
£7.95
RECOMMENDED FOR BEGINNERS






BEEKEEPING - KIM FLOTTUM.
The latest book with excellent photographs and illustrations plus recipes for candles, skin care products and food. An impressive book which is suitable both for beginners and more advanced beekeepers. Recommended.
£12.99
RECOMMENDED FOR BEGINNERS

THE BEEKEEPERS FIELD GUIDE - DAVID CRAMP
Fully Referenced and illustrated in colour throughout, this guide brings the science and craft of beekeeping to the beekeeper in the field. A practical, direct easy to follow field guide. Lay flat spiral binding
£15.95
RECOMMENDED FOR BEGINNERS









PRACTICAL BEEKEEPING - CLIVE DE BRUYN
The complete guide to the bee and its management. Topics covered include: the bee and its environment; hives and other equipment; management of the apiary and control of pests and diseases.
Profusely illustrated with photographs and specially commissioned line illustrations, this book will be an invaluable addition to the bookshelf of anyone involved in beekeeping. Apimondia medal winner 1999.
288 pages £24.95
RECOMMENDED FOR BEGINNERS










HOW TO GUIDE TO BEEKEEPING - GERALD FISHER
Fourteen "How To" chapters including finding the queen, harvesting the crop, taking a swarm, moving bees, etc.
First published in 2003 for the author's students.
£8.95
RECOMMENDED FOR BEGINNERS

GUIDE TO BEES AND HONEY - TED HOOPER
For those contemplating a start in beekeeping, this is the ideal friendly guide. For those who, like the author, have kept bees for years and years, it is the reference book to which one turns. Fully Illustrated.
Latest Reprint. £12.99 Paperback
RECOMMENDED FOR BEGINNERS










PRACTICAL QUEEN REARING - C and P DUBLON.
Using the 'Jenter' method. A4 wire bound. Click HERE here to see equipment. Very clearly printed. 87pp
£11.50

AN INTRODUCTION TO BEE-HOUSES - DAVID F BATES
A forty page booklet on the history, current practice, bee varieties, hive types and design considerations - all relative to bee-houses. Illustrated with photographs and drawings.
"Why hasn't someone produced a book like this before? If you are thinking about a bee-house, then this book is a must." Bee Craft
£4.50







THE ABC AND XYZ OF BEE CULTURE.
A cyclopedia of everything pertaining to the care of the honey bee gleaned from the experience of thousands beekeepers. 912 pages in colour. Forty first edition.
£39.95

HONEY AND HEALTH - DR LAURIE CROFT
Hay fever is just one of the topics covered in this popular book. Other topics include, the types of honey useful in medicine, the antibiotic nature of honey, honey's role in promoting longevity, and its benefit to the immune system.
£14.99

THE HONEY BEE INSIDE OUT - CELIA F DAVIS
The book is designed to present detailed information about the anatomy and physiology of the honey bee in a clear and concise format and is suitable for those just curious about the honey bee as well as the experienced beekeeper. Each of the eight chapters covers an aspect of bee biology and all are copiously illustrated with photographs and drawings.
£22.50

THE HONEY BEE AROUND AND ABOUT - CELIA F DAVIS
This book is a companion volume to Celia's first book above. It begins by looking at the origins of the honey bee and continues with a description of the different subspecies. It details the major diseases, plus pests such as Varroa, and investigates the honeybees role as a pollinator and the products of the hive.Well illustrated with photographs and drawings.
£22.50







THE HIBERNATION DIET - MIKE AND STUART MCINNES.
The Hibernation Diet takes your body back to its natural balance with honey, wholesome food and resistance excercise. The book claims that you can reap the benefits of your own body's natural recovery system and lose weight while you sleep.
£7.99








BEE PROPOLIS - JAMES FEARNLEY.
An in-depth look at how this resin collected by bees can help a wide range of ailments. Propolis is a powerful antibacterial capable of destroying strains that are resistant to conventional antibiotics. It is the natural antibiotic of the future.
£9.99

ROBBING THE BEES - HOLLEY BISHOP
The book is a biography, history, celebration and love letter to bees and their magical produce. Bishop follows beekeeper Donald Smiley on his daily tasks in the steamy Florida panhandle. Each chapter begins with the beekeeping business at hand, then explores the lively science, culture and lore the surrounds each step of the process and each stage of the lives of the bees and their honey.
£12.99

SOMERSET BEEKEEPERS AND BEEKEEPING ASSOCIATIONS - A HISTORY 1875 - 2005 - David Charles
This book is in commemoration of the centenary of the present Somerset Beekeepers' Association, established in 1906 by L E Snelgrove, a beekeeper of great renown. The evolution of the craft and the development of beekeepers' associations has been much the same throughout the country during this period of time, so the Somerset scene mirrors events and changes much as they would have occured in other counties.
£13.50

HAMPSHIRE BEEKEEPERS ASSOC - 125 YEARS OF BEEKEEPING - JOHN HANKS
This book is in commemoration of one hundred and twenty five years of beekeeping in Hampshire.
£4.95

COMPLETE BRITISH INSECTS - Michael Chinery
A photographic field guide to over 1,500 species of insects, from butterflies and moths to ants, bees and beetles, that the keen amateur naturalist is likely to spot across the British Isles. All species are illustrated with clear photographs to aid identification. Distribution maps included. An excellent 384 page general field guide.
£16.99

FIELD GUIDE TO THE BUMBLEBEES OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND - Mike Edwards and Martin Jenner
A 108 page pocket book dealing with the life history and identification of bumblebees, plus excellent photographs, charts, species accounts, etc. The best field guide we have seen todate.
£9.99

THE NATURAL HISTORY OF BUMBLEBEES - Carol Kearns and James Thompson
A 130 page book packed with information on colonies, development, foraging behavior plus instruction for keeping bumblebees in captivity. Good colour photograph identification chart.
£19.95

MAKING NESTS FOR BUMBLE BEES - MANFRED INTENTHRON AND JOHN GERRARD
A thirty six page A5 booklet on the design, building and operating of nests for bumble bees plus information on the life and times of bumble bees. Illustrated with drawings.
£4.50

SOAP RECIPE - ANON>
A leaflet giving a recipe for making soap sent in by one of our readers who wishes to remain anonymous.
£2.99

SWARMING, ITS CONTROL AND PREVENTION - L. E. SNELGROVE
The only book on this important subject by one of the Great Masters.Introduction by Karl Showler.
ISBN 0 905652 28 2 14th Edition, 1995. £9.95

THE SACRED BEE - HILDA M. RANSOME
Hilda Ransome's well-documented and copiously illustrated study focuses on this valuable by-product of nature and its creator - the "sacred" bee. Chapters cover the folklore of bees and bee culture through-out the world as well as customs and practices in modern England, France and Central Europe.

Hardback £19.75

BEESWAX - RON BROWN
The second edition of this informative book on all aspects of beeswax with photographs and line drawings. A get on with it book, full of interesting ideas for all seasons. ISBN 0 0905652 36 3 Demy 8vo £6.75






THE BEE SHELTER IN HARTPURY
This booklet clearly explains and illustrates this highly decrotive and freestanding structure which can be seen as the culmination of the many types of structure built since Anglo-Saxon times to house bee skeps.
24 page booklet with colour cover £5.50






LANGSTROTH'S HIVE AND THE HONEY-BEE
A reprint of the 1878 1st edition of "A Practical Treatise on the Hive and the Honeybee" the first book to mention moveable comb hives.
Paperback £16.95







THE BEE FRIENDLY GARDEN - TED HOOPER AND MIKE TAYLOR
Ideal for Gardeners who want to encourage pollinating insects, this guide helps you choose the plants that bees love with the information you need to plant and maintain a beautiful garden. Colour photography alongside practical information on over 300 plants.
£14.99









PLANTS AND HONEY BEES - THEIR RELATIONSHIPS - DAVID ASTON and SALLY BUCKNALL
Apimondia's Bronze Medal Winner. Useful book on honeybee plants, some colour plates.
£20.00











BEEKEEPING AND THE LAW - D. SMITH AND D. FRIMSTON
Swarms and Neighbours - 1993.
" A welcome, wise and much needed book" New Law Journal
ISBN 0 905652 25 8 limp Illustrated by wood engravings by Miriam McGregor £7.50


Hardback £19.95







SKEP-MAKING - TOON BREKELMANN
A practical hands-on booklet with two colour plates and 18 B/W line drawings ISBN 0 905652 49 5
8 page booklet £3.99









INSECT BITES AND STINGS - DR. HARRY RICHES
A Guide to prevention and treatment. Dr Riches was Consultant Physician to Harefield Heart Hospital for twenty-eight years. He has had a life-long interest in honey bees and has made a special study of allergy problems associated with stings. He has lectured and written extensively on the subject. 30pps. paperback
ISBN 0 086098 244 0 £2.95






MEDICAL ASPECTS OF BEEKEEPING - HARRY RICHES
This new book by a Senior Consultant physician and well-known beekeeper provides a clear description of the basics of the complex subject of allergy for the general reader. The claims of the medical benefits of honey, pollen, Royal Jelly, propolis and venom are reviewed scientifically. An invaluable reference for those interested in bee venom allergy and keen to take a balanced view on the many claims of apitherapy.
ISBN 0 907908 94 2 £9.95

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 £16.95 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

Delux Edition Hardback, hand bound with marbled cover £14.95




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

Delux Edition Hardback, hand bound with marbled cover £14.95



SPECIAL PRICE FOR BOTH (paperback) £13.99




TRADITIONAL SCOTTISH HONEY RECIPES - Frances Brown
Frances Brown shows us how to cook Scottish dishes using honey. Many of her recipes have been collected over the years using honey from her daugther's apiary in Fife. ISBN 0905652 70 3 - £4.95









TRADITIONAL IRISH HONEY RECIPES - Brigid Barrett
Brigid Barrett gives us the true taste of Ireland with unusual recipes like Lemon Flummery, Glazed Ray and Stir Fry Prawns. The illustrations and cover are a design by Gay Buggy.
ISBN 0905652 65 7 - £4.95







BEEKEEPING STUDY NOTES
For BBKA Basic Certificate
SBKA Basic Beemaster Certificate
FIBKA Preliminary Certificate
J. D. & B. D. YATES (THE BROWN BOOK)
The first Beekeeping Study Notes was published in time for the National Honey Show at Horticultural Hall, Victoria several years ago. Since the exam became modularised, the Basic exam notes needed to be separated from the Intermediate. This has now been done in the new brown book. To make it even more viable it includes the syllabus for the Scottish Beekeepers Association exams and also that for the Federation of Irish Beekeepers' Associations.Covers 61 topics, illustrated.
"A useful addition to the library of anyone studying for the BBKA Basic, Scottish Basic or Irish Preliminary Examination" Devon Beekeeping - Nov/Dec 1999
"The beginner will do no better than making a start by using this easy to read guide" Scottish Beekeeper
ISBN 0 905652 43 6 £10.50


Hardback Edition £23.95

BEEKEEPING STUDY NOTES - J. D. AND B. D. YATES (THE GREEN BOOK)
MODULES 1 - 4 for the new Modular Intermediate exam of the British Beekeepers Association.
1. Honeybee Management.
2. Honeybee Products and Forage.
3. Diseases, pests and poisoning.
4. (Intermediate) Honeybee Biology.
ISBN 0 905652 33 9 360pp £25.00 Reprinted 2007

"It will appeal to a wider audience than the BBKA examinees it is intended for and should find its place on beekeepers bookshelves for some time to come as a standard reference."
The Quarterly, Summer 1996 Worth waiting for.

BEEKEEPING STUDY NOTES - J. D. AND B. D. YATES (THE ORANGE BOOK)

MODULES 5 - 8 for the new Modular Final exam of the British Beekeepers Association.

5. Honeybee Biology
6. Honeybee Behaviour
7. Selection and Breeding of Honeybees.
8. Honeybee Manipulation and History.
"A really interesting read....for the beekeeper who wants quick access to facts and items of interest" - The Scottish Beekeeper ISBN 0 905652 34 7 192pp £25.00


Special price of £45.00 if the green and orange books are ordered together.

MICROSCOPY CERTIFICATE (MODULE 9) - J. D. AND B. D. YATES (THE BLUE BOOK)
Beekeeping Study Notes for the Microscopy Certificate covers the complete syllabus for this module including construction, theory and setting up of the microscope, diagnosis of the adult bee and foul brood diseases, pollen identification, slide making and dissection of the honeybee together with various appendices.
"No bland overview of the subject but packed with diagrams, formulae and theory ... will be a standard textbook." - Bee Craft
ISBN 0 905652 35 5 9" x 7" Limp £9.95 (New Edition)


Hardback Edition £23.95

BEEKEEPING STUDY NOTES FOR THE BBKA CERTIFICATE IN BEEKEEPING HUSBANDRY - J. D. AND B. D. YATES (THE VIOLET BOOK)
This book, the violet book, brings the series of beekeeping study notes up to date.
These notes address the 85 topics included in the BBKA syllabus for the examination; an oral and practicle assessment held in the candidate's apiary. The notes cover all reasonable answers to questions likely to be asked when the candidate is face to face with the examiner. There are topics in the syllabus new to the BBKA series of examinations, such as public health and safety as overseen by the Environmental Helath Officer in the candidate's area; these are not covered in other books for this examination. This book is up to date with present practice and also up to date with disease terminology that is unfortunately, continually changing.
ISBN 0 905652 59 2 £19.95


Hardback Edition £25.00

BEEKEEPING SENIOR STUDY NOTES (PRACTICAL) - J & D Yates (THE RED BOOK)
This is the second important book by John and Dawn Yates to assist students to pass the BBKA examinations. It covers in detail the apiary and equipment, practical beekeeping, microscopy - including a detailed drawing of a microscope and its parts - Honeybee products and general topics. This last chapter includes disease recognition and the book end swith diagrams and a useful bibliography.
ISBN 0 905652 274 £8.95



Special price of £92.00 for the set of all 6 Study Notes.

SOCIAL WASPS Their Biology and Control - ROBIN EDWARDS
This book explains the life history and behaviour of wasps and hornets. The significance of wasps as pests is discussed, together with control methods used by industry and pest control servicing companies, with a special section on methods that can be employed by private householders. Also contains a description of the origin and evolution of social wasps, and their classification, morphology and anatomy. This book is for readers interested in insects and natural history, for food manufacturers, environmental health officers, pest controllers and all students of wasps.
ISBN 0906564 01 8 - 398 pages and 7 colour plates £29.95





THE BUMBLEBEES OF ESSEX - TED BENTON
Mr Benton writes with great knowledge and enthusiasm about bumblebees. His practical research has been sponsored by Essex University hence the title. There are 68 colour plates, numerous maps and a detailed bibliography.
21.5cm x 15cm. HB £18.50




HONEY MARKETING - HARRY RICHES
Covers honey production, EEC Regulations etc. Now updated with the 2003 Honey Labelling Regulations.
ISBN 0 905652 16 9 Illustrated 1990 £7.35









THE OBSERVATION HIVE - KARL SHOWLER
2nd Edition - last few copies
ISBN 0 905652 03 7 £8.95

IN PURSUIT OF LIQUID GOLD - R B OGDEN

- A book that tells the fascinating story of the earliest beginnings in South West England with special mention of monasteries, weather protection and the beekeepers of the past. It also includes details of surviving bee boles with a very detailed list of them in Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Dorset. There are 9 colour plates and 18 black and white illustrations.
"So far as we beekeepers are concerned it is a book to study and to refer to again and again and to treasure for life." Irish Beekeeper
ISBN 0905 652 54 1 £13.99

Hardback £23.95

GREAT MASTERS OF BEEKEEPING - RON BROWN
This book has biographies of 20 famous beekeepers, some still very much alive today. Illustrated with photographs and drawings of not only them but their inventions. It makes compulsive reading and should be added to your beekeeping library
"A fascinating survey of the people who have been at the forefront of beekeeping over the last five centuries." - Beekeepers Quarterly
ISBN 0 0905652 31 2 - £9.95

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