Bee Library Books

The Vale and Downland Beekeepers’ Association has an extensive collection of bee books which have been acquired over the years and are available for members to borrow.  These books form an excellent source for those wishing to undertake any research.

The catalogue for the library book collection is listed below – please note that publications may already be out on loan.

If you wish to borrow a book please contact the librarian – Email me; books are normally available at the beginners’ lessons and at our Saturday meetings.

Book No.TitleAuthorDateCategoryBBKA examinations book list
04BEEKEEPING FOR ALLEDWARDS1923PRACTICAL
07HONEY BEE, THECOWAN1904SCIENTIFIC
08A MODERN BEE FARMSIMMINS1928PRACTICAL
09HONEY, A BOOK OFCRANE1980EDUCATIONALModule 2
10BEEKEEPINGVERNON1976PRACTICAL
12MGUIDE TO BEES & HONEYHOOPER1979BEGINNERSGeneral library
14THE LORE OF THE HONEYBEEEDWARDS1908EDUCATIONAL
16HOGS AT THE HONEY POTVERNON1981HISTORICAL
17HONEY - A COMPREHENSIVE SURVEYCRANE1979SCIENTIFIC
18BIOLOGY OF FLOWERSHOLM1979GEN INTEREST
20QUEENS, INTRODUCTION OFSNELGROVE1940PRACTICAL
21ANATOMY & HISTORY OF BEESHEMPSAL1943EDUCATIONAL
22HONEY PRODUCTION, AT HOMEBIELBY1977PRACTICAL
23BEEKEEPING, BACKGROUND TOWAINE1975BEGINNERS
24BEESWAXBROWN1982PRACTICALModule 2
25MEAD MAKINGACTON1968PRACTICAL
26BEEKEEPING, COMPLETE HANDBOOK OFMACE1980BEGINNERS
29GARDEN PLANTSI.B.R.A.1981EDUCATIONAL
30GUIDE TO BEES & HONEYHOOPER1976BEGINNERSGeneral library
31BEEKEEPING, PRACTICALCOUSTON1972PRACTICAL
32BUCKFAST ABBEY, BEEKEEPING ATBROTHER ADAM1971GEN INTEREST
33HONEYBEE, LIFE OFSIMON1982BEGINNERS
34THE OBSERVATION HIVESHOWLER1978HISTORICALModule 8
36POLLEN IDENTIFICATION (LEV)SAWYER1981SCIENTIFICModule 8; Microscopy
37POLLEN IDENTIFICATION (LEV)SAWYER1981SCIENTIFICModule 8; Microscopy
39HONEYBEE, ANATOMY OFB.B.K.A.1976EDUCATIONAL
41HONEY BY THE TONFIELDS1983GEN INTEREST
42HONEY FARMINGMANLEY1985PRACTICAL
43MICROSCOPY ON A SHOESTRINGMEYER1984PRACTICALMicroscopy
45BEEKEEPING - A SEASONAL GUIDEBROWN1985BEGINNERS
46QUEEN REARING SIMPLIFIEDCOOK1986PRACTICALModule 7
47OIL SEED RAPE & BEESCALDER19861986EDUCATIONALModule 2
48MICROSCOPY, PRACTICALN.B.S.1971SCIENTIFIC
49BEEHIVES, CONSTRUCTION OFWALSH1979PRACTICAL
50BEESWAX,PRODUCTION/HARVESTING/PROCCOGGSHALL1984PRACTICAL
51BEEKEEPING, BASICMEYER1978BEGINNERS
52BEES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GARDENCAMPION1984BEGINNERS
53BEES - THEIR VISION/SENSES/LANGUAGEVON FRISCH1971SCIENTIFIC
54MHONEYBEES OF THE BRITISH ISLES (MB)COOPER1986GEN INTERESTModule 7; Module 8
55HONEYBEES, A GUIDE TO MANAGEMENTRON BROWN1988GEN INTEREST
56BEES & BEEKEEPINGDIEMER1988BEGINNERS
57BEEKEEPING, THE COMPLETE GUIDE TOEVANS1989BEGINNERS
58ROYAL JELLYSTEIN1986GEN INTEREST
59BEEHIVE PLAN, WBCB.B.K.A.PRACTICAL
61THE LEGEND OF THE HIVEOWSIANKA1988GEN INTEREST
62VARROA HANDBOOKMOBUS/CONNOR1988SCIENTIFIC
64MBEEKEEPING, PROFITABLECROFT1986PRACTICAL
65BROOD DISEASESHANSEN1987BEGINNERS
66NUCLEUS HIVE, MAKE YOURSELFTAYLOR1990PRACTICAL
67A CASE OF HIVESHEATH1985BEGINNERS
68HONEY & HEALTHCROFT1987GEN INTEREST
69HONEY - FROM SOURCE TO SALE & SHOWROUNCE1990PRACTICAL
70TALKING BEE-SENSECOTTERILL1989GEN INTEREST
71POLLEN,PROPOLIS & ROYAL JELLYTHORSONS1989GEN INTEREST
73HONEY MARKETINGRICHES1989GEN INTEREST
74BEEKEEPING FOR BEGINNERSRICHARDS1991BEGINNERS
75CANDLES, BEESWAXFURNESSPRACTICAL
76NATIONAL HONEY SHOW GUIDES (1-8)NHSPRACTICAL
77MTALES OF A BORDER BEEKEEPER (lev)WEIGHTMAN1991GEN INTEREST
78BEEKEEPING, HANDBOOK OFRICHES1992GEN INTEREST
81HONEY, FROM HIVE TO HONEY POTSTYLE1992GEN INTEREST
82LAW & BEEKEEPINGFRIMSTON1993PRACTICAL
83POLLEN LOADS OF THE HONEYBEEHODGES1952SCIENTIFIC
84BUMBLEBEE, LIFE OF THEALFORD1978GEN INTEREST
85POLLENWHITE1989PRACTICAL
86GREAT MASTERS OF BEEKEEPINGBROWN1994GEN INTERESTModule 8
87HONEY IN THE KITCHENWHITE1978PRACTICAL
88HONEY IN THE KITCHEN, MOREWHITE1978PRACTICAL
89CANDLES, THE BOOK OFINNES1991GEN INTEREST
91QUEENS, RAISE YOUR OWNSMAILES1977PRACTICAL
92THE NEW COMB HONEY BOOKTAYLOR1981PRACTICAL
93 MMAKING MEADMORSE1980PRACTICAL
94SKEPSALSTON1987PRACTICAL
95 MNATURAL MEDCINE FROM HONEYBEESKAAL1987SCIENTIFIC
97THE BIOLOGY OF THE HONEYBEEWINSTON1987GEN INTERESTGeneral library; Adv.Husbandry; Module 5; Module 6
98THE NEW VARROA HANDBOOKMOBUS/BRUYN1993GEN INTEREST
101BEE BOLES AND BEE HOUSESFOSTER1988GEN INTEREST
102PRACTICAL BEEKEEPING 7 HONEY PRDMCFIEGEN INTEREST
103THE BEEKEEPERS GUIDEHERROD-HEMPS1942GEN INTEREST
109THE WORLD OF THE HONEYBEEBUTLER1954GEN INTERESTModule 6
110THE BEHAVIOUR & SOCIAL LIFE OF BEESRIBBANDS1959GEN INTERESTGeneral Husbandry; Module 6
111HONEY PRODUCTION IN THE BRITISH ISLESMANLEY1936GEN INTERESR
112VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS FROMKRELL1996PRACTICAL
114OPERATING AN OBSERVATION HIVEWARING1988GEN INTEREST
115THE HONEYBEE'S FINGERPRINT (video)BIBRASCIENTIFIC
116THE MYSTERIOUS BEE (video)BEEHIVEFILMSGEN INTEREST
120THE RED MASON BEEO'TOOL2000GEN INTEREST
142MICROSCOPY CERTIF NOTESYATES1995EDUCATIONALMicroscopy
144MBACKYARD BEEKEEPINGSCOTT1977GEN INTEREST
145MPRACTICAL BEE GUIDEDIGGES1944OLD TEXT
146MCOMPLETE GUIDE TO BEEKEEPINGMORSE1986GEN INTEREST
147STEWARTON HIVEMESSENGER2002HISTORICAL
148HONEYBEE DISEASES/PESTSCANADIAN2000EDUCATIONAL
150BACKGROUND TO BEEKEEPINGWAINE/BROWN1998BEGINNERS
151MHONEYBEE INSIDE OUTDAVIS2004EDUCATIONAL
152BEEKEEPING, EASY GUIDEFLOTTUM2005BEGINNERS
153GUIDE TO BEES & HONEYHOOPER2008BEGINNERSGeneral library
154THE BUZZ ABOUT BEESTAUTZ2008GEN INTERESTModule 6
155HONEY HANDBOOKFLOTTUMPRACTICAL
156THE HONEY COOKBOOKPOPESCUPRACTICAL
157THE INTRODUCTION OF QUEEN BEESSNELGROVEPRACTICAL
158QUEEN BEE (biology, rearing & breeding)WOODWARD2009Q RearingGeneral Husbandry; Advanced Husbandry
159RECIPES USING BEESWAXCALDERPRACTICAL
160HIVE PRODUCTS (creams and Polishes)PRACTICAL
161QUEEN REARING - JENKINS WAYJENKINS1984PRACTICAL
162RAISING QUEEN CELLSHARDENPRACTICAL
163QUEEN REARING (miller method)SIMMSQ Rearing
164GUIDE TO BEES AND HONEYHOOPERBEGINNERSGeneral library
165CROP POLLINATION BY BEESDELAPLANEEDUCATIONALModule 2
166BEHAVIOUR/PHYSIOLOGY OF BEESGOODMANEDUCATIONAL
167UK PESTICIDE GUIDELAINSBURYREFERENCE
168MSWARMING CONTROL AND PREVENTIONSNELGROVE1946PRACTICAL
169THE BEE CRAFTSMANWADEY1949PRACTICAL
170BEEKEEPING FOR BEGINNERSJACKSON1946PRACTICAL
172HONEY AND YOUR HEALTHBECK/SMEDLEY1947GEN INTEREST
173PLANTS AND BEEKEEPINGHOWES1945GEN INTERESTModule 2
174BEES FOR PLEASURE AND PROFITSAMSON1921PRACTICAL
175MHONEY A MODERN HEALERBRIGGS2007PRACTICAL
176KEEPING BEES - A COMPLETE PRACTICALPEACOCKPRACTICAL
177BEES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GARDENCAMPION1990PRACTICAL
178BEEKEEPING COMPETEE GUIDEEVANS1989PRACTICAL
179A WORLD WITHOUT BEESBENJAMIN2008GEN INTEREST
180 MA NOVICES GUIDEWOOTTON2010PRACTICAL
181Managing VarroaDefraGen Interest
182The small Hive BeetleDefraGen Interest
183Foul Brood Disease of Honey BeesDefraGen Interest
184MThe Beekeepers GardenTed Hooper/Mike Taylor1988Gen Interest
185Queen Breeding and Genetics - how to get better beesHolmQueen RearingModule 7
186Haynes Bee ManualWaring & Waring2011BeginnersGeneral library
187Keeping Healthy Honey BeesAston & Bucknall2010Gen IntModule 3
188The Morris Board method of Queen RearingBadgerBookletQueen rearing
189MHow to use a Horsley boardBadgerBookletSwarm control
190Setting up and managing an Apiary SiteGibbBookletGen Int
191Collins Beekeepers BibleCollinsGen Int
196BEEHIVE PLAN, WBCB.B.K.A.PRACTICAL
198Homegrown Honey BeesMorrison2013Beginners
199The BBKA Guide to BeekeepingDavis & Cullum Kenyon2015BeginnersGeneral library
200Medical Aspects of BeekeepingHarry Riches2000BeginnersBasic Certificate; General Husbandry; Module 2
201The Honey Bee -Around and AboutCelia F Davis2014BeginnersGeneral library

M – missing

This list is intended as a guide for candidates. It is not intended that candidates should read all the books on the list and there are other books available, not listed, which are suitable reading.

Only parts of each book may be relevant to a particular module or assessment. Candidates should therefore pay careful attention to the contents of the syllabus concerned.

*These books are understood to be currently out of print, but tend to be readily available.

GENERAL LIBRARY

This first section of books is applicable to all the following assessment and examinations and should be available in a personal or Association library:


VDBKA Book No.
All Ministry disease leaflets, Varroa, Foul brood, SHB, Tropilaelapswww.nationalbeeunit.com
Beekeeping Study Notes for the BBKA Examinations in 6 volumesJ.D. & B.D. YatesNBB
Guide to Bees and Honey (5th. edition) (2010)Ted HooperNBB30, 153, 164
Haynes Bee Manual (2011)A & C WaringHaynes186
Practical Beekeeping (1997)Clive de BruynCrowood Press
The BBKA Guide to BeekeepingI Davis/R Cullum- KenyonBloomsbury199
The Biology of the Honey Bee (1987)M. WinstonHarvard97
The Honey Bee Around and AboutC DavisBee Craft201
The Honey Bee Inside and Out.C DavisBee Craft
*Encyclopaedia of Beekeeping (1985)Morse & HooperBlandford

Basic Certificate

See General Library aboveVDBKA Book No.
Better Beginnings for BeekeepersA. WaringBIBBA
Get Started in BeekeepingA & C WaringHodder Education
Medical Aspects of Beekeeping (2000)Dr H RichesNBB200

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