Bee-ginner’s Beekeeping: Recommended Reading

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Review our list of recommended reading titles for beekeepers.

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Beekeeping

• Penn State: Beekeeping Basics Manual
• Penn State: A Field Guide to Honey Bees and their Maladies
• University of Minnesota: Beekeeping In Northern Climates
• Beekeeping for Dummies. (2015). 3rd Edition. ISBN-13: 978-1118945469
• The Beekeeper Handbook, Diana Sammataro and Alphonse Avitabile (2011), 4th edition. Cornell Press. ISBN-13: 978-0801476945
• First Lessons in Beekeeping, Keith Delaplane (2007), Dadant and Son. ISBN-13: 978-0915698127
• Honey Bee Biology and Beekeeping. D. Caron and L. Connor. 213. Wicwas Press. ISBN-13: 978-1878075291
• Bee-sentials: A Field Guide. D. Caron and R. Muir. 2012. Wicwas Press. ISBN: 9781878075284
• Langstroth, Lorenzo. Hive and the Honey Bee. Northern Bee Books. 2014. ISBN:10-1908904526
• Queen Rearing Essentials, Second Edition. L. Connor. 2009. Wicwas Press. ISBN-13: 978-1878075413
• Scientific Queen-Rearing. G.M. Doolittle. 2010. Wicwas Press. ISBN-13: 978-1904846611
• The Backyard Beekeeper. Kim Flottum. 2014 Quarry Books. ISBN-13: 978-1592539192
• Increase Essentials, Lawrence Connor 2014, second edition. Wicwas Press. ISBN-13: 978-1878075352

Gardening

• Pollinator Friendly Gardening: Gardening for Bees, Butterflies, and Other Pollinators. Hayes, Rhonda Fleming. 2015. ISBN-13: 978-0760349137
• The Bee-Friendly Garden: Design an Abundant, Flower-Filled Yard That Nurtures Bees and Supports Biodiversity. Frey, Kate, and Gretchen LeBuhn. 2016. ISBN-13: 978-1607747635
• Attracting Native Pollinators: Protecting North America’s Bees and Butterflies: The Xerces Society Guide. Lee-Mäder, Eric. 2011. ISBN-13: 978-1603426954

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