We have a selection of books available for members to borrow for free from our library. Most books are available for collection at out branch meetings. Some books are archived available on request. Please contact Bob our librarian librarian@scbka.org.uk.
List of books available at branch meetings
- 2 Adam, Brother Beekeeping at Buckfast Abbey
- 10 Cheshire Beekeeping Association A Record 1899 – 1974
- 17 Croft, Laurie R. Honey & Health
- 19A Dade H Q Anatomy and Dissection of the Honeybee
- 49 Free, John B. Bees & Mankind
- 65 Gould James & Carol The Honey Bee
- 66 Skilling Robert Sixty Years with Smoker & Veil
- 67 Hooper Ted A Guide to Bees and Honey (3rd Ed.)
- 74 Snelgrove L E Swarming: its control and prevention
- 76 Storch H At the Hive Entrance
- 86 Field Oliver Honey by the Ton
- 87 Howes F N Plants & Beekeeping
- 91 Coggshall W & Morse R Beeswax – Production, Harvesting, Processing & …
- 101 Showler Karl The Observation Hive
- 103 Riches Harry Medical Aspects of Bee-keeping
- 110 Yates JD & BD Beekeeping Study Notes – Husbandry
- 116 Kirk William A Colour Guide to the Pollen Loads of the Honeybee
- 118 Morse R A & Nowogrodzki R Honeybee pests, predators & diseases
- 122 Winston Mark Biology of the Honey-Bee, The
- 149A Yates, J.D. Beekeeping Study Notes – Microscopy (Module 9)
- 164 Easterbrook, A. 14×12 Frames
- 168 Harden A simple method of raising queen cells
- 172 Free, John B. The Social Organisation of Honeybees
- 173 Field Oliver Honey by the Ton
- 187 Hooper Ted & Taylor Mike The Bee-friendly Garden
- 188 Aston David & Bucknall Sally Plants and Honey Bees
- 192 Alston Frank Skeps: their history, making and use
- 194 Davis Celia F. The Honey Bee Inside Out
- 195A Davis Celia F. The Honey Bee Around and About
- 197 Crane Eva A Book of Honey
- 208 Cooper, Beowulf Honeybees of the British Isles, The
- 215 Jewell, Pete Microscopy for Beekeepers (Nutshell 69)
- 222 Sawyer, Rex Pollen Identification for Beekeepers
- 222A Sawyer, Rex Pollen Identification for Beekeepers
- 228 Snodgrass, R.E. Anatomy of the Honey Bee
- 230 Miksha, Ron Bad Beekeeping
- 233 Bailey I & Ball B Honey-Bee Pathology
- 236 Free, John B. Pheromones of social Bees
- 237 De Bruyn Clive Practical Beekeeping
- 237A De Bruyn, Clive Practical Beekeeping
- 238 Evans Jeremy The Complete Guide to Beekeeping
- 239 Goodman Lesley Form and Function in The honey Bee
- 240 Tautz Jurgen The Buzz about Bees
- 241 Seeley, Thomas D. Honey Bee Ecology
- 242 Adam, Brother Breeding The Honey Bee
- 252 Sutcliffe, Pete The Dadant Hive
- 256 Oldfield, R Light Microscopy
- 257 Riches, H.R.C. Handbook of Beekeeping
- 258 Fraser, H. Malcomb History of Beekeeping in Britain
- 260 Brown, Ron Beeswax
- 261 Taylor, Capt F. Make Yourself a Honey Warming Cabinet
- 262 Riches, Harry Mead. Making, Exhibiting & Judging
- 263 BBKA Guide for Judges and Exhibitors of Bking Produce
- 265 Waring, Claire & Adrian Haynes Bee Manual
- 265A Waring, Claire & Adrian Haynes Bee Manual
- 266 Seeley, Thomas D. The Wisdom of the Hive
- 271 Seeley, Thomas D. Honeybee Democracy
- 272 Brown, Ron Great Masters of Beekeeping
- 273 Riches, Harry Insect Bites and Stings
- 274 Kirk W D J & Howes F N Plants for Bees
- 275 Royle Graham Apis through the Looking Glass
- 276 Cook Vince Queen Rearing Simplified
- 277 Woodward David Queen Bee : Biology, Rearing & Breeding
- 279 Yates JD & BD Beekeeping Study Notes (Modules 5,6,7,8) 2nd ed
- 280 Prys-Jones OE & Corbet SA Bumble bees
- 281A Cramp David A Practical Manual of Beekeeping
- 282 Lawes Geoffrey The Victorian Beekeeping Revolution
- 283 Robb Sara Dr Sara’s Honey Potions
- 286 Dennis Brian Good Health & Long Life -Meanderings of a Mead Maker
- 287 McMullan John Having Healthy Honeybees
- 288 Dade H A Dissection Plates (10) from Anatomy & Dissection of Honeybee
- 289 Aston David & Bucknall Sally Keeping Healthy Honey Bees
- 295 Rant Phil Backyard Beekeeping & Honey Production
- 302 Beekeeping in a Nutshell 34 The use of the Taranov Board
- 303 Beekeeping in a Nutshell 86 Ways of removing Bees from Supers
- 312 D Sammataro Diagnosing Bee Mites
- 313 L J Connor Queen Rearing Essentials
- 314 Richard Taylor Beeswax Molding and Candle Making
- 317 Morse, Roger A. Rearing queen honey bees
- 320 Field, Oliver Field notes on queen rearing
- 321 Davis, Celia The honey bee around and about
- 322 Cramp, David Beekeeping – A beginners guide
- 322A Cramp, David Beekeeping – A beginners guide
- 323 Doolittle, G M Scientific queen rearing
- 324 Gordon, Peter Starting with bees
- 325 Patterson, Roger Beekeeping – a practical guide
- 325B Patterson, Roger Beekeeping – a practical guide
- 329 Whitaker, John On the Keeping of Bees
- 332 Woolnough, Lewis Understanding and Using the Stereomicroscope
- 333 Thomas, Dr C. & L Woolnough Understanding and Using the Light Microscope
- 334 Falk, Steven Field Guide to Bees of Great Britain and Ireland
- 335 Seeley, Thomas D Following the Wild Bees
- 336 Harden, Ben Alternative pathways for the hesitant Queen Rearer
- 337 Cramp, David The Beekeeper’s Field Guide (2nd Edition)
- 344 Yates J.D. & B.D. Beekeeping Study Notes Modules 1-3
- 345 Yates J.D. & B.D. Beekeeping Study Notes Basic (1st Edition)
- 347 Hall, Derek Bees & Bee-keeping
- 349 Turnbull, Bill The Bad Beekeepers Club
- 349A Turnbull, Bill The Bad Beekeepers Club
- 351 Chadwick et alia The Bee Book
- 354 Blackiston, Howland Building Beehives for Dummies
- 355 Birchall, Elizabeth In Praise of Bees
- 356 Goulson, David A Sting in the Tale
- 357 Collins (publisher) The Beekeeper’s Bible
- 357A Collins (publisher) The Beekeeper’s Bible
- 358 Shaw, Wally Comb Management
- 359 Brown, Ron Beekeeping – A Seasonal Guide
- 360 Hesbach William? Splits and Varroa
- 364 Goulson, David The Garden Jungle
- 365 Goulson, David Bee Quest
- 370 Nelson, Patricia Variations on a Beehive
- 372 Foster, A.M. Bee Boles and Bee Houses
- 373 Brown, Ron Look, Listen, Learn at the hive-side
- 377 BIBBA Seeds for Beekeepers, Conservationists, Gardeners
- 379 Bill, Lesley For The Love of Bees, Brother Adam
- 380 Hooper, Ted & Taylor, Mike The Beekeeper’s Garden
- 384 Irish Beekeepers Bees, Hives and Honey
- 385 Brown, Ron Honey Bees, a guide to management
- 389 Hanson, Thor Buzz
- 391 Adams, Margaret Anne Pollen Grains and Honeydew
- 392 Patterson, Roger Colony Increase
- 400 Gibb Andrew, Harman Ann Bee Space to Bee Hive
- 401 Gibb Andrew, Harman Ann Bee Hive to Bee Keeeper
- 402 Patterson Roger Beekeeping – Challenge what you are told
- 403 Critchley Geoff A Lifetime of Beekeeping Mistakes
- 404 Chittka Lars The Mind of a Bee
- 405 Johnson Brian R Honeybee Biology
- 406 Shaw Wally Swarming Biology & Control
- 407 Corbett Dave Nucs
- 408 Basterfield Daniel Using Apideas
- 409 Stainton Kirsty Varroa Management
- 410 Donohoe Steve, Horton Paul Healthy Hives, Heavy Hives
- 411 Showler Karl Essays in Beekeeping History
- 412 Furness Clara Honey Wines & Beers
- 413A Furness Clara How to Make Beeswax Candles
- 414 BBKA News Special Issue Series Colony Management
- 415 BBKA News Special Issue Series Feeding Honeybees
- 416 BBKA News Special Issue Series Communications Within the Hive
- 417 BBKA News Special Issue Series Swarming
- 418 BBKA News Special Issue Series Queen Rearing
- 419 BBKA News Special Issue Series Integrated Pest Management for Varroa Control
- 420 BBKA News Special Issue Series Natural Varroa Resistant Honeybees
- 421 BBKA News Special Issue Series Genetics for Beekeepers
- 422 BBKA News Special Issue Series Honeybee Anatomy
- 423 BBKA News Special Issue Series Honey
- 424 BBKA News Special Issue Series Flower Families for Forage
- 425 BBKA News Special Issue Series Pollen
- 426 BBKA News Special Issue Series General Husbandry
- 427 BBKA News Special Issue Series Advanced Husbandry
- 428 BBKA News Special Issue Series Interviews with Beekeepers
- 429 Whittaker, John The Ethics of Beekeeping
- 500 Wiscombe, David and Blackiston, Howland Beekeeping for Dummies
- 505 Stell, Ian Understanding Bee Anatomy
- 508 Campion, Alan Bees at the Bottom of the Garden
- 509 Shaw, Wally Making Increase
- 695 Morse, Roger A Making Mead (Honey Wine)
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