Davis, George. Beekeeping in the Swarming Season.
Rev. Ed. Pub. Privately. 1980 pp.53 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Internal hinges neatly strengthened, o/w. a fine softback. Half-title signed by the author. Long out-of-print.
£10.00 [ref: 69283]

Davis, George. Beekeeping in the Swarming Season.
Rev. Ed. Pub. Privately. 1980 pp.53 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Internal hinges neatly strengthened, o/w. a fine softback. Half-title signed by the author. Long out-of-print.
£8.50 [ref: 69284]

Davis, I. and Cullum-Kenyon, R. The BBKA Guide to Beekeeping.
2nd. Rev. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2015 pp.224 with colour photographs and other figs. throughout. A new softback.
This latest edition includes new step-by-step sequences to illustrate procedures such as containing a swarm, identifying the queen, using a smoker and cleaning a hive as well as more information on different kinds of hives, disease management and many other key areas.
£20.00 [ref: 55790]

Davison, I. Queen Rearing. A Basic Guide. Beekeeping in a Nutshell. No. 97.
Pub. BBNO/NBB. [nd.] pp.[3]. 4to. Fine softback.
‘Beekeeping in a Nutshell’ is the low cost series, written by experts, which answer all your beekeeping questions.
£1.50 [ref: 70616]

Davison, I. Queen Rearing. A Basic Guide. Beekeeping in a Nutshell. No. 97.
Pub. BBNO/NBB. [nd.] pp.[3]. 4to. Fine softback.
‘Beekeeping in a Nutshell’ is the low cost series, written by experts, which answer all your beekeeping questions.
£1.50 [ref: 70617]

de Bruyn, C. Practical Beekeeping.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Crowood Press. 2011 pp.288 with colour and b/w. photos. Small 4to. Nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw. Title-page signed by Clive de Bruyn.
Starting with a study of bees and their natural history, the author goes on to look at the effects of weather, the plants bees require, hives and frames. The qualities required in the beekeeper are then examined, along with colony management, record keeping and swarm control.
£20.00 [ref: 69275]

de Bruyn, Clive. Practical Beekeeping.
Pub. Crowood. 2009 pp.288 with colour photographic plates and numerous b/w. photographs. 4to. A new hdbk. in new dw. Highly recommended.
In this book the author touches on everything a beekeeper needs to know. Starting with a study of bees and their natural history, he goes on to look at the effects of weather, the plants bees require, hives and frames. The qualities required in the beekeeper are then examined, along with colony management, record keeping and swarm control.
£24.95 [ref: 41994]

de Bruyn, Clive. Practical Beekeeping.
1st. Ed. Pub. Crowood Press. 1997 pp.288 with colour and b/w. photos. Small 4to. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw which has a little sunning to spine and one closed tear. Dedication from the author on ffep.
Starting with a study of bees and their natural history, the author goes on to look at the effects of weather, the plants bees require, hives and frames. The qualities required in the beekeeper are then examined, along with colony management, record keeping and swarm control.
£22.50 [ref: 63263]

de Casteljau, Christian. Bibliographie D’apiculture de langue Française. French Bees Books.
1st. Ed. Pub. Besançon. 1983 pp.152 with b/w. illus. of some authors. 8vo. French text. Nr. fine softback.
A very useful bibliography for books published from the mid 16th Century onwards.
£15.00 [ref: 70691]

De Ribeaucourt, C. A Manual of Rational Bee-Keeping.
Pub. Diprose & Bateman. [c.1879] pp.xv, [i], 108 with col. frontis., and b/w. text illus. Small 8vo. Hardback. Small bookseller’s label to front pastedown. Minor spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. contents fine. Original decorated cloth boards in thor. vg. to nr. fine condition. Scarce. Harding 346.
‘Study of Bogue’s 32-page catalogue suggests that the Diprose & Bateman ed. is the earlier.’ (Harding 346). A delightful, to-scale, architectural drawing of a Bee-House is featured on the frontispiece.
£325.00 [ref: 71207]