Aston, D. and Bucknall, S. Plants and Honey Bees. Their relationships.
3rd. Ed. Pub. NBB. 2014 pp.152 with illustrations. 8vo. New softback.
This book is about the European honey, or hive bee, Apis mellifera and the flowers and plants it utilises in the British Isles.
£20.50 [ref: 40183]

Atherton, D. Wax Extraction for the Back Yard Beekeeper.
1st. Ed. Pub. NBB. 2021 pp.35 with colour photos. throughout. Large 8vo. New softback.
A detailed description of a solar wax extractor built largely from reclaimed materials.
£8.95 [ref: 61014]

Badger, M. Heather Honey. A Comprehensive Guide.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Bee Craft Ltd. 2023 pp.384 with colour photos and b/w. illus. throughout. Royal 8vo. Softback. New.
A truly comprehensive guide providing detailed advice for successful heather honey production.
£30.00 [ref: 70585]

Baldock, D. W. Bees of Surrey.
1st. Ed. Pub. Surrey Wildlife Trust. 2008 pp.303 with colour photos. and dist. maps. 8vo. Beekeeper’s bookplate. Fine hardback in fine dw.
This wonderful book covers all 222 different species recorded in Surrey to date illustrating nearly 100 of them in a series of superb colour photographs. In addition to information on the status and distribution of each species the book also contains chapters on the behaviour of bees, where to find them and how to identify them.
£15.00 [ref: 64207]

Ball, R. Swarm Control.
1st. Ed. Pub. NBB. 2020 pp.37 with colour photos. and illus. Large 8vo. New softback.
“Richard Ball expertly, and succinctly details his experience in managing the honey bee’s natural swarm impulse. Required reading, and a required skill for beekeepers everywhere.” Kim Flottum, Growing Planet Media.
£9.00 [ref: 59400]

Basterfield, D. et al. The Healthy Hive Guide.
2nd. Ed. Pub. IBRA & NBB 2019 pp.viii, 104 with colour photos., throughout. 8vo. New softback.
Introduces the reader to all areas of pests and diseases and how to recognise and deal with potential problems within the hive.
£16.95 [ref: 57356]

Benjamin, A. & McCallum, B. A World without Bees.
1st. Ed. Pub. Guardian Books. 2008 pp.298 with colour photos. Small 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw.
Albert Einstein is reputed to have said ‘If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would only have four years of time left. No more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man’. The authors wanted to write a book that alerted people to the wonders of the honeybee and unravelled the mystery of its disappearance.
£5.00 [ref: 63282]

Benjamin, A. &. McCallum, B. A World Without Bees.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Guardian Books 2009 pp.298 with colour photos. 8vo. A vg. softback.
£2.50 [ref: 56909]

Benton, T. The Bumblebees of Essex.
1st. Ed. Pub. Lopinga Books. 2000 pp.vii, 179 with colour photos, b/w. illus. and dist. maps. 8vo. Very minor spotting to top-edge of text block o/w. a fine hardback.
The first book on the bumblebees of any British county. Covers all of the bumblebees of Essex and southern England, plus a selection of insects which mimic bumblebees. Identification keys are provided, along with detailed distribution information.
£10.00 [ref: 69038]

Benton, T. The Bumblebees of Essex.
1st. Ed. Pub. Lopinga Books. 2000 pp.vii, 179 with colour photos, b/w. illus. and dist. maps. 8vo. Fine hardback.
The first book on the bumblebees of any British county. Covers all of the bumblebees of Essex and southern England, plus a selection of insects which mimic bumblebees. Identification keys are provided, along with detailed distribution information.
£14.00 [ref: 63284]