Aston, D. and Bucknall, S. Keeping Healthy Honey Bees.
1st. Ed. Pub. NBB. 2010 pp.xii, 194 with b/w. photographs. 4to. Fine softback.
This book is packed full of relevant, practical information backed up by sufficient theory to suit the purists. It is easy to read and the layout cannot be faulted. Everything a budding beekeeper or one with many years experience, needs to know is here.
£10.00 [ref: 73000]

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 col. photos. & illus. Large 8vo. Fine 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.
£7.50 [ref: 73004]

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]

Bax, A. Beekeeping Simplified with the Drayton Hive. Including Plans for Home Construction.
1st. Ed. Pub. NBB. 2022 pp.50 with col. photos. & plans. Large 8vo. Neat blind stamp to front cover. Fine softback.
This book presents a relaxed approach to beekeeping and hive management which is both productive and enjoyable.
£6.00 [ref: 73005]

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]