Abson, D.J. The Wonders of a Bee Hive. A Nutshell in verse. Beekeeping in a Nutshell. No. 73.
Pub. BBNO/NBB. [nd.] pp.[8] with b/w. illus. 4to. Nr. fine softback.
‘Beekeeping in a Nutshell’ is the low cost series, written by experts, which answer all your beekeeping questions.
£1.50 [ref: 70560]

Abson, D.J. The Wonders of a Bee Hive. A Nutshell in verse. Beekeeping in a Nutshell. No. 73.
Pub. BBNO/NBB. [nd.] pp.[8] with b/w. illus. 4to. Fine softback.
‘Beekeeping in a Nutshell’ is the low cost series, written by experts, which answer all your beekeeping questions.
£1.50 [ref: 70561]

Acton, Bryan. & Duncan, Peter. Making Mead. A complete guide to the making of sweet and dry Mead, Melomel, Metheglin, Hippocras, Pyment and Cyser.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Amateur Winemaker Publications. 2012 pp.61 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Fine softback.
In addition to mead-making techniques, this practical book provides forty-two recipes for mead and various other honey drinks.
£4.00 [ref: 68919]

Adam, Brother. Bee-keeping at Buckfast Abbey. With a Section on Meadmaking.
4th. Ed. Pub. British Bee Publications. 1987 pp.122 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in thor. vg. dw.
The secrets of successful apiculture explained by that most famous of beekeepers, Brother Adam.
£30.00 [ref: 64401]

Adam, Brother. Breeding the Honeybee. A Contribution to the Science of Beebreeding.
Rep. Pub. Northern Bee Books. 1987 pp.118 with figs. 8vo. A new softback copy.
£12.50 [ref: 48601]

Adam, Brother. In Search of the Best Strains of Bees. And the Results of the Evaluation of the Crosses and Races.
Fac. Rep. Pub. Northern Bee Books / Dadant & Sons. 2010 pp.206 with plates and photograph frontispiece. 8vo. A new softback.
£12.50 [ref: 48466]

Adams, J.F. Beekeeping. The Gentle Craft.
Rep. Ed. Pub. Wynwood Press. 1988 pp.182 with line drawings. 8vo. Softback. Thor. vg. softback.
A wise and witty treatise on one of the oldest known cultures, written for the enthusiastic amateur.
£3.50 [ref: 71313]

Adey, M. (et al). Pest Control Safe For Bees: A Manual and Directory for the Tropics and Subtropics.
1st. Ed. Pub. IBRA. 1986 pp.224 with b/w. illus. Small 4to. Softback. Minor spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. contents fine. Card covers thor. vg. Publisher’s press release for this book loosely inserted.
The most common method of pest control on crop plants is the use of insecticides and acaricides. But if these chemicals are applied at flowering time and pollinating bees and other insects are killed, crop yields are likely to be poor. A comprehensive, easy-to-follow guide to pest control in commercial crops that will have the minimum impact on bees. Includes tables of pesticides that are ‘most toxic to bees’, ‘very toxic to bees’ and ‘least toxic to bees’.
£8.00 [ref: 72127]

Adey, M. (et al). Pest Control Safe For Bees: A Manual and Directory for the Tropics and Subtropics.
1st. Ed. Pub. IBRA. 1986 pp.224 with b/w. illus. Small 4to. Softback. Some spotting and light marking to fore-edges of text block o/w. contents fine. Card covers nr. fine.
The most common method of pest control on crop plants is the use of insecticides and acaricides. But if these chemicals are applied at flowering time and pollinating bees and other insects are killed, crop yields are likely to be poor. A comprehensive, easy-to-follow guide to pest control in commercial crops that will have the minimum impact on bees. Includes tables of pesticides that are ‘most toxic to bees’, ‘very toxic to bees’ and ‘least toxic to bees’.
£9.00 [ref: 72162]

Aebi, Ormond & Harry. Mastering the Art of Beekeeping.
Pub. Prism Press. 1982 Two volume set with b/w., illus. 8vo. A thor. vg. softback set.
£22.50 [ref: 56463]

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