Davies, Lynfa. Practical small scale queen rearing using the Miller method.
1st. Ed. Pub. NBB. 2022 pp.40 with colour photographs. Small 4to. New softback.
‘Rearing new queens for our colonies is a rewarding and important practice that often gets mis-labelled as too difficult and complicated. This is simply not correct and with some planning and attention to detail new queens can be produced at a fraction of the cost that you will pay for them elsewhere.’
£12.95 [ref: 62330]

Davies, Lynfa. The Beekeeping Year.
1st. Ed. Pub. NBB. 2024 pp.64 with colour photographs. Royal 8vo. Softback. New.
Master Beekeeper Lynfa Davies walks the reader through the beekeeping year month by month. She outlines what to expect each month and the key tasks that are required with the aim of keeping you one step ahead of your bees.
£10.95 [ref: 70581]

Davis, Celia F. The Honey Bee. Around & About.
3rd. Ed. Pub. Beecraft. 2019 pp.xii, 197 with colour illus. throughout. 4to. Softback. New. The revised, third, edition of Celia Davis’ excellent work.
The latest edition, completely updated. Begins by looking at the origin of bees and continues with a description of the different subspecies. The major diseases and pests they face and their role as pollinators is presented. Includes details of the Asian hornet (Vespa velutina), a new threat to our honey bees.
£25.00 [ref: 65267]

Davis, Celia F. The Honey Bee. Inside Out.
3rd. Ed. Pub. Beecraft. 2020 pp.xvi, 192 with colour illus. throughout. 4to. 4to. Softback. New. The revised, third, edition of Celia Davis’ excellent work.
This book is designed to present detailed information about the anatomy and physiology of the honey bee in a clear and concise format.
£25.00 [ref: 70589]

Davis, Dr. I. et al. The Healthy Hive. The BBKA Pictorial Guide to a Healthy Hive.
1st. Ed. Pub. BBKA & BDI. 2009 pp.[46] with colour photos. throughout. Narrow 4to. Nr. fine ringbound softback.
Twenty-two colour photographs showing bees working on British Standard National Brood Frames, together with photographic examples to help identify common pests and diseases.
£7.50 [ref: 61905]

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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]

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]

DEFRA. The Small Hive Beetle. A serious new threat to European apiculture.
1st. Ed. Pub. DEFRA. 2003 pp.16 with numerous color photos. Crown 4to. A fine softback.
£7.50 [ref: 53929]

Dietemann, V. et al. COLOSS Beebook. Vol. I. Standard Methods for Apis mellifera Research. Vol. II. Standard Methods for Apis mellifera Pest and Pathogen Research.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. IBRA & NBB 2017 Two volume set with colour and b/w. photos., and figs. 4to. New softbacks.
The COLOSS Beebook (Prevention of Honey Bee Colony LOSSes) is a unique venture that aims to standardise methods for studying the honey bee. It is a practical manual intended for scientists and beekeepers compiling standard methods in all fields of research on the honey bee, Apis mellifera. Volume I describes methods for studying honey bee biology, bee behaviour, methods for breeding honey bees and pollination research. Volume II describes methods for studying all of the major honey bee pests and pathogens.
£135.00 [ref: 57363]

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Dietemann, V. et al. COLOSS Beebook. Volume III. Standard Methods for Apis mellifera Hive Product Research.
1st. Ed. Pub. IBRA & NBB 2021 pp.455 with colour and b/w. photos., and figs. 4to. New softback.
The COLOSS Beebook, Volume III details standard methods for Apis mellifera product research with papers on royal jelly, beeswax, propolis and brood as human food, honey, venom and pollen. The COLOSS Beebook (Prevention of Honey Bee Colony LOSSes) is a unique venture that aims to standardise methods for studying the honey bee. It is a practical manual intended for scientists and beekeepers compiling standard methods in all fields of research on the honey bee, Apis mellifera.
£60.00 [ref: 62333]