Dietemann, V. et al. COLOSS Beebook. Volume II. Standard Methods for Apis mellifera Pest and Pathogen Research.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. IBRA & NBB 2017 pp.344 with colour and b/w. photos., and figs. 4to. New softback.
The COLOSS Beebook, Volume II describes methods for studying all of the major honey bee pests and pathogens. 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: 57362]

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]

Dixon, D. Feeding the Honeybees.
1st. Ed. Pub. D.C. Dixon. 2010 pp.28. 8vo. New softback.
A comprehensive distillation of the Author’s experiences over many years of feeding bees. Covers different feed stocks, types of feeder, protein supplements and when to feed.
£11.00 [ref: 56152]

Doyle, J. Collecting Honey Pots.
1st. Ed. Pub. BBNO. 2009 pp.28 with col. photos. New softback.
An introduction to collecting honey pots by the founder of the European Honey Pot Collectors Society.
£4.95 [ref: 69455]

Duncan, M. The Wild Garden and the Honey Bee
1st. Ed. Pub. NBB 2009 pp.vi, 58, xii with b/w. illus. throughout. Large 8vo. New softback.
A practical introduction to beekeeping for those interested in small scale honey production.
£9.50 [ref: 62136]

Edwards, M. & Jenner, M. Field Guide to the Bumblebees of Great Britain & Ireland.
New Rev. Ed. Pub. Ocelli. 2018 pp. 112 with many colour photographs. Crown 8vo. New softback. Latest edition.
This excellent, revised photographic field guide describes 25 species. With colour photographs of both sexes and information on life history. It also includes habitat requirements for conservation action and information on how to attract bumblebees to your garden.
£13.99 [ref: 54397]

Ellis, H. Sweetness & Light. The Mysterious History of the Honey Bee.
1st. U.S. Ed. Pub. Harmony Books. 2004 pp.xi, 243 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Upper corners gently bumped o/w. a fine hardback in fine dw.
The mysterious ways of bees are explored - how they can make up to 24,000 journeys to produce a pound of honey, with each bee producing a teaspoonful in a lifetime. The sinister side of bees - such as the savage, untamed energy of the swarms of African bees that sweep through America - is not ignored.
£3.00 [ref: 70706]

Ellis, H. Sweetness & Light. The Mysterious History of the Honey Bee.
1st. Ed. Pub. Hodder & Stoughton. 2004 pp.xii, 290 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw.
£7.50 [ref: 62122]

F. Clerici. (text by Hopkinson, G.). L’Ape: Sua Anatomia-suoi Nemici. (The Bee : Its Anatomy - Its Enemies.)
Facs. Ed. Pub. Northern Bee Books. 2014 pp.iv, 32 with 30 colour reproductions of plates. A new softback. Geoff Hopkinson has added text to explain what is being shown in the plates. Originally the plates were 12’’ x 18’’ and they have been reproduced here at approximately half their original size. A fascinating insight into the understanding of bee anatomy in 19th century Italy.
The set of 30 chromo-lithographed plates presented here were first printed in Milan in 1875. The original microscopic drawings were by Count Gaetano Barbo, and the lithographer was Fenghi. These colourful illustrations were subsequently used extensively by writers of the period.
£8.95 [ref: 47957]

Fearnley, James. Bee Propolis. Natural Healing from the Hive.
1st. Ed. Pub. Souvenir Press. 2001 pp.172 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Nr. fine softback. Out of print.
Manufactured by bees from plant resins to keep their hives free of harmful bacteria, the potential of propolis for human health is becoming recognised. It may be the natural antibiotic of the future.
£14.00 [ref: 70121]