Bent, E.R. A Bee-Keeper’s Progress.
1st. Ed. Pub. Gale & Polden. 1950 pp.x, 142. 8vo. A vg. hdbk. in worn blue cloth boards.
£4.00 [ref: 50626]
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]
Berthold, R. Beeswax Crafting.
1st. Ed. Pub. Wicwas Press. 1993 pp.xiv, 125 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Minor speckling to top of text block, o/w., a fine hardback.
Considers what beeswax is, how to process it and the use of beeswax in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, in art, beeswax flowers, its uses around the home and in candles.
£18.00 [ref: 57837]
Betts, Annie D. The Diseases of Bees: Their Signs, Causes and Treatment.
2nd. Ed. Pub. By the author. 1951 pp.69 with b/w. photos. and illus. Tall 8vo. Section loose o/w. a good to vg. softback in marked covers.
£10.00 [ref: 52603]
Bevan, Edward. The Honey Bee. its natural history, physiology, and management.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Van Voorst. 1838 pp.xxiv, 447 with illus. frontispiece, illus. title-page and further illus. in the text. 8vo. Hardback. Some minor spotting, o/w. contents fine. Original blind decorated cloth, gilt lettered spine (professionally relaid), all in thor. vg. to nr. fine condition. A very pleasing copy. Harding 201.
Dr. Bevan moved to Ross-on-Wye, where he began to study bees. His book brought him into correspondence with the foremost bee-keepers of his time.
£200.00 [ref: 60349]
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Bevan, Edward., (Revised by Munn, W.A). The Honey-Bee. Its Natural History, Physiology and Management.
Rev. Enl. Ed. Pub. Van Voorst. 1870 pp.[ii], xxiv, [addenda et errata leaf], 384 with 9 b/w. plates and a further 12 hand-coloured plates. 8vo. Hardback. Bookplate of David Smith (long-term IBRA Secretary and author) to front pastedown and neat ownership inscription (dated 1873) to ffep. Contents in fine condition. In original decorated cloth boards, with spine lettered in gilt; showing a little wear at spine ends, o/w. in vg. condition. Last edition of this highly respected book. (Harding 201).
Walker p.7 ‘[Bevan] practised as a [Doctor] at Mortlake, and at Congleton, Cheshire. His health giving way, he retired to Bridstow, near Ross (Hereford.), where he began to study bees. His book...at once....brought him into correspondence with the foremost bee-keepers of his time. In 1849 he moved to Hereford, where he died...Ob. [in] ‘The Cottage Gardener’, Lond., Vol.XXIII. Feb. 28, 1866.’
£225.00 [ref: 54002]
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BIBBA. Pedigree Bee Breeding in Western Europe.
1st. Ed. Pub. BIBBA 1983 pp.72 with b/w. photographs and figs. 8vo. Fine softback. Scarce.
Practical and well illustrated.
£22.50 [ref: 63938]
Binding, G.J. About Pollen. Health food and healing agent.
1st. Ed. Pub. Thorsons. 1971 pp.63. 12mo. Neat bookplate to half-title. Some notes to text. A vg. softback.
£6.00 [ref: 53406]
Binding, G.J. About Pollen. Health food and healing agent.
1st. Ed. 5th. Imp. Pub. Thorsons. 1977 pp.63. 8vo. A thor. vg. softback.
£5.00 [ref: 53248]
Blackiston, H. Building Beehives for Dummies.
1st. Ed. Pub. John Wiley & Sons. 2013 pp.xvi, 268 with b/w. photos. and illus. Small 4to. A nr. fine softback.
This book provides everything you need to learn how to build some of the world's most popular hives and beekeeping accessories. For each design it includes a detailed materials list, step-by-step instructions, and illustrative drawings that show how the components all fit together.
£10.00 [ref: 58396]