O’Toole, C. Bees. A Natural History.
1st. Ed. Pub. Firefly Books. 2013 pp.240 with numerous colour photos. 4to. A fine hardback in fine dw. In-print at £29.99.
A fascinating insight, with significantly enlarged photographs providing fine detail.
£20.00 [ref: 53947]
O’Toole, C. & Raw, A. Bees of the World.
1st. Ed. Pub. Facts on File. 2004 pp.192 with colour photos., and b/w. illus. 8vo. A fine hardback.
£28.00 [ref: 53969]
Peacock, P. Keeping Bees. A Complete Practical Guide.
Rep. Pub. Gaia. 2010 pp.144 with colour photos. A fine hdbk. in same dw.
£6.00 [ref: 48397]
Phipps, John. A Beekeeper’s Progress. An Odyssey from England to Greece.
1st. Ed. Pub. Merlin Unwin. 2013 pp.viii, 216 with photographs. Large 8vo. New hardback in new dw. RRP £14.99.
An international perspective on beekeeping. Packed with practical advice.
£12.00 [ref: 51617]
Preston, Claire. Bee. Animal Series.
1st. Ed. Pub. Reaktion Books. 2006 pp.206 with colour and b/w. illus. 8vo. A nr. fine softback.
Considers the natural history of the bee and its place culturally.
£10.00 [ref: 52601]
Riches, H. Mead. Making, Exhibiting & Judging.
Pub. NBB. 2009 pp.80 with b/w. photographs. A new softback.
A really good overview of mead making for all who wish to turn the golden nectar into drink.
£12.00 [ref: 41694]
Robson, W.S. Reflections on Beekeeping.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Northern Bee Books. 2013 pp.iv, 97 with colour photographs throughout. A new softback.
‘The Robson family have been engaged in commercial beekeeping in the border country of Scotland and Northern England for three generations. In this book, Willie Robson passes on invaluable information which beekeepers of all levels will find of use.’
£9.95 [ref: 47285]
Root, H.H. Alexander’s Writings on Practical Bee Culture.
Fac. Rep. Pub. NBB. 2011 pp.98. A new softback.
For over 30 years, Alexander was regarded as the most extensive beekeeper in Northeastern New York and for the latter part of this time was a regular and popular contributor to ‘Gleanings in Bee Culture’. His columns offering many useful hints and tricks of the trade were collected after his death in this book by H.H. Root, his publisher in 1909.
£13.00 [ref: 44014]
Royle, G. Apis through the Looking Glass.
Pub. BBNO. 2010 pp. 44 with colour photographs throughout. A new softback.
This book provides a close up look at the external and internal structures of the honeybee. The author is developing a reputation as a honey bee microscopy expert, writer and teacher.’ - D. Basterfield, Bee World.
£16.99 [ref: 41991]