Harley, M.M Pollen - All Packed Up and Ready to Go.
1st. Ed. Pub. Central Assoc. of Bee-Keepers. 2004 pp.28 with b/w. photos. & illus. 8vo. Fine softback.
The text of a fascinating lecture on pollen form and function given to the Central Association of Bee-Keepers in October, 2003.
£3.50 [ref: 69477]

Hawker, R.J. Taylors of Welwyn
1st. Ed. Pub. NBB. 2016 pp.iv, 182 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Fine softback.
This volume charts the history of Taylors of Welwyn. Thomas Bates Blow was from a working class background and leading a life with little direction until he was befriended by a member of a leading British family. With his patronage and much hard work, Thomas laid the foundation of what was to become the largest business in Europe supplying the requirements of beekeepers.
£10.00 [ref: 63940]

Hawker, R.J. The Earliest Record of Beekeeping in Northern England.
1st. Ed. Pub. NBB. 2015 pp.90 with b/w. illus. Large 8vo. Nr. fine softback.
The manuscript ‘A Treatise of Bees’ was written between 1644 to 1658 by a beekeeper calling themselves F. Arm. In this volume, Bob Hawker details the methods as recorded in the manuscript. ‘The bee-hive he devised and management techniques he employed are described, analysed and compared with those previously considered to have been at the forefront of the craft at that time.’. Also, Hawker is able to confidently reveal the identity of the hitherto unknown Northumberland beekeeper.
£7.50 [ref: 68974]

Hawker, R.J. The Enigma that was Thomas William Cowan.
Pub. NBB. 2011 pp.336. 8vo. A new softback. RRP £17.50. Save £3.00.
Thomas William Cowan was head of the bee-keeping establishment in Britain for the first fifty years of its existence, and had a substantial influence on the manner in which honey bees are domestically kept today. In this volume Bob Hawker attempts to uncover the real T W Cowan by tracing his life through his education, family life, business interests, travels, conflicts, writings, inventions and bee-keeping, The result is often surprising and sometimes not pleasing.
£14.50 [ref: 44013]

Heaf, D. The Bee-Friendly Beekeeper. A Sustainable Approach.
Pub. NBB. 2010 pp.x, 150 with colour photographs and other figs. A new softback.
Individual chapters on ‘Keeping bees sustainably’, ‘Ethics in beekeeping’, ‘Shelter’, ‘Comb’, ‘Seclusion’, ‘Sustenance’, ‘Diseases and pests’, ‘Breeding and making increase’, ‘The People’s Hive of Abbe Emile Warre’, and ‘Warre modifications and modern management tips’.
£25.00 [ref: 41138]

Holm, Eigil. Queen Breeding and Genetics. How to get better bees.
1st. UK. Ed. Pub. NBB. 2010 pp.93 with col. photos. and figs. Small 4to. Fine softback.
After successful publication in Denmark (1995) and Germany (1997) this 2010 English translation deals with all aspects of mating and queen breeding and is the latest publication of its kind in the UK.
£14.50 [ref: 69743]

Holm, Eigil. Queen Breeding and Genetics. How to get better bees.
Pub. NBB. 2010 pp.93 with colour photographs, drawings and table. A new softback.
After successful publication in Denmark (1995) and Germany (1997) this 2010 English translation deals with all aspects of mating and queen breeding and is the latest publication of its kind in the UK.
£18.50 [ref: 47872]

Hood, Wm. M. The Small Hive Beetle. Aethina tumida Murray.
1st. Ed. Pub. NBB. 2017 pp.140 with colour photos., and b/w. illus. 8vo. Softback. New.
Since 1996 the small hive beetle, a native of sub-saharan Africa where it is known as a minor honey bee pest, has become an invasive and destructive pest round the world. This work serves to introduce beekeepers to the dangers posed, and to discuss safe, practical and sustainable means of control.
£17.00 [ref: 54368]

Hooper, T. Guide to Bees & Honey.
5th. Ed. Pub. NBB. 2010 pp.272 with b/w. and colour photographs. A new softback.
A very good work for the beginner and the experienced beekeeper. The book considers bee behaviour and communal living; getting started and the years work; handling and controlling bees, queen rearing, pests and diseases and lastly flowers for food and the honey harvest.
£13.99 [ref: 54972]

Jefferson, Tony. A Practical Guide to Producing Heather Honey.
1st. Ed. Pub. NBB. 2014 pp.46 with colour photographs. 8vo. A new softback.
£9.50 [ref: 56213]