Lawes, G. The Victorian Beekeeping Revolution.
Pub. NBB. 2011 pp.294. A new softback. RRP £17.50. Save £3.00.
Shipwreck, suicides, disease, jingoism, self-advertisement, ignorance, politics, social priviledge, bankruptcy, fires, unemployment, emigration, disaster and death. A very readable account by Geoffrey Lawes on Victorian beekeeping and the establishment of the BBKA.
£14.50 [ref: 43286]

Lynch, K. The Beekeeper and the Bee. Paintings, Drawings and the Voices of Somerset Beekeepers.
Pub. Furlong Fields 2012 pp.80 with 21 colour and 9 b/w. plates. A new hardback. Beautifully illustrated. RRP £15.00.
On her travels, artist Kate Lynch noted and recorded her conversations with 25 beekeepers and their words accompany her illustrations, telling the seasonal story of beekeeper and bee.
£13.50 [ref: 46787]

Showler, Karl. Essays in Beekeeping History.
1st. Ed. Pub. Beecraft. 2011 pp.265 with b/w. illus. 8vo. New softback.
The foundations of modern movable comb beekeeping were laid by men and women with inquiring minds who saw that the methods then in use could be improved by careful observation of the behaviour of bees. In these essays, internationally renowned bee-expert Karl Showler has looked at the beekeeping methods used in Europe, the United Kingdom and Ireland, Canada and the United States. This is an international book which attempts to transcend the limits of continental and national boundaries.
£12.00 [ref: 64557]

Simms, Alison. Hannah and the Honey Bees.
1st. Ed. Pub. Beecraft. 2011 pp.76 with colour and b/w. illus. 8vo. A slightly bumped new softback copy.
A delightful little story aimed at children aged 8 and over. Hannah and the Honey Bees tells the story of Hannah who helps her Grandad with his bees. In a similar vein to Alice in Wonderland, Hannah falls asleep and through her dreams enters the beehive. Whilst there she meets the queen, drones and so on and learns all about the lives of bees. Short chapters make this suitable for bed-time reading and the story contains a good amount of accurate information.
£9.00 [ref: 52427]

Tautz, J. The Buzz About Bees. Biology of a Superorganism.
1st. Eng. Ed. Pub. Springer. 2009 pp.284 with colour photos., throughout. 8vo. New hardback.
Tautz explores the bee colony as a “super-organism”, a self organising and complex adaptive system based on a network of communication; a fascinating result of evolution.
£30.00 [ref: 57745]