The following is a sample of interesting books, websites, and journals related to beekeeping. Many thanks to Jeanne Davis of the Bennington County Beekeepers Club for sharing her resource list!
Note: Most of the beekeeping vendors, such as Betterbee and Mann Lake, offer educational blogs or newsletters on their websites. Check them out and subscribe. That’s a great way to stay informed. Additional vendors are listed on the Bee-Mongers tab.
If you’d like to add to this list, please contact Lesley.
- Books:
- The Backyard Beekeeper, 3rd Edition, Kim Flottum
- The Beekeeper’s Handbook, Fourth Edition, Diana Sammataro and Alphonse Avitable
- First Lessons in Beekeeping, Keith Delaplane
- The Beginner’s Guide to Beekeeping: Everything You Need to Know, Daniel Johnson and Samantha Johnson, Future Farmers of America
- Storey’s Guide to Keeping Honey Bees/Honey Production, Pollination, Bee Health, Malcolm T. Sanford and Richard E. Bonney
- The Practical Beekeeper, Volume I: Beginning Beekeeping Naturally, MIchael Bush
- Honey Bee Biology and Beekeeping, Dewey M. Caron with Lawrence John Connor
- Build Your Own Beekeeping Equipment, Tony Pisano
- Natural Beekeeping/Organic Approaches to Modern Apiculture, Ross Conrad
- Attracting Native Pollinators, Xerces Society
- Beekeeping for Dummies, Howland Blackiston
- The ABC & XYZ of Bee Culture: An Encyclopedia Pertaining to the Scientific and Practical Culture of Honey Bees, A.I. Root et al.
- Websites:
- Windham County Beekeepers
- Bennington County Beekeepers Club
- Vermont Beekeepers Association
- VT Apiary Inspection Program
- VT Bee Lab
- UMass Amherst
- Honey Bee Health Coalition
- Honey Bee Suite
- NY Bee Wellness
- Beesource
- Betterbee
- Betterbee YouTube channel
- Mann Lake
- Dadant
- Kelley Beekeeping
- YouTube videos of Michael Palmer, Fat Bee Man, Michael Bush, and Randy Oliver
- Mike Palmer’s Sustainable Apiary
- University of Massachusetts
- Cornell
- PennState Extension
- Bee Research Lab (Beltsville, MD)
- University Of Guelph Honey Bee Research Centre
- Journals:
- Bee Culture Magazine
- American Bee Journal