Our library contains over 400 books, which members are welcome to borrow.

Books can be borrowed by members at any of our winter meetings.  In the summer, we keep a smaller selection available at our Association Apiary.  All we ask is that you remember to bring them back as soon as possible so that other members can enjoy them as well.  The table below shows the titles currently held and is searchable.  The list can also be sorted by category, author, etc.  Books marked ** can only be borrowed direct from the Librarian bab@barbara-barnes.com

For those beekeepers taking BBKA Module exams we endeavour to keep a supply of text books in stock for your studies.

KEY

B/BM Biology/Science/Microscopy
C Children
D Diseases
H/HW Honey, Wax and products
I Insects general
K Beekeeping general
KB Biographies and history
KH Hives and equipment
KL/ME Law and Medical
M/MC Fiction/Miscellaneous
OA/OB/OC Old books
P Plants and pollen
QR/QS Queen rearing/Breeding/Swarms

No.AuthorTitlePublisherKey
53Aebi O.& H.Mastering the Art of Beekeeping Vol1PrismK
54Aebi O.& H.Mastering the Art of Beekeeping Vol 2PrismK
263Allan M. (4 booklets)Manipulations: Toolbox:Starting Out:Fun with BeesNorthern Bee BooksK
472BadgerHorsley BoardBeecraftK
566BadgerHeather Honey - A Comprehensive GuideBee CraftK
596BBKASwarmingBBKAK
651BBKAHoneyBBKAK
644Benjamin and McCallumThe Good BeeMichael O'Mara BooksK
610Blackiston HBeekeeping for DummiesBlackistonK
506BoysListen to the BeesNBB (Nutshell)K
66Brown RonHoney Bees: a Guide to ManagementCrowoodK
234Brown RonEconomical BeekeepingRHBrownK
608Brown RonBeekeeping: A Seasonal Guide (2010 edition)BatsfordK
552CalderOilseed Rape and BeesNBBK
469Collins**Beekeepers BibleCollinsK
527ConradNatural BeekeepingNBBK
466CrampA Practical Manual of BeekeepingSpring HillK
533CrampBeekeeping -A Beginner's GuideK
414Cramp DThe Beekeepers Field GuideBassdrum BooksK
15Crane Eva**Bees & BeekeepingHenemann NewnesK
246Croft L.R.Profitable BeekeepingElmwoodK
531Crowder and HarrellTop Bar BeekeepingK
491Davis and Cullum-KenyonThe BBKA Guide to BeekeepingBloomsburyK
399De Bruyn CPractical BeekeepingCrowoodK
416Evans JThe Complete Guide to BeekeepingBees and ThingsK
404Flottum KimBeekeeping-The completeand easy GuideAppleK
541Flottum KimBetter BeekeepingQuarry BooksK
641Fontana PaoloThe Joy of BeesWBA BooksK
482GibbSetting Up and Managing an Apiary SiteBeecraftK
581GouldThe Honey BeeScientific American LibraryK
13Graham J. (ed)**Beekeeping : Questions & AnswersDadant K
142Graham J. (ed)The Hive and the Honey BeeDadantK
497HeafThe Bee-friendly BeekeeperNBBK
676Honigmann PaulThe Observant Beekeeper - a Practical ManualNBBK
476Hooper Guide to Bees and Honey (5th ed)NBBK
607Hooper Guide to Bees and Honey (5th ed)NBBK
587Hooper TGuide to Bees and HoneyNBBK
141Johannson T.S.K. & M.P.Some Important Operations in Bee ManagementIBRAK
629Kirkendoll AprilThinking outside the box (Top Bar)LysmataK
408LangstrothThe Hive and the Honeybee 1878 editionDadantK
660Lipinski ZbigniewHoney Bee Nutrition and FeedingEva Crane TrustK
81Maeterlinck M.**The Life of the BeeGeorge Allen & SonsK
371Manley R. O. B. Honey Production in the British IslesFaber & FaberK
308Manley R.O.B.**Bee-Keeping in BritainFaber & FaberK
373Morse R. & Hooper. T.The Illustrated Encylopedia of BeekeepingBlandfordK
510RawsonThe World of a Bee FarmerNBBK
184Root A.I.**The ABC & XYZ of Bee CultureA.I.Root CoK
591Shaw WThere are Queen Cells in my HiveNBBK
584Sommerville D. et alA Practical Guide Handbook to Healthy HoneybeesNSW AustraliaK
352Storch H. At the Hive EntranceEuropean Apicultural EditionsK
636Tautz and SteenThe Honey FactoryBlack IncK
307Tinsley J.**BeekeepingE.H.TaylorK
671Wade AlanHighways and Byways of BeekeepingNBBK
544Waring A and CHaynes Bee ManualHaynesK
623Waring A and CHaynes Bee ManualHaynesK
624Waring A and CHaynes Bee ManualHaynesK
488Waring A.and CHaynes Bee ManualHaynesK
463WarreBeekeeping for AllNBBK
42Wedmore E.B.**The Ventilation of Bee-hivesBee CraftK
619Whitaker John M On the Keeping of BeesNBBK
475Williams JStarting Out With BeesBeeCraftK
535WoottonBeekeeping-A Novice's GuideBeecraftK
511Yates JD & BDBeekeeping Study Notes (Modules 1, 2, 3, 4)BBNOK
390Yates JD & BDBeekeeping Study Notes (Basic Certificates)BBNOK
391Yates JD & BDBeekeeping Study Notes (Modules 1, 2, 3, 4)BBNOK
626Yates JD & BDBeekeeping Study Notes (Modules 5, 6, 7, 8)BBNOK
627Yates JD & BDBeekeeping Study Notes (Modules 5, 6, 7, 8)BBNOK
612Whitaker John M The Ethics of BeekeepingNBBK
565SochaThe Book of BeesThames and HudsonC
376Williams. K.The Bee Box Book Jonathon CapeC
467Aston and BucknallKeeping Healthy Honey BeesNBBD
393Bailey L & Ball BV**Honey Bee PathologyAcademic PressD
151Bailey L.Infectious Diseases of the HoneybeeLand BooksD
617Basterfield et alThe Healthy Hive GuideIBRAD
680Baxter AlanFit 2 Fit. A practical guide for managing Asian HornetNBBD
442Benjamin and McCallumA World Without BeesGuardian booksD
674Bunker SarahThe Yellow Legged Asian Hornet Second editionPsocid PressD
675Bunker SarahThe Yellow Legged Asian Hornet Second editionPsocid PressD
474Carreck (ed)Varroa-Still a Problem in the 21st Century?IBRAD
640Connor L.J.Keeping Bees AliveWicwas PressD
407Goodwin and Van EatonControl of VarroaD
513GregoryHealthy Bees are Happy beesBeeCraftD
571GregoryHealthy Bees are Happy beesBeeCraftD
49Heath LenDevelopment of Chalk brood in a Honeybee ColonyBee WorldD
554HesbachSplits and VarroaNBBD
569Hood WM The Small Hive BeetleNBBD
578Martin SJThe Asian HornetIBRAD
548McMullanHaving Healthy HoneybeesGenprintD
394Morse RA & Flottum KHoney Bee Pests, Predators and DiseasesA. I. Root Co. (3rd Edition)D
663Pernal and ClayHoney Bee Diseases and PestsCAPA BeesD
384Webster TC & Delaplane KS (eds)Mites of the Honey BeeDadantD
149Advisory Leaflet No.18BBKA Hive Plan No.2 Double Walled HiveBBKAKH
403Alston FrankSkeps-Their History, Making and UseNBBKH
406BrekelmansSkep MakingBBNOKH
415Chapman NConstructive BeekeepingCMI PublishingKH
473Chapman NHow to Make a Warming CabinetBee craftKH
483Chapman NOpen Mesh FloorsKH
486DartingtonNew Beekeeping in a Long Deep HiveBBNOKH
345Dugat Fr.M. trans Reeves N.C.**The Skyscraper HiveFaber & FaberKH
96Heath LenA Case of HivesBee Books New & OldKH
545LintonThe Observation Hive HandbookHoneytongue PressKH
177MAFFThe WBC HiveHMSOKH
227MAFF Bulletin 144BeehivesHMSOKH
517RichmondHow to Make a Solar ExtractorBee CraftKH
65Showler KarlThe Observation HiveBee Books New & OldKH
509SladeWhy not Top Bar Hives?NBBKH
208Walsh F.National Hive DrawingsBIBBA folder 20KH
458Yates J.D.Beekeeping Equipment (caveat emptor)NBBKH
524Aston and BucknallPlants and HoneybeesNBBP
646Berg Linda RIntroductory BotanySaunders College PublishingP
645Free John B.Insect Pollination of CropsAcademic PressP
441Hooper and TaylorThe Bee Friendly GardenAlphabet and ImageP
673Hooper and TaylorThe Bee Friendly GardenAlphabet and ImageP
684Jacques LesleyWhere do the bees goNBBP
532Kessler and HarleyPollen-Hidden Sexuality of FlowersPapadakisP
504Kirk and HowesPlants for BeesIBRAP
496Little MPlants and Planting Plans for a Bee GardenSpring HillP
99Matheson A.Forage for Bees in an Agricultural LandscapeI.B.R.A.P
450Percival M.SFloral BiologyPergamonP
685Rickitt RichardBeekeeping for GardenersBloomsburyP
271Scott-Dupree et alA Guide to Managing Bees for PollinationCanadian APAP
635Seabrook Michael JohnThe Insect GardenNBBP
3Adam Brother**Beekeeping at Buckfast AbbeyBritish Bee Publ.KB
377Adam Brother**In Search of the Best Strains of Bees Northern Bee BooksKB
256Brown RonGreat Masters of BeekeepingBee Books New & OldKB
564Butler CThe Feminine Monarchie (1623)NBBKB
88Buzzard C.N.**Shining HoursCollinsKB
91Crane Eva**The Archaeology of BeekeepingIBRAKB
679Critchley GeoffA Lifetime of Beekeeping Mistakes5m BooksKB
655Dixon LBees and HoneyNBBKB
438EllisSweetness and LightHodder & StoughtonKB
304Foster A.M.Bee Boles & Bee HousesShire PublKB
166Fraser H. MalcolmHistory of Beekeeping in BritainBee Research Assoc.KB
625Gibb and HarmanBee Space to Bee HiveBeecraftKB
643Gibb and HarmanBee Hive to BeekeeperBeecraftKB
642Hood WM Bees and ManNBBKB
536JohnstonA Nomad Amongst the BeesNBBKB
656Jukes HelenA Honeybee Heart has five openingsScribnerKB
481MagillMeditation and the Art of BeekeepingLeaping Hare PressKB
29Miller C.50 years Among the BeesA.I.RootKB
637Moller LotteBees and their KeepersMacLehoseKB
525MolonyNotes from a Clifftop ApiaryNBBKB
32More DaphneThe History & Natural History of the HoneybeeDavid & CharlesKB
534NordhausThe Beekeeper's LamentKB
615Notley FAThe Bras and the BeesScryfaKB
500OgdenIn Pursuit of Liquid GoldBBNOKB
519Pickles Beekeeping in WharfedaleNBBKB
492Robson W.S.Reflections on BeekeepingNBBKB
661Showler KarlEssays in Beekeeping HistoryBeecraftKB
127Simmins S.**A Modern Bee FarmSimminsKB
480TurnbullThe Bad Beekeepers ClubsphereKB
40Wadey H.J.**The Bee CraftsmanBee CraftKB
93Wildman**A Treatise on the Management of Bees 1770KB
419Wilson BThe HiveJohn MurrayKB
522Winston MLBee Time-Lessons from The Hive Harvard UPKB
634Winston MLListening to the BeesNightwood EditionsKB
278Alford D.V.Provisional Atlas of the Insects of the British Isles Part 3 BumblebeesBee Research AssociationI
365Alford DVthe Life of the BumblebeeNBBI
631Alford DVthe Life of the BumblebeeNBBI
647Brock Paul DInsects of Britain and IrelandPisces PublicationsI
5Butler ColinThe World of the HoneybeeCollinsI
477Carreck and JohnsonAspects of Sociality in InsectsCABKI
69Cooper B.A.The Honeybees of the British IslesBIBBAI
648Eeles PeterLife Cycles of British and Irish ButterfliesPisces PublicationsI
583Evans and EberhardThe WaspsDavid and Charles LtdI
649Falk StevenField Guide to Bees of Great Britain and IrelandBloomsburyI
16Free John B.Bees & MankindGeorge Allen & UnwinI
134Free John B.The Social Organisation of Honey BeesNorthern Bee BooksI
628Free John B.The Social Organisation of Honey BeesNorthern Bee BooksI
508GoulsonA Sting in the TaleCapeI
567GoulsonA Buzz in the MeadowCapeI
592Goulson DBee QuestCapeI
616Goulson DThe Garden JungleJohathan CapeI
487Intenthron & GerrardMaking Nests for BumblebeesIBRAI
621LindauerCommunication Among Social BeesHarvard UPI
300Lubbock J.Ants, Bees and WaspsKegan, Paul, Trench and CoI
128Metcalf F.H.The Bee CommunityBeecraftI
85O'Toole & RawBees of the WorldBlandfordI
683Perkins David J Hairy Foot, Long TongueWhittles publishingI
418Prys JonesBumblebeesI
214Ruttner F., Milner E. & Dews J.E.The Dark European Honey BeeBIBBAI
417Sladen F.W.L.The Humble BeeLogaston PressI
682Strawbridge BrigitDancing with BeesChelsea GreenI
254Croft L.R.Allergy to Bee StingsBee Books New & OldKL/ME
120Frimston & SmithBeekeeping & the Law-Swarms & NeighboursKL/ME
388Riches HMedical Aspects of BeekeepingHR BooksKL/ME
618Sweeney NoelBees at LawAlibiKL/ME
2Acton & DuncanMaking MeadAWPH/HW
585Ahnert PBeeswax AlchemyQuarryH/HW
586Ahnert PBeeswax AlchemyQuarryH/HW
231Berthold R.Jr.Beeswax CraftingWicwas PressH/HW
251Bossom M.Encaustic ArtSearch PressH/HW
156Brown RonBeeswaxBee Books New & OldH/HW
516CivilCandlesLorenzH/HW
232Coggeshall W.L. & Morse R.A.Beeswax Production, Harvesting, Processing & ProductsWicwas PressH/HW
145Constable DavidCandle-makingSearch PressH/HW
606Coughlin HannahThe Goodness of HoneyKyle BooksH/HW
12Crane EvaHoney: A Comprehensive SurveyHeinemannH/HW
551EllisSpoonfuls of HoneyPavilion BooksH/HW
654FleetwoodHoneyLorenz BooksH/HW
459Flottum KimThe Honey HandbookAppleH/HW
562GammonWaxy CornerNBBH/HW
664Gloger ThomasThe Power of the Bee - ApitherapyLimberg-DruckH/HW
670Goodwin JohnHoney Show ClassesNBBH/HW
233Guy G.V.Easy to Make CandlesDoverH/HW
470HavenhandNatures Golden HealerKCH/HW
76Herrod W.Producing, Preparing, Exhibiting & Judging Bee ProduceBBJH/HW
485HughesRecycling BeeswaxBeecraftH/HW
249Innes M.The Book of CandlesDorling KindersleyH/HW
523National Honey ShowShowing Leaflets (10 in total)NHSH/HW
250Nicol G.The New Candle BookLorenzH/HW
493NowottnickPropolisNBBH/HW
420Oppenheimer B.The Candlemaker's CompanionStoreyH/HW
659Pedley AndyFood Safety for BeekeepersNBBH/HW
457RichesMead Making, Exhibiting and JudgingNBBH/HW
498RobbBeauty and the BeesNBBH/HW
563ShannonComprehensive Guide to Preparing Exhibits for a Honey ShowNBBH/HW
247White E.C.Soap RecipesValley Hills PressH/HW
248White E.C.Super Formulas (Arts and Crafts)Valley Hills PressH/HW
238White J.Honey in the KitchenBee Books New & OldH/HW
668Basterfield DanUsing ApideasABCQR/QS
123BIBBABee Breeding & Queen RearingBIBBAQR/QS
157Brown RonA Simple Two-queen systemBrownQR/QS
422Brown RonManaging MininucsBrownQR/QS
539Connor L.J.Increase EssentialsWicwas PressQR/QS
602Connor L.J.Increase EssentialsWicwas PressQR/QS
669Davies LynfaPractical Small Scale Queen Rearing using the Miller MethodNBBQR/QS
164Dublon C. & P.Practical Queen RearingDublon & SonsQR/QS
350Fert G. trans Riley & GreenheadBreeding QueensOPIDAQR/QS
547Harden BSome alternative pathways - Hesitant Queen RearerNBBQR/QS
588Harden BSome alternative pathways - Hesitant Queen RearerNBBQR/QS
672Henderson Smith BruceLocal Queens are BestNBBQR/QS
599Holm EigilQueen Breeding and GeneticesNorthern Bee BooksQR/QS
23LaidlawContemporary Queen RearingDadantQR/QS
385Laidlaw HHJr & Page REJrQueen Rearing and Bee BreedingWicwas PressQR/QS
600Laidlaw HHJr & Page REJrQueen Rearing and Bee BreedingWicwas PressQR/QS
520MinesotaSuccessful Queen RearingMinnesota Extension ServiceQR/QS
267Morse R.A.Rearing Queen HoneybeesWicwas PressQR/QS
538RepaskySwarm EssentialsWicwas PressQR/QS
203Ruttner F.Breeding Techniques and Selection for BreedingBIBBAQR/QS
589Shaw WAn Apiary Guide to Swarm ControlNBBQR/QS
590Shaw WSimple Methods of Making IncreaseNBBQR/QS
211Smailes R.Raise Your Own Queens by the punched cell methodBIBBA Leaflet 10QR/QS
55Snelgrove L.E.Queen RearingSnelgrove & SmithQR/QS
191Snelgrove L.E.The Introduction of Queen BeesMiss I. SnelgroveQR/QS
605Sommerville D. et alQueen Bee BreedingNSW AustraliaQR/QS
528WiddicombeThe Principles of Bee ImprovementNBBQR/QS
601WiddicombeThe Principles of Bee ImprovementNorthern Bee BooksQR/QS
455WoodwardQueen Bee: Biology, Rearing and BreedingNBQR/QS
604WoodwardQueen Bee: Biology, Rearing and BreedingNBQR/QS
662Adams Margaret AnnePollen Grains and HoneydewNBBB/BM
665Buchmann StephenWhat a bee knowsIsland PressB/BM
681Burrows CraigWhat the Bees SeeChronicle BooksB/BM
540Chapman NPollen MicroscopyCharlesworth PressB/BM
678Chittka LarsThe Mind of a BeePrincetonB/BM
451Connor L.J.Bee Sex EssentialsWicwas PressB/BM
14Dade H.A.Anatomy & Dissection of the HoneybeeIBRAB/BM
559Dade H.A.Anatomy & Dissection of the Honeybee: dissection platesIBRAB/BM
572Dade H.A.Anatomy & Dissection of the HoneybeeIBRAB/BM
489Davis CeliaThe Honeybee Inside Out (2nd Ed)Bee CraftB/BM
413Davis CThe Honeybee Inside OutBeecraftB/BM
421Davis CeliaThe HoneyBee Around and AboutBee CraftB/BM
555Davis CeliaThe HoneyBee Around and AboutBee CraftB/BM
658Davis CeliaThe HoneyBee Around and AboutBee CraftB/BM
449Free John B.Pheromones of Social BeesNBBB/BM
448Goodman LForm and Function in the Honey BeeIBRAB/BM
558Goodman LForm and Function in the Honey BeeIBRAB/BM
48Herrod-Hempsall W.The Anatomy, Physiology & Natural History of the Honey BeeBBJB/BM
501HodgesThe Pollen Grain Drawings of Dorothy HodgesIBRAB/BM
593Hodges DPollen Grain DrawingsNBB/IBRAB/BM
505Jewell PMicroscopy for BeekeepersNBBB/BM
677Johnson Brian RHoney Bee BiologyPrincetonB/BM
666Kingham GrahamHoney Bee DroneNBBB/BM
667Kingham GrahamHoneybee Anatomy Brought to LifeNBBB/BM
105KirkA Colour Guide to Pollen Loads of the Honey BeeI.B.R.A.B/BM
529Koeniger et alMating Biology of Honey BeesWicwas PressB/BM
603Koeniger et alMating Biology of Honey BeesWicwas PressB/BM
452Manchester Microscopy SocMicroscopy-First Steps into a Secret WorldB/BM
526MaurerPractical Microscopy for BeekeepersBeeCraftB/BM
204Mesquida J.Elements of Genetics with special reference to the beeOPIDAB/BM
372Meyer O.Microscopy on a Shoestring Northern Bee BooksB/BM
650Proctor and YeoThe Pollination of FlowersCollinsB/BM
549RibbandsThe Behaviour and Social Life of HoneybeesNBB/IBRAB/BM
495Royle GApis Through the Looking GlassBBNOB/BM
104Sawyer R.Honey IdentificationCardiff Academic PressB/BM
502Sawyer R.Pollen Identification for BeekeepersNBBB/BM
478SeeleyHoneybee DemocracyPrincetonB/BM
553SeeleyFollowing the Wild BeesPrincetonB/BM
556SeeleyHoneybee DemocracyPrincetonB/BM
613SeeleyThe Lives of BeesPrincetonB/BM
622SeeleyFollowing the Wild BeesPrincetonB/BM
454SnodgrassAnatomy of the HoneybeeComstock Pub AssocB/BM
560SnodgrassAnatomy of the HoneybeeForgotten booksB/BM
503StellUnderstanding Bee AnatomyCatford PressB/BM
557StellUnderstanding Bee AnatomyCatford PressB/BM
464TautzThe Buzz About BeesSpringerB/BM
573TautzThe Buzz About BeesSpringerB/BM
255von Frisch K.Bees, Their Chemical Sense & LanguageJonathan CapeB/BM
375Von Frisch K.The Dancing BeesMethuenB/BM
412Winston MLThe Biology of the HoneybeeHarvard UPB/BM
570Winston MLThe Biology of the HoneybeeHarvard UPB/BM
514WoolnoughUnderstanding and using the StereomicroscopeQueckett MCB/BM
530YatesStudy Notes-MicroscopyNBBB/BM