Beekeeping Course Year 1 Group A Lesson 1

Useful information on books, websites & shops

Books
Title Author
Guide to bees and hone Ted Hooper
The Honey bee around and about Celia Davis
Keeping healthy hone bees David Aston & Sally Bucknall
Practical beekeeping Clive de Bruyn
Haynes Bee Manual Claire & Adrian Waring
BBKA guide to beekeeping Ivor Davis & Roger Cullum-Kenyon
The book of bees Piotr Socha
The Bee friendly garden Ted Hooper & Mike Taylor
Planting for honey bees Sarah Wyndham Lewis
Northern Bee Books www.northernbeebooks.co.uk

Websites for information
BBKA www.bbka.org.uk
HRBKA www.hrbka.org.uk
National Bee unit www.nationlbeeunit.com
Veterinary Medicine Directorate www.vmd.defra.gov.uk/ProductInformationDatbabase
Dave Cushman’s site www.dave-cushman.net
Randy Oliver’s site * www.scientificbeekeeping.com *This is an American site. They have different practices & regulations.

SHOP

HRBKA Shop – Claro Bees
Claro Bees https://hrbka.org.uk/claro-bees/  Open for advice as well as supplies
1st Sat every month Nov – Feb 9:30 – 12:30 Every Sat March – Oct 09:30 – 12:30 Reminders and updates through mail system and website

Major beekeeping suppliers
Thornes                   www.thorne.co.uk
Maisemore              www.bees-online.co.uk
Bee Equipment        www.bee-equipment.co.uk
Abelo                      www.abelo.co.uk
BJ Sheriff                 www.bjsherriff.co.uk
BBWear                   www.bbwear.co.uk
C Wynne Jones       www.cwynnejones.com