Learning about bees can be a lifelong process, but if you’re new to beekeeping, reading a book about how to raise and keep bees may help you along the steep learning curve.
Beekeeping for Dummies
An easy-to-understand basic beekeeping how-to book. Clear layout with short sections that demystify every aspect of beekeeping, from how to start your first hive to how to raise queens. Covers equipment choices, honey harvesting, and recipes. Walks you through the first season of beekeeping week by week.
The Backyard Beekeeper
Author Kim Flottum explains beekeeping for the absolute beginner in this book. But it's not just beekeeping made simple; Flottum has included everything you'll need to know about harvesting honey and cooking with it, as well as plenty of bee-related facts. Simply gorgeous photos - this is a beautiful book.
Natural Beekeeping: Organic Approaches to Modern Apiculture
Chemical resistance to varroa mites is growing, and some beekeepers feel that chemical treatment may be worsening the problem. Author Ross Conrad offers suggestions for organic management of controlling mites, eliminating foulbrood disease, and keeping a healthy hive.
A Book of Bees
A delightful read about beekeeping told through the seasons. About "more than bees," it is nonetheless (all the more?) a great resource on the nuts and bolts of caring for honey bees.
