Following is the current listing of WSBA's library holdings. Library materials are available to association members to check out for one-month periods. Please be mindful of the fact that these materials are meant to be shared and return your checked out materials promptly. You can contact the librarian by sending email to library@westsoundbees.org

Some of these books are many years old but are still very insightful and relevant. The association has an ongoing fund to purchase new library materials and in this regard we encourage input regarding books and videos that the club may want to order for the library in the future.


Videos

Bee Hives and Beekeeping (Al, Victor)
Bee Info (this may be the 3rd copy of the Intro to Beekeeping by Ed Weiss) The original was inadvertently destroyed and a copy made to replace it.
Bees, Nepal
Candle Making for Everyone
Children's Honey Bees
City of Bees - Moody Science Classics
Collection of 3 TV Specials - (1) Setting up a new hive, (2) The Mysterious Bee, (3) They Honey Harvest
Finding & Treating Bee Diseases, 1998 Brushy Mtn. (2 copies)
Formic Acid, Mites Trachial and Varroa
Honey Bee (The)
The Honey Harvest
Honey in the Comb
Honeybees and Beekeeping, K. Delaplane (2 tape package, 2 copies, including book)
Keeping Bees and Producing Honey: An Introduction, Brushy Mtn. (2 copies)
Introduction to Beekeeping, Ed Weiss (2 copies)
Mite Detection (Lecture video at WSBA on Trachial Mite detection by Jan dormeir)
Monk and the Honeybee (The)
NOVA program "Bees
Setting up a New Hive
Tales from the Hive
Tracheal Mite: Detect, Prevent, Cure 1997, 1999 Brushy Mtn. (2 copies)
Requeening and Colony Division Made Easy, 1997, 1999(2) Brushy Mtn. (3 copies)
Varroa Mite, Brushy Mountain (2 copies)
What's Buzzin', National Honey Board

Special Checkout


Available for special events ONLY such as bee talks or presentations to groups. Contact the librarian.
Slide Presentation Materials (slides and script for slides)
Honey Bee Diseases, (MAAREC) Penn State University
Honey Bee Parasites, Pests and Predators, (MAAREC) Penn State Univ.

Books


A Bee is Born, Harold Doering 1962
A Living from Bees, Frank C. Pellet 1944
ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture (3 copies) (copy 1, root 36th ed 1975)
At The Hive Entrance
Apimondia 2003 book of Abstracts 970 pages.
Bee Chats, Tips and Gadgets
Bee Sxe Essentials, L. J. Connor 2008, 333 pgs
Bee Venom: Exploring Healing Power
The Behaviour and Social Life of Honeybees, Ronald Ribbands 1953 352 pages comprehensive book of what is known about honeybees and shows studies of why we know what we do. Very good detail and very readable.
Beekeeping For Dummies, Howland Blackstone
Beekeeping, The Gentle Craft, John F. Adams, 1972 (2 copies, one hrdbk, one paperbk)
Bees are my Business, Harry J. Whitcombe, 1955
Bees in America - How the Honey Bee Shaped America, Tammy Horn
The Bees of the World, Charles D Michener, 913 pgs 2000. comprehensive identification of bees of the world - for the serious entomologist.
Beekeepers Handbook (The) Diana Samataro and Alphonse Avitabile, 3rd ed 1998 190 pgs The best book for the hobbyist
The Beekeepers Story, Sheila Black ( 3 copies) 16 pages grade school level reader
Beekeeping at Buckfast Abby, Brother Adam 1987 hardback reprint 122 pgs
Bees' Ways, George D. Curtis 1948
Beeswax Production Harvesting Processing Products, William L Coggshall and Roger A Morse 1995 192 pgs.
The Biology of the Honey Bee, Mark Winston 1991 paperback edition 281 pages
The Carnolian Bee in Slovenia
Certified Beekeeper , Short Course (2 copies)
Certified Beekeeper , Short Course (2 copies)
Clan Apis, Jay Hosler 2000 paperback 158 pages Excellent bee book in comic book form. Life of the bee from the bee perspective (personal favorite)
Classroom, (The), Jerry Hays (2 copies)
Complete Guide to Beekeeping, Jeremy Evans 1989 192 pgs.
Complete Candle Maker
Dance Language and Orientation of Bees, Karl Von Frisch 566 pages 1993.
First Lessons in Beekeeping C. P. Dadant (6 copies, 1-1968, 2-1943, 3-1975, 4-1972, 5-1985, 6-1947)
Five Hundred Answers to Bee Questions, Root-6th edition 1973
Following The Bloom - Across America With the Migratory Beekeeper, Douglas Whynott, 1991, 214 pgs
Golden Throng (The)
Guide to Bees and Honey, Ted Hooper 1979 256 pgs
Honey Bee Pests, Predators, and Diseases 3rd ed Robert Morse and Kim Flottum 1997 718 pages.
Health and Healing with Bee Products, C Leigh Broadhurst Phd 60 pages paperback 2000.
Health and the honey Bee, Charles Mraz 91 pages Apitherapy ( or bee sting) therapy.
Hive and the Honey Bee, The (2 copies) Joe Graham 1993 1324 pgs
Hive and the Honey Bee, The (2 copies) Roy Grout 1949 652, pages
Hive Management, Richard Bonney
Hive Management a Seasonal Guide
Honey in the Comb, Carl E Killion 1951 hrdbk 114 pgs Excellent coverage of producing comb honey.
Honey Getting, E. L. Sechrist 1944, 128 pages
How to Keep Bees
How Well Are You Willing to Be?
In Search of the Best Strains of Bees, Brother Adam, 1983, 206 pages
Increase Essentials, Lawrence John Connor, 2006, 128 pages
Joys of Beekeeping (The), Richard Taylor, 1974, 166 pages
Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey Bee (1977 reprint), L. L. Langstroth 378 pages
Let's Build a Bee Hive, Wilbert R Miller 1976 92 pgs. Drawings and descriptions of many beehives and other bee equipment. comb bound
Life of the Bee, The, Maurice Maeterlinck, 422 pages (2 copies)
Natural Beekeeping, Robb Conrad, 2007, 246 pages
The New Candle Book, Gloria Nicol, 1997
The new Comb honey Book, Richard Taylor 1981 112 pages Excellent book on how to produce comb honey and contains additional valuable tidbits such as swarm control.
The New Starting Right With Bees
Nine Lectures on Bees, Rudolf Steiner 1964 reprint of 1923 lectures 91 pgs.
Observation Hives, Thomas Webster and Dewey Caron 1999 wire bound 108 pages.
Queen Must Die and Other Affairs (The) , William Longgood 1985 reprint of 1917 edition 234 pgs.
Queen Rearing and Bee Breeding, Harry H Laidlaw and Robert E Page Jr 1997 224 pages.(2 copies)
The Social Behavior of Bees - A Comparative Study, Charles Michener, 1974, 402 pages
The Story of Pollination, B.J.D. Meeuse, 1961, 243 pages
Sweeten naturally with Honey (Low Fat Recipes) 95 pages spiral bound
Weeds of the West, University of Wyoming 5th edition 1999 630 pages.
The wisdom of the Hive, Thomas Seeley 1995 295 pages the social physiology of honey bee colonies.
World of Bees (The), Gilbert Nixon 1954 214 pgs Covers many types of bees. Very readable

A big thank you to the Stedman family for loaning books from their valuable personal collection for our use.

This Listing was updated 8/16/2010. George.