Useful Links
WEBSITES
Apitherapy: American Apitherapy Society
Bee Source: links to articles of concern for beekeepers, hive plans (if you want to build your own), and other general info
Historic beekeeping texts: Cornell University
Bush Bees: Beekeeping Naturally
Bee Prof (portal to numerous beekeeping sites, blogs, etc.)
The Great Pollinator Project: New York City Bee Watchers
The Hive and the Honeybee: Selections from the E.F. Phillips Beekeeping Collection at Mann Library (Cornell University)
Urban Bee Gardens: A Practical Guide to Introducing the World’s Most Prolific Pollinators into Your Garden
LISTSERVS/DISCUSSION GROUPS/FORUMS
Beemasters International Beekeeping Forum
Organic Beekeepers Discussion Group
Biobees Forum: Top Bar and Natural Beekeeping Forum
BLOGS
Citybees: a blog about urban beekeeping
Linda’s Bees: Includes well-written information on beekeeping, how-to videos, and an extensive list of links.
What Should I Be Doing With My Bees This Month? A blog for beekeepers in the Northern climates, describing the blogger-beekeeper’s activities on a monthly schedule.
Top Bar Beekeeping at Hirschbach Apiary: Includes many generally applicable tips on hive management, natural control of Varroa mite, and other beekeeping issues of interest to beekeepers using both Langstroth and Top Bar hives.
READING
Bee Culture: The Magazine of American Beekeeping
WILLIAM LONGGOOD: The Queen must die – And Other Affairs of Bees and Men
DIANA SAMMATARO/ALPHONSE AVITABILE: The Beekeeper’s Handbook
L. L. LANGSTROTH: Langstroth’s Hive and the Honey Bee
RUDOLF STEINER: Bees
ROALD DAHL: Royal Jelly (short story)