Books

Beekeeping In Coastal California

A concise reference for beekeepers throughout the unique and highly variable California Coast. Along with over 180 color photographs, it also offers a valuable guide to a completely natural IPM program for Varroa mites. Soft cover, 176 pages.

Queen Rearing DVD

Apiarist David Eyre takes you through the steps of raising quality queens using any one of 3 different methods, from simple basic splits to full fledged grafting. Also touches on the Nicot System (QC-100, page 57) 90 min.

Instrumental Insemination

The student views from the instructor's side or through the microscope as the insemination progresses, which creates a feeling that the student is performing the operation. 30 minute DVD.

Rearing Queen Honey Bees 2nd Edition

Whether you are interested in raising a few queens or many queens, this book by Dr. Roger Morse is highly informative with step-by-step instruction. Soft cover, 128 pages.

Queen Rearing Essentials

In this post-varroa, post-Colony Collapse Syndrome era, beekeepers everywhere are developing localized, mite-resistant bee stocks. Dr. Larry Connor describes a very successful queen rearing method using Starter and Finisher colonies. Great for all levels of experience. Soft cover, 100 full color pages.

First Lessons In Beekeeping

Keith Delaplane updates this classic text while honoring the tradition of sticking to the basics while fully engaging the new realities of beekeeping in the 21st century. Soft cover 166 pages.