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Beekeeping for Dummies (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.25 — 1,660 ratings — published 2002
The Backyard Beekeeper: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Keeping Bees in Your Yard and Garden (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,124 ratings — published 2005
The Beekeeper's Bible: Bees, Honey, Recipes & Other Home Uses (The Backyard Naturalist Series)
by (shelved 35 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.51 — 736 ratings — published 2010
Natural Beekeeping: Organic Approaches to Modern Apiculture (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 3.94 — 317 ratings — published 2007
Honeybee Democracy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,884 ratings — published 2010
The Beekeeper's Handbook (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.35 — 394 ratings — published 1978
Honey Bee Biology and Beekeeping, Revised Edition (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.50 — 103 ratings — published 2000
Top-Bar Beekeeping: Organic Practices for Honeybee Health (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.39 — 323 ratings — published 2012
Langstroth's Hive and the Honey-Bee: The Classic Beekeeper's Manual (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.01 — 216 ratings — published 1857
A Book Of Bees: And How to Keep Them – A Melodious Beekeeping Memoir and Nature Journal from the Missouri Ozarks (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.19 — 1,308 ratings — published 1988
The Practical Beekeeper: Beekeeping Naturally (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.49 — 146 ratings — published 2011
The Lives of Bees: The Untold Story of the Honey Bee in the Wild (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 3.98 — 741 ratings — published
First Lessons in Beekeeping (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.24 — 275 ratings — published 2007
The Beekeeper's Lament: How One Man and Half a Billion Honey Bees Help Feed America (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 3.93 — 2,336 ratings — published 2011
Storey's Guide to Keeping Honey Bees: Honey Production, Pollination, Health (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.12 — 336 ratings — published 2010
The Secret Life of Bees (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,354,094 ratings — published 2001
Robbing the Bees: A Biography of Honey--The Sweet Liquid Gold that Seduced the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,021 ratings — published 2005
A Honeybee Heart Has Five Openings (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 3.73 — 2,074 ratings — published 2018
The Bee Book: Discover the Wonder of Bees and How to Protect Them for Generations to Come (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.46 — 379 ratings — published 2016
The Thinking Beekeeper: A Guide to Natural Beekeeping in Top Bar Hives (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.14 — 180 ratings — published 2012
The ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.10 — 83 ratings — published 1877
Following the Wild Bees: The Craft and Science of Bee Hunting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.32 — 136 ratings — published
The Beekeeper's Problem Solver: 100 Common Problems Explored and Explained (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 3.71 — 65 ratings — published 2015
Better Beekeeping: The Ultimate Guide to Keeping Stronger Colonies and Healthier, More Productive Bees (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.04 — 55 ratings — published 2011
The Buzz about Bees: Biology of a Superorganism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.48 — 197 ratings — published 2007
Mad Honey (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.07 — 580,185 ratings — published 2022
The Beekeeper of Aleppo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.16 — 178,799 ratings — published 2019
Song of Increase: Listening to the Wisdom of Honeybees for Kinder Beekeeping and a Better World (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.36 — 266 ratings — published 2014
The ABC and Xyz of Bee Culture: An Encyclopedia of Beekeeping (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.31 — 39 ratings — published 1990
The Queen Must Die and Other Affairs of Bees and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.32 — 332 ratings — published 1985
Plan Bee: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Hardest-Working Creatures on the Planet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 3.81 — 426 ratings — published 2009
Sweetness and Light: The Mysterious History of the Honeybee (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 3.69 — 389 ratings — published 2004
The Hive: The Story of the Honeybee and Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 3.71 — 374 ratings — published 2004
Beekeeping At Buckfast Abbey (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.32 — 65 ratings — published 1987
Buzz: The Nature and Necessity of Bees (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.21 — 2,080 ratings — published 2018
Beeswax Alchemy: How to Make Your Own Soap, Candles, Balms, Creams, and Salves from the Hive (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.09 — 298 ratings — published 2015
Increase Essentials (Perfect Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.12 — 56 ratings — published 2014
Homegrown Honey Bees: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Beekeeping Your First Year, from Hiving to Honey Harvest (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.17 — 325 ratings — published 2013
Queenspotting: Meet the Remarkable Queen Bee and Discover the Drama at the Heart of the Hive (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.60 — 276 ratings — published
Bee People and the Bugs They Love (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 3.96 — 431 ratings — published
Honey and Venom: Confessions of an Urban Beekeeper (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 3.54 — 611 ratings — published 2020
The Honey Bus: A Memoir of Loss, Courage and a Girl Saved by Bees (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.32 — 12,544 ratings — published 2019
Hive Management: A Seasonal Guide for Beekeepers (Storey's Down-To-Earth Guides)
by (shelved 6 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 3.74 — 82 ratings — published 1991
100 Plants to Feed the Bees: Provide a Healthy Habitat to Help Pollinators Thrive (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.32 — 360 ratings — published 2016
The Bees (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 3.71 — 43,963 ratings — published 2014
At the Hive Entrance (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.15 — 26 ratings — published 2010
Bees in America: How the Honey Bee Shaped a Nation (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 3.78 — 157 ratings — published 2005
The Backyard Beekeeper's Honey Handbook: A Guide to Creating, Harvesting, and Cooking with Natural Honeys (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.19 — 64 ratings — published 2009
Honeybee: Lessons from an Accidental Beekeeper (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 3.60 — 405 ratings — published 2009
The Hive and the Honey Bee (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.21 — 24 ratings — published 1992
“The only time I ever believed that I knew all there was to know about beekeeping was the first year I was keeping them. Every year since I’ve known less and less and have accepted the humbling truth that bees know more about making honey than I do.”
― A Book Of Bees: And How to Keep Them – A Melodious Beekeeping Memoir and Nature Journal from the Missouri Ozarks
― A Book Of Bees: And How to Keep Them – A Melodious Beekeeping Memoir and Nature Journal from the Missouri Ozarks
“Beekeeping is the world’s second oldest profession. The first apiarists were the ancient Egyptians. Bees were royal symbols, the tears of Re, the sun god.
In Greek mythology, Aristaeus, the god of beekeeping, was taught by nymphs to tend bees.
The Bible promises a land of milk and honey. The Koran says paradise has rivers of honey for those who guard against evil. Krishna, the Hindu deity, is often shown with a blue bee on his forehead. The bee itself is considered a symbol of Christ: the sting of Justice and mercy of honey, side by side.
The first voodoo dolls were molded from beeswax; an oungan might tell you to smear honey on a person to keep ghosts at bay; a manbo would make little cakes of honey, amaranth, and whiskey, which, eaten before the new moon, could show you your future.
Sometimes I wonder which of my prehistoric ancestors first stuck his arm into a hole in a tree. Did he come out with a handful of honey, or a fistful of stings? Is the promise of one worth the risk of the other?”
― Mad Honey
In Greek mythology, Aristaeus, the god of beekeeping, was taught by nymphs to tend bees.
The Bible promises a land of milk and honey. The Koran says paradise has rivers of honey for those who guard against evil. Krishna, the Hindu deity, is often shown with a blue bee on his forehead. The bee itself is considered a symbol of Christ: the sting of Justice and mercy of honey, side by side.
The first voodoo dolls were molded from beeswax; an oungan might tell you to smear honey on a person to keep ghosts at bay; a manbo would make little cakes of honey, amaranth, and whiskey, which, eaten before the new moon, could show you your future.
Sometimes I wonder which of my prehistoric ancestors first stuck his arm into a hole in a tree. Did he come out with a handful of honey, or a fistful of stings? Is the promise of one worth the risk of the other?”
― Mad Honey
