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Beekeeping for Dummies Beekeeping for Dummies (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 1,690 ratings — published 2002
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The Backyard Beekeeper: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Keeping Bees in Your Yard and Garden The Backyard Beekeeper: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Keeping Bees in Your Yard and Garden (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 1,134 ratings — published 2005
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The Beekeeper's Bible: Bees, Honey, Recipes & Other Home Uses (The Backyard Naturalist Series) The Beekeeper's Bible: Bees, Honey, Recipes & Other Home Uses (The Backyard Naturalist Series)
by (shelved 34 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.52 — 742 ratings — published 2010
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Natural Beekeeping: Organic Approaches to Modern Apiculture Natural Beekeeping: Organic Approaches to Modern Apiculture (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 319 ratings — published 2007
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Honeybee Democracy Honeybee Democracy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,942 ratings — published 2010
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The Beekeeper's Handbook The Beekeeper's Handbook (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.35 — 400 ratings — published 1978
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Top-Bar Beekeeping: Organic Practices for Honeybee Health Top-Bar Beekeeping: Organic Practices for Honeybee Health (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.40 — 324 ratings — published 2012
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Langstroth's Hive and the Honey-Bee: The Classic Beekeeper's Manual Langstroth's Hive and the Honey-Bee: The Classic Beekeeper's Manual (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.01 — 219 ratings — published 1857
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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 (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.19 — 1,372 ratings — published 1988
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Honey Bee Biology and Beekeeping, Revised Edition Honey Bee Biology and Beekeeping, Revised Edition (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.50 — 104 ratings — published 2000
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The Practical Beekeeper: Beekeeping Naturally The Practical Beekeeper: Beekeeping Naturally (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.49 — 147 ratings — published 2011
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First Lessons in Beekeeping First Lessons in Beekeeping (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.26 — 282 ratings — published 2007
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The Beekeeper's Lament: How One Man and Half a Billion Honey Bees Help Feed America 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 3.92 — 2,354 ratings — published 2011
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Storey's Guide to Keeping Honey Bees: Honey Production, Pollination, Health Storey's Guide to Keeping Honey Bees: Honey Production, Pollination, Health (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.13 — 341 ratings — published 2010
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The Secret Life of Bees The Secret Life of Bees (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,365,914 ratings — published 2001
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The Lives of Bees: The Untold Story of the Honey Bee in the Wild The Lives of Bees: The Untold Story of the Honey Bee in the Wild (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.98 — 760 ratings — published
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Robbing the Bees: A Biography of Honey--The Sweet Liquid Gold that Seduced the World Robbing the Bees: A Biography of Honey--The Sweet Liquid Gold that Seduced the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,028 ratings — published 2005
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A Honeybee Heart Has Five Openings A Honeybee Heart Has Five Openings (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 3.73 — 2,107 ratings — published 2018
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The Bee Book: Discover the Wonder of Bees and How to Protect Them for Generations to Come The Bee Book: Discover the Wonder of Bees and How to Protect Them for Generations to Come (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.46 — 392 ratings — published 2016
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The ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture The ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.10 — 84 ratings — published 1877
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The Beekeeper's Problem Solver: 100 Common Problems Explored and Explained The Beekeeper's Problem Solver: 100 Common Problems Explored and Explained (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 3.65 — 69 ratings — published 2015
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The Thinking Beekeeper: A Guide to Natural Beekeeping in Top Bar Hives The Thinking Beekeeper: A Guide to Natural Beekeeping in Top Bar Hives (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.16 — 180 ratings — published 2012
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Better Beekeeping: The Ultimate Guide to Keeping Stronger Colonies and Healthier, More Productive Bees 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 — 56 ratings — published 2011
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The Buzz about Bees: Biology of a Superorganism The Buzz about Bees: Biology of a Superorganism (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.47 — 197 ratings — published 2007
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Mad Honey Mad Honey (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.06 — 599,972 ratings — published 2022
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The Beekeeper of Aleppo The Beekeeper of Aleppo (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 184,627 ratings — published 2019
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Song of Increase: Listening to the Wisdom of Honeybees for Kinder Beekeeping and a Better World 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 4.34 — 276 ratings — published 2014
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Following the Wild Bees: The Craft and Science of Bee Hunting Following the Wild Bees: The Craft and Science of Bee Hunting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.31 — 143 ratings — published
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The ABC and Xyz of Bee Culture: An Encyclopedia of Beekeeping 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
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Plan Bee: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Hardest-Working Creatures on the Planet 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 — 432 ratings — published 2009
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Sweetness and Light: The Mysterious History of the Honeybee Sweetness and Light: The Mysterious History of the Honeybee (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 3.69 — 393 ratings — published 2004
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The Hive: The Story of the Honeybee and Us The Hive: The Story of the Honeybee and Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 3.72 — 382 ratings — published 2004
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Beekeeping At Buckfast Abbey Beekeeping At Buckfast Abbey (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.32 — 66 ratings — published 1987
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Buzz: The Nature and Necessity of Bees Buzz: The Nature and Necessity of Bees (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.21 — 2,122 ratings — published 2018
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Beeswax Alchemy: How to Make Your Own Soap, Candles, Balms, Creams, and Salves from the Hive 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 4.10 — 305 ratings — published 2015
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The Bees The Bees (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 3.71 — 44,876 ratings — published 2014
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Increase Essentials Increase Essentials (Perfect Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 56 ratings — published 2014
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The Queen Must Die and Other Affairs of Bees and Men The Queen Must Die and Other Affairs of Bees and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.31 — 333 ratings — published 1985
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Honey and Venom: Confessions of an Urban Beekeeper Honey and Venom: Confessions of an Urban Beekeeper (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 3.54 — 622 ratings — published 2020
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The Honey Bus: A Memoir of Loss, Courage and a Girl Saved by Bees 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 — 13,022 ratings — published 2019
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Hive Management: A Seasonal Guide for Beekeepers (Storey's Down-To-Earth Guides) 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
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100 Plants to Feed the Bees: Provide a Healthy Habitat to Help Pollinators Thrive 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 — 365 ratings — published 2016
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At the Hive Entrance At the Hive Entrance (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.15 — 26 ratings — published 2010
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Bees in America: How the Honey Bee Shaped a Nation Bees in America: How the Honey Bee Shaped a Nation (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 3.77 — 160 ratings — published 2005
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Honeybee: Lessons from an Accidental Beekeeper Honeybee: Lessons from an Accidental Beekeeper (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 3.60 — 406 ratings — published 2009
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The Hive and the Honey Bee The Hive and the Honey Bee (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.21 — 24 ratings — published 1992
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The Sacred Bee in Ancient Times and Folklore The Sacred Bee in Ancient Times and Folklore (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 3.98 — 165 ratings — published 1937
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The Barefoot Beekeeper : A simple, sustainable approach to small-scale beekeeping top bar hives The Barefoot Beekeeper : A simple, sustainable approach to small-scale beekeeping top bar hives (softcover)
by (shelved 6 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.15 — 96 ratings — published 2008
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Guide to Bees and Honey Guide to Bees and Honey (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as beekeeping)
avg rating 4.29 — 42 ratings — published 1976
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Sue Hubbell
“I like pulling on a baggy bee suit, forgetting myself and getting as close to the bees' lives as they will let me, remembering in the process that there is more to life than the merely human.”
Sue Hubbell, A Book Of Bees: And How to Keep Them – A Melodious Beekeeping Memoir and Nature Journal from the Missouri Ozarks

Robin McKinley
“But her curiosity got the better of her and at last she went back to where she’d left a big shallow basin of milk only the day before…and found the surface of the milk invisible under a carpet of her bees. “Bees don’t drink milk,” she said to them. When they lifted and flew away the basin was empty and clean.”
Robin McKinley, Chalice

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