Directory of Bees Resources

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Beekeeping is concerned primarily with the domesticated honey bee, Apis mellifera. This category contains information on beekeeping techniques, pollination, and the husbandry of bees, associations, supplies, and research. Information on the biology of bees can be found in the Zoology and taxonomic categories.

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• Publications
• Research

Resources in This Category

• Africanized Bee spread map

  http://www.cccarto.com/killerbees/index.html
  Provides a map and information on the spread of these bees into the U.S.

• Apiconsult

  http://www.apiconsult.com/
  Assisting the development of beekeeping in Africa through sharing information appropriate to the area.

• Apiculture and Beekeeping Archive

  http://www.ibiblio.org/bees/
  Articles from sci.agriculture.beekeeping newsgroup, logs from the listserv bee-l, FAQ files, and apicultural resources.

• Austin Bee Helpers

  http://www.austinbeehelpers.net/
  A blog about Bee-centered care taking. An alternative to the pervasive honey-centered paradigm.

• Bee Biodynamic

  http://www.beebiodynamic.com/
  Encourages biodynamic agriculture which supports the life of bees, providing them with a safe and healthy environment.

• Bee Informed Partnership

  http://beeinformed.org/
  An extension project trying to decrease winter mortality of managed honey bee colonies.

• Bee Research Directorate

  http://www.jordanbru.info/
  Dr. Nizar Haddad on beekeeping in Jordan - books, articles and films about beekeeping. English and Arabic.

• Bee Thinking

  http://www.beethinking.com/
  Supplier of horizontal top bar and Warré hives. Also provides a directory of bee related resources.

• Bee-info.com

  http://www.bee-info.com/
  Information about honeybees, their products, biology, diseases and provides guidance to new beekeepers.

• Beehoo

  http://www.beehoo.com/
  World-wide beekeeping directory.

• Beekeeping and Bee Breeding

  http://www.dave-cushman.net/bee/newhome.html
  Detailed information on history, equipment, breeding, available products, and books from a hobbyist.

• Beekeeping Free Tips

  http://beekeepingfreetips.com/
  A beekeeping blog on the basics of keeping bees for love and honey.

• Beekeeping in Ukraine

  http://beekeeping.com.ua/
  Information about beekeeping in the country, and its cultural and economic importance. [Ukrainian, English, and Russian]

• Beekeeping with a Top-Bar Hive

  http://www.cbrp.org/SDBluebirds/beekeeping.htm
  How to keep bees naturally with a top-bar hive - free plans, retail hives, books, DVDs and other resources. Sustainable beekeeping for the backyard beekeeper.

• Bees-Online

  http://www.bees-online.com/
  Information resource about honey bees and their value to mankind, written to inspire and encourage people to keep bees themselves.

• Beverly Bees

  http://www.beverlybees.com/
  Organic beekeeping how-to's and instructional videos using langstroth and top bar hives. Raw honey, hive hosting, bee removal in Boston, MA.

• BioBees

  http://www.biobees.com/
  Beekeeping using top bar hives. Free detailed plans for building a top bar hive. Author of The Barefoot Beekeeper.

• Biobees Limited

  http://biobees.co.nz/
  New Zealand’s largest producer of commercial bumblebee hives; providing natural and efficient pollination of NZ food crops.

• Buzz About Bees

  http://www.buzzaboutbees.net/
  Describes the different types of bees, their nests, life cycles, causes of decline, honey, and how we can help them.

• Danmarks Biavlerforening

  http://www.biavl.dk/
  The Danish Beekeepers' Association. Includes a diary recounting the activities of an efficient hive owner in Denmark.

• Egyptian bees

  http://www.egyptianbees.blogspot.com/
  Guide for beginners in beekeeping and raising bees. Contains articles about purchasing bees, beehives, and tools.

• Enemies of Bees

  http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Entomology/ythfacts/4h/beekeep/enemofb.htm
  Information on the most common bee diseases that occur in the United States with suggested treatments.

• For the Love of Bees

  http://www.fortheloveofbees.com/
  Classes in natural top-bar beekeeping located in New Mexico. Instructor Les Crowder, author of the book, "Top-Bar Beekeeping."

• Gold Star Honeybees

  http://www.goldstarhoneybees.com/default.asp
  Supplier of retail top bar hives and hive kits. Several free "how-to" videos on beekeeping using top bar hives.

• Hampton Roads Beekeepers

  http://hamptonroadsbeekeepers.org/
  Top-bar beekeepers in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Monthly local meetings.

• Help the honeybee

  http://www.helpthehoneybee.co.uk/
  Site with practical advice on beekeeping and ways in which you can help save the honeybee

• Hivetool.com

  http://www.hivetool.com/
  Guide to beginning beekeeping in Tennessee. Live webcams inside a bee hive.

• Hog Bay Apiary

  http://www.users.on.net/~hogbay/
  Ligurian bee sanctuary in South Australia. Includes information on the bees, beekeeping, and beekeepers of Kangaroo island.

• HoneyBee Australis

  http://www.honeybee.com.au/
  Australian beekeeping information and supplies.

• Honeybee Decline

  http://www.bijensterfte.nl/en/taxonomy/term/10
  Dutch website with scientific information on the causes and results of honeybee decline and pollinator loss, edited by Utrecht University.

• HoneyLove

  http://honeylove.org/
  A nonprofit conservation organization with a mission to protect the honeybees and inspire and educate new urban beekeepers.

• How to get rid of bees?

  http://beeremoval-la.com/how-to-get-rid-of-bees/
  Information about bees in Los Angeles: Africanized honeybees and how to remove them.

• John's Beekeeping Notebook

  http://outdoorplace.org/beekeeping/
  Bee hive observations, beekeeping history, rearing queens, beekeeping experiences in the Fiji Islands and the Ukraine.

• Kalamazoo Bee Club

  http://www.michiganbees.org/
  Beekeeping basics: historical background, equipment, defenses, colony development and honey harvesting.

• Kiwimana's Beekeeping Blog

  http://kiwimana.co.nz/
  Organic Beekeepers from the hills of West Auckland in New Zealand.

• Learning Beekeeping

  http://www.learningbeekeeping.com/
  Offers information for new beekeepers on how to make hives and keep bees. Includes videos, articles and a blog.

• Mid-Atlantic Apiculture

  http://agdev.anr.udel.edu/maarec/
  Factsheets and videos on beginning beekeeping, honeybee biology, hive management, diseases and pests.

• National Honey Board

  http://www.honey.com/
  Information for consumers, the food industry and the honey industry. Funds research projects and provides merchandising materials.

• Natural Beekeeping

  http://www.beekeeping.talktalk.net/honeybees/
  Beekeeping naturally, using herbs and oils.

• Of Bees, Beekeepers and Food

  http://www.queenbeejan.com/
  Information about the importance of bees and pollination to our food supply, beekeeping, honey, and beeswax.

• Pollination Beekeepers

  http://pollinator.com/
  Management information for both home and commercial fruit and vegetable pollination.

• Pollination: The Forgotten Agricultural Input

  http://www.apisenterprises.com/papers_htm/Misc/Pollination_Input.htm
  Article by Dr. M. Sanford on the importance of honey bees to agriculture.

• Save Our Bees

  http://www.saveourbees.com.au/
  Promotes the Health and Longevity of Honey Bees in Australia.

• Slovenian Beekeeping

  http://web.bf.uni-lj.si/jbozic/
  Organizations, on-line education project, research facilities. History of beekeeping and videos of bee behavior (Slovene + English).

• Spikenard Farm

  http://spikenardfarm.org/
  A honeybee sanctuary promoting sustainable and biodynamic beekeeping.

• The Bee Lab

  http://www.beelab.umn.edu/
  University of Minnesota Extension site has manuals and guides, public and academic courses, and description of their research.

• The Honeybee Conservancy

  http://thehoneybeeconservancy.org/
  Non-profit that advocates for bees and their natural environment.

• The Practical Beekeeper

  http://www.bushfarms.com/bees.htm
  Natural beekeeping without treatments for pests or diseases and only minimal interventions. By Michael Bush, author of the three volume book set: "The Practical Beekeeper."

• Tiwana Bee Farm

  http://tiwanabeefarm.com/
  Beekeeping in India and the apiculture technology of the area. Punjab, India.

• Top Bar Observation Hive

  http://beetalk.tripod.com/tbh.htm
  Building plans and photographs.

• Vanishing Of The Bees

  http://www.vanishingbees.com/
  Educational video concerning the disappearance of honeybees.

• WebRing: Honey Bees & Beekeeping

  http://www.webring.org/hub?ring=honeybee
  Webring which may be joined by any beekeping-related web site.

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