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The art and science of beekeeping is one of humanity's oldest pastimes and has a unique history and tradition. The western, European honey bee (Apis mellifera) once a romantic, wild (feral) insect that could be kept in any kind of container and "tamed" by human management has been besieged (see resources below) by a number of events, which have converted it into a much more "domesticated" species. This insect is now almost completely dependent on its human manager (beekeeper) in most of its temperate range for its survival.
Its tropical cousin, the Africanized honey bee, however, has colonized much of Latin America on its own without human assistance. Since 1990, it has been detected in the Southwestern and most recently Southeastern U.S. and has fared much better in the effort to retain a wild presence. It is the transition from beekeeping using temperate honey bees to the more tropical-adapted ecotype that is the biggest challenge of the modern beekeeper in the tropical and subtropical zones of the Americas.
This lens will be the jumping off point to explore the rich information possibilities available to the beekeeping community on the World Wide Web by focusing on selected links, relevant information found on Amazon.com, publication projects, beekeeping associations, and other resources.
Specific lenses at this site include the Apis Newsletter, the author's writings for the U.S. three monthly publications (Bee Culture, American Bee Journal, The Speedy Bee) and the International Journal Bee Biz, part of the Beekeepers Quarterly, published in the United Kingdom. Check out the newest lenses on queen production, reviews of meetings of both U.S. and international associations, honey bee emotions and diseases and pathogens
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I kept bees years ago as a beginner and enjoyed it very much. It was the bee mites that stopped mine. I would love to see some info about those mites, and about bee products, such as pollen and royal jelly and how to get them. Great site! Excellent vitae, too!
Posted December 02, 2006
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To Get You Started
- Beesource.Com
- A first place to look for resources on bees and beekeeping. See the excellent "Digital Dialogue" entries.
- Apiservices - The Beekeeping portal - Le Portail Apiculture - Apicultura - Imkerei
- Apiservices - All information about beekeeping, bees and honey - Toutes informations pour l'apiculture, les abeilles et le miel. Comprehensive site in 4 languages.
- MAAREC - Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Research and Extension Consortium
- The MAAREC - Mid-Atlantic Apiculture webpage is a regional effort to address the pest management crisis facing the beekeeping industry in the Mid-Atlantic Region and other aspects of honey bee management.
- Beginner's File
- A series of explanations on topics dedicated to beginners.
- Wicwas Beekeeping Press
- A specialty press dedicated to beekeeping publications and other media. It is owned and operated by Dr. Lawrence Connor, formerly Extension Specialist in Apiculture, The Ohio State University, and editor of Bee Science.
- Bush Farms Bees
- Has some basic information and also links to some print resources that beekeepers ought to read up on.
- Beekeeping in California
- Why read these books? If published today either of these books might be named "Beekeeping in a Nutshell" or something along those lines as they are short, compact and very complete for their size. Hive construction, the life cycle of bees, common and uncommon problems, queen rearing, packages, almonds, honey and a lot more is what you will find in very few pages. If you are thinking of beekeeping or just want to know more about the subject either of these books is a good place to start as current books are much longer and cost. If you have bees, and live in California, you will find items of interest that is not mentioned in books written "back east". Get both of them as, even though one is listed as a 'revision', the treatment and details do differ.
- Master Beekeeper Program, New York
- Master Beekeeper program at Cornell University. Welcome to the Dyce Laboratory for Honey Bee Research named after Professor Elton J. Dyce who headed Cornell's honey bee program from 1947-1966.
- University of Florida Bee College and Master Beekeeper Program
- Two brand new (2007) programs developed by Dr. Jamie Ellis at the University of Florida.
- EAS Master Beekeepers
- Eastern Apicultural Society (EAS) AS Master Beekeepers Information.
Recommended Offerings at Amazon.com
The ABC and Xyz of Bee Culture: An Encyclopedia of Beekeeping
Amazon Price: (as of 07/26/2008)
Hive Management: A Seasonal Guide for Beekeepers
Amazon Price: $11.53 (as of 07/26/2008)
The Hive and the Honey Bee: A New Book on Beekeeping Which Continues the Tradition of "Langstroth on the Hive and the Honeybee"
Amazon Price: (as of 07/26/2008)
Fifty Years Among the Bees
Amazon Price: $10.17 (as of 07/26/2008)
Africanized honey bees in the Americas
Amazon Price: (as of 07/26/2008)
Beekeeping on eBay
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Publication Projects
- ARS Bee Bibliography
- A searchable database of much of the published literature.
- The Hive and the Honeybee Collection
- The Phillips' Beekeeping Collection at Cornell's Albert
R. Mann Library is one of the largest and most complete apiculture
libraries in the world. - Honey bee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Start here to look at the vast resources on this large collaborative encyclopedia.
- Beekeeping - Wikibooks, collection of open-content textbooks
- A collaborative text book on beekeeping.
- Apidologie
- Apidologie, A Quality Journal in Bee ScienceThe Leading Journal Devoted to Bee Science, Founded by Jean Louveaux and Friedrich Ruttner
Editorial Board, 2006 Impact Factor: 1.906
Ranks 11/69 in its ISI category (Entomology)
ISSN (Print Edition): 0044-8435
ISSN (Electronic Edition): 1297-9678
Frequency: 6 issues per year
Published by: EDP Sciences
The title Apidologie is a joint property of DIB and INRA.
Africanized Honey Bee
- Florida Inspection Service
- Detailed links on best management practices and other Africanized honey bee information.
- Africanized Honey Bee News Reported In The Media
- Contains information on Africanized bees, including maps and comprehensive list of news concerning this controversial insect.
- Series in the American Bee Journal
- For a background on the Africanized honey bee and how this insect has transformed Brazilian beekeeping see two series published in the American Bee Journal lens.
- Africanized Honey Bee At Risk Populations
- While no self-respecting European honey bee would nest in the ground, the AHB does. It also will be found cheek by jowl with humanity in other unlikely places. One that comes to mind is the ubiquitous water meter. First found to be a favorite nesting site in the West, who would have thought that the same would occur in humid Florida. Yet at least one county in the Sunshine State has hired a beekeeper to monitor meters in its area for honey bees, thereby adding another employee equivalent to its already strained budget.
Besides water meter readers, other at-risk populations come to mind, including birders, trail bikers, hunters, off-road vehicle enthusiasts, campers, etc. One that I hadn't thought much about was brought to my attention by a colleague in the Department of Entomology and Nematology who is a Civil War reenactor. Thomas R. Fasulo, an entomologist and mild-manner civilian, once a Marine Corps officer in the Vietnam conflict, now on weekends often becomes a Private in the 13th Indiana/8th Florida Infantry, which is involved in re-recreating the Battle of Olustee, reenacted each year near Lake City, Florida, just south of the Georgia state line. He also manages the award-winning web site dedicated to this historic engagement1 and a series of others supporting the Department's educational outreach to to the pest control industry. - AFBEE Program University of Florida
- The AFBEE Program is an extension and education cooperation between the University of Florida and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Plant Industry geared toward producing and distributing information about the African honey bee in Florida. We appreciate your patience as the site is being frequently updated.
Beekeeping Associations
- Welcome to Apimondia 2007 - Melbourne Australia
- The World Apicultural Congress (Apimondia) sponsors a convention every two years. In September 2007 the world's beekeepers will gather "Down Under" in Melbourne, Australia's Garden City.
- List of Beekeeping Associations
- Bee Culture magazine's comprehensive list of U.S. and Canadian beekeeping associations.
- American Beekeeping Federation
- Established in 1943, this is the oldest national association of its kind. It hosts an annual conference, and sponsors the 4-H essay contest and other youth initiatives through the Foundation for the Preservation of Honey Bees.
- American Honey Producers Association
- A national association comprised mostly of commercial beekeepers. Features a national conference and newsletter.
- American Association of Professional Apiculturists
- The AAPA has been around for over two decades and consists of many of the nation's prominent honey bee scientists and educators.
- Florida Beekeepers Association
- The official web site of the Florida State Beekeepers Association, managed by this lens master.
- Eastern Apicultural Society
- The Eastern Apicultural Society or EAS has many programs, including annual beekeeping short courses and conferences with nationally recognized speakers. This Association has held a North American meeting for over 50 years.
- Apiary Inspectors of America
- Apiary Inspectors of America. An association of the nation's bee inspection agencies.
- National Honey Packers
- National Honey Packers & Dealers Association.
- Global Bee Breeders Association
- The genesis of "The Global Bee Breeders Association: Increasing the Honey Bee's Genetic Variability With Minimal Risk" is a presentation made by Martín Braunstein, a queen breeder in Argentina and Dr. Malcolm T. Sanford, retired extension apiculturist at the University of Florida during the 40th Apimondia Congress in Australia . Mr. Braunstein has authored an article in Spanish for the magazine Vida Apícola, and I have also written an article for Bee Culture on the topic.
Beekeeping Around the World
- Apiconsult - Proudly presenting African beekeeping to the world!
- The purpose of this web site is to assist the development of beekeeping in Africa through sharing information appropriate to African beekeeping amongst those involved in beekeeping on the continent and beekeepers throughout the world.
Honey Bee Products
- National Honey Board
- For information on honey, this is the place to begin. The National Honey Board is supported from assessments on honey sales by producers and has a long history of providing quality information on the beekeeper's number one product.
Pollination
- Pollination Home Page
- David Green's pollination page has probably the longest history on the World Wide Web dedicated to the honey bee's primary service.
Breaking Science News
Go to this site and put "honey bee" and/or "beekeeping" in the search box.
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