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Browse Beekeeping Resources

Browse our resource links and articles about common beekeeping methods and important issues facing Connecticut Beekeepers...

Recommended Beekeeping Magazines, Books, Conferences, and Online Resource Links




CBA recommends the following beekeeping resources, including books, magazines, educational sources, and organizations.





 

Facebook Groups

Facebook Group for Beekeepers of CT (www.facebook.com/groups/CTBeekeepers)


Beekeeping Magazines

American Bee Journal (www.americanbeejournal.com)

Bee Culture (www.beeculture.com)


Beekeeping Books

The Beekeeper's Handbook by Alphonse Avitabile & Diana Sammataro (view on Amazon)

The Hive And The Honey Bee by L. L. Langstroth (view on Amazon)

The ABC & XYZ of Bee Culture by Sharon Garceau (view on Amazon)

The Backyard Beekeeper by Kim Flottum (view on Amazon)

Honeybee Democracy by Thomas D. Seeley (view on Amazon)

The Biology of the Honey Bee by Mark L. Winston (view on Amazon)

Queen Rearing and Bee Breeding by Harry H. Laidlaw & Robert E. Page (view on Amazon)

Bees in America: How the Honey Bee Shaped a Nation by Tammy Horn (view on Amazon)

The Beekeeper’s Lament by Hanna Nordhaus (view on Amazon)


Beekeeping Organizations & Conferences

Connecticut Beekeepers Association - www.ctbees.org

Backyard Beekeepers Association - www.backyard-beekeepers.org

American Beekeeping Federation (ABF) - www.ABFnet.org

Eastern Apicultural Society (EAS) - www.easternapiculture.org

National Honey Board (NHB) - www.honey.com

Southern Adirondack Beekeepers Association - www.sababees.org


Online Resources

The Bee Informed Partnership (www.beeinformed.org)

Bee Source - Online community for beekeepers (www.beesource.com)

Scientific Beekeeping - Research and articles about beekeeping by Randy Oliver (www.scientificbeekeeping.com)

Honey Bee Research and Extension Lab - Extensive resources from the University of Florida (www.entnemdept.ufl.edu/honey-bee)

Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Research and Extension Consortium (agdev.anr.udel.edu/maarec)

University of Guelph Honey Bee Research Lab (www.hbrc.ca)


Beekeeping Programs & Certification

Eastern Apicultural Society Master Beekeeper Program (https://easternapiculture.org/programs/master-beekeepers/)

University of Florida Master Beekeeping Program (https://onlineentomology.ifas.ufl.edu)


 

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