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The Phillip Pike memorial Library
is a vast library of beekeeping literature that is available for our members.
The library is lovingly and painstakingly maintained at the home of WCBA member Kathy DeGraaf.
Guidelines have been set to ensure fair and equal access to all WCBA members who wish to borrow library materials.
* You must be a WCBA member in good standing to borrow library books or materials.
* Articles may be requested by telephone or e-mail to be borrowed at meetings or arrangements may be made directly with the librarian.
* Articles may be borrowed from the library for a one month period. They must be returned at the next regular meeting or they MUST be renewed through the librarian if they cannot be returned within 30 days. See contact information below for the librarian below.
* If books are not renewed or returned, a reminder will be sent by phone or e-mail to the borrowing member.
* If articles are not returned after 2 reminders, the WCBA treasurer will be notified and will issue a request for payment for the replacement cost to the borrowing member.
* A current listing of library materials is available on the WCBA website: www.honeybeeclub.org. A hard copy may be requested from the librarian for those that do not have e-mail access.
* Members may ask the Library Committee to purchase books or materials appropriate to the keeping of bees for addition to the library.
Thank you for your support and cooperation.
The WCBA Library Committee
Librarian:
Kathy DeGraaf
(508) 393-0140
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The elves of the world wide web will soon have an actual database with all of the libraries holdings up and running...in the meantime, an almost up to date version is available here.
Book # Title: Author Year of Print Category
1 ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture Root 1945
2 Adventures in Beekeeping Oglesby 1954
3 Allen Latham's Bee Book Latham 1949
4 American Honey Plants Pellet 1947 Plants
5 Arthritis and Folk Medicine Jarvis 1958 Apitherapy
6 Bee Book Root 1914 Historical
7 Beekeeping Eckert 1960
8 Beekeeping Phillips 1949
9 Beekeeping for Beginners and Others James 1958 Beginner
10 Cooking with Honey Barrett 1981 Recipes
11 Anatomy of The Honey Bee Snodgrass 1956
12 Beekeeping in Antiquity Fraser 1931 Historical
13 Beekeeping in Britain Manley 1948
14 Beekeeping in the U.S. (Handbook #335) U.S.D.A. 1981
15 Beekeeping Tips and Topics Jaycor 1982
16 Beekeeping Questions and Answers Dadant 1978 Intermediate
17 Bees Are My Business Whitcombe 1955
18 Bees at the Bottom of the Garden Campion 1984 Plants
19 Bees, Their Chemical Senses, Vision & Language VonFrisch 1950 Intermediate
20 Bee's Ways Curtis 1984
21 Beeswax Root 1951 Crafts
22 Beeswax Brown 1981 Crafts
23 Behavior & Social Life of Honeybees Ribands 1953 Beginner
24 Bumblebees & Their Ways Plath 1934
25 City of Bees Stuart 1949 Bumblebees
26 Complete Guide to Beekeeping Morse 1972 Beginner
27 Composition of American Honeys (Bulletin) USDA 1962
28 Dictionary of Beekeeping Terms Crane 1951
29 First Book of Bees Tibbetts 1952 Childrens
30 First Lessons in Beekeeping Dadant 1924 Beginner
31 Folk Medicine Jarvis 1959 Apitherapy
32 Following the Bee Line Morse 1941
33 The Fragrant City of Wax Graffam 1954
34 Garden Guide: The Amateur Gardener's Handbook DeLaMare 1949 Plants
35 Handbook of Parlimentary Procedure Davidson 1955 Reference
36 Beekeeping A Practical Guide Boney 1993 Beginner
37 Honey in a Comprehensive Study Crane 1975
38 Honey & Your Health Beck 1938 Apitherapy
39 Honey Bee Brood Diseases Hansen 1981 Disease
40 Honey Getting Sechrist 1947
41 Honey Guide to Efficient Production Gojmerac
42 Honey in the Comb Killion 1951
43 How To Do It Book of Beekeeping Taylor 1974 Beginner
44 How to Raise Beautiful Comb Honey Taylor 1977 Intermediate
45 Anatomy & Dissecion of The Honey Bee Dade 1977 Disease
46 Curative Properties of Honey & Bee Venom Yoirish 1977
46 Isle of Wright on Acarine Disease Adams 1968 Disease
47 Pheromones of Social Bees Free 1987
47 The Joys of Beekeeping Taylor 1974
48 Keeper of the Bees Porter 1925 Beginner
49 Let's Build a Behive Miller 1976 Beginner
50 The Life of the Bee Maeteerlin 1948
51 The Life of th Queen Bee Sutherland 1959 Queens
52 Asian Apiculure Wicwas 1993 Apitherapy
53 Productive Beekeeping Lippincott Farm 1916 Historical
54 Beekeeping A Practical Guide Boney 1993 Intermediate
55 The Life Cycle of The Honey Bee Hogan 1979
56 The Pollen Loads of the Honeybee Hodges 1952
57 Rearing Queen Honey Bees Morse 1979 Queens
58 Honey Bee Pests, Predators and Disease Root Disease
59 Bee Hive Product Bible Brown 1993 Crafts
60 The New Complete Guide To Beekeeping Morse 1994 Beginner
61 What You Should Know About Honey Hoynorac Beginner
62 Beekeeping: An Illustrated Handbook Stelley 1986 Beginner
63 The Joys of Beekeeping Taylor 1984
64 How to Know the Wildflowers Dna 1920 Plants
65 How to Keep Bees & Sell Honey Kelley 1993
66 Beekeeping Clark
67 The New Complete Joy of Home Brew Papazian 1986 Mead
68 Joy with Honey Mech 1979 Recipes
69 The Dancing Bees Von Frisch 1955
70 Backlot Beekeeping Pease 1949
71 Wilderness Honey Pollock 1917
72 The Secret Life of Bees Kidd 2002 Novel
73 Beekeeping Phillips 1916 Historical
74 Honey Plants of North America Lovell 1926 Plants
75 Observation Hive Webster/Caron 1999 Intermediate
76 Starting Right With Bees Root 1937 Historical
77 500 Answers to Bee Questions Root 1947 Beginner
78 The Hive and The Honeybee Langstroth 1878/2004 Research
79 Fundamentals of Beekeeping Collison 1914 Historical
80 The Comb Honey Book Taylor 1996 Intermediate
81 Archaeloglogy of Beekeeping Crain 1988
82 Mites of The Honeybee Dadant 2001 Disease
83 Varroa Handbook Connor 1988 Disease
84 Isle of Wright on Acarine Disease Adams 1969 Disease
85 Honeybee Pests, Predators and Diseases Abiee 1990 Disease
86 Do It Yourself Plans Sunstream Crafts
87 Beekeepers and Their Neighbors Caron
88 Following the Bloom Whynott 1991
89 The Art & Adventure of Beekeeping Aebi 1975
90 Practical Queen Rearing Dublon 1987 Queens
91 Honey Shows Morse 1996
92 The Biology of the Honeybee Winston 1987 Research
93 The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Beekeeping Morse 1985
94 23rd International Apicultural Congress IFBA 1971 Research
95 21st International Apicultural Congress IFBA - Maryland 1967 Research
96 29th International Federation of Beekeepers IFBA - Hungary 1983 Research
97 30 International Apicultural Congress IFBA - Japan 1983 Research
98 Bin-Och Biodling (Swedish) Hansson 1980 Research
99 The Hardworking Bee Bohatta 1981 Childrens
100 The Reason for a Flower Heller 1983 Childrens
101 First Lessons in Beekeeping Dadant 1990 Beginner
102 Honey Plants Manual Lovell 1966 Plants
103 Making Aromatherapy Creams & Lotions Maria 2000 Crafts
104 For the Love of Bees (story of Brother Adam) Bill 1989 Beginner
105 Scent Talk Among Animals Winter 1977 Childrens
106 Beekeeping: The Gentle Craft Adams 1972
107 Amateur Beekeeping Sechrist 1974 Beginner
108 Beeswax Crafting Berthold 2002 Crafts
109 Swarm Prevention Werner 1979
110 Candle Craft Marko/Davis 1998 Crafts
111 Wick, Wax and Talk Wilhel 1983
112 Natural Cosmetics Krockmal 1993 Crafts
113 Pests Control Methods Not Harmfjul to Bees Krockmal 1993 Disease
114 The Hive and The Honeybee Dadant 1992
115 The Beekeeper's Garden Hooper 1988 Plants
116 Hive Management Bonney 1991
117 How Well Are You Willing To Bee Wagner 1998 Apitherapy
118 The Queen and I Weiss 1978 Intermediate
119 Bees Wax Coggshall/Morse 1995 Crafts
120 Life of a Honeybee Fischer - Na 1986
121 The Art and Adventure of Beekeeping Aebi 1983 Reference
122 The Soapmakers Companion Cavitch 1997 Crafts
123 Bees, A First Discovery Book Scolastic Inc. Childrens
124 Homebrew Favorites Lutzen 1994 Mead
125 The Soap Book Maine 1995 Crafts
126 Honey Bee Diseases & Pests Canadian APA 1993 Disease
127 Making Craftwax Candles Root 1992 Crafts
128 Honey Bees & Beekeeping Delaplane 1993 Intermediate
129 Honey is my Hobby Sauriol 1936
130 Apitherapy Babnick Apitherapy
131 Beekeeping: A Complete Owners Manual Melzer 1989 Beginner
132 Honeybees at Home Harwood 1994 Childrens
133 Elimination of American Foolbrood w/o The Use of Drugs Goodwin & Van Eaton 1999 Disease
133 Starting Right With Bees Root 1927 Beginner
134 Composition of American Honeys(Bulleting #1261_ USDA Research
135 Bees, Bugs and Beetles Rood 1972
136 ABC & XYZ OF Bee Culture Root 2007 Research
137 Golden Book of Bees and Ants Disney 1969 Childrens
138 Beekeeping Principles Tew 2001
139 Bees & Beekeeping Morse 1975
140 About Honey: Nature's Elixir for Health & Energy Norris 1959 Apitherapy
141 Queen Rearing Laidlaw 1950 Queens
142 Beekeeping For Dummies Blackiston 2002
143 Beeekeeping in the Midwest Jaycox 1981
144 Honeybees and their Management Whitehead 1951
145 The Magic of Honey Perlmen 1971
146 Dadant System of Beekeeping Dadant 1932 Historical
147 The Life of the Bumblebee Alford 1978
148 Honey Farming Manley 1945 Historical
149 Busy Bees Cowley 1993 Childrens
150 Bees Besieged Mares 2005 Disease
151 Making Herbal Hand Creams & Slaves Weingburg 2000 Crafts
152 How To Manage The Blue Orchard Bee Bosch & Kemp 2001
153 Selling Honey Bee Culture 1994
154 Honey, The Gormet Medicine Traynor 2002 Apitherapy
155 Bees in Balance Rose 1994
156 The Berenstain Bears & the Wild Honey Berenstain 1983 Childrens
157 Purple Loostrife MA Agriculture 1995 Research
158 At the Hive Entrance Storch Plants
159 Two for the Honey Tontz 1988
160 Breeding Super Bees Hanson Intermediate
161 Bees Wax
162 Making Mead Morse 1980 Mead
163 Do You Know About Honey Bees? Buckle
164 Pumpkin Production Guide Co-Op 2003 Plants
165 New Perspectives on Varroa Matheson 1994 Disease
166 Supper Formulas
167 A Guide For Managing Bees for Crop Pollination
168 The Complete Guide to Beekeeping Evans
169 The Big Honey Hunt Berenstein 1962 Childrens
170 Bumble Bees for Pleasure & Profit Matheson 1996
171 The Backyard Beekeeper Flottum 2005 Apitherapy
172 Bee Science 1996
173 Practical Queen Rearing Pellett 1918
174 National Geografhic
175 500 Answers to Bee Questions 1975
176 The Adventures of Billy Bee Thomas 1995 Childrens
177 Basic Steps to Candles Frantz Crafts
178 Candles, Naturally - A Guide To Edmonds 1994 Crafts
179 Honey - Bee Candles McNeill 1995 Crafts
180 Honey Bees & Their Managemnt Shaw 1951
181 Beesway Brown 1995
182 Sweetness & Light Ellis 2004 Novel
183 Bees Time Life 2005 Childrens
184 Making Candles & Soaps for Dumimes Ewing 2005 Crafts
185 Gardening With Native Wildflowers Plants
186 Varroa, Fight the Mite 1997 Disease
187 Apicultre for the 21st Century Connor 1999 Apitherapy
188 The Honey Files National Honey Board Childrens
189 Honey Bee Biology & Beekeeing Caron 1996 Disease
190 Beekeeping for Beginners Richard 1991 Beginners
191 Honey In the Comb Killion 1981
192 How To Bees Make Honey?
193 Building a Hive Beginners
194 The Classroom Hayes 1998
195 Honey, A Book of Recipes 1997 Recipes
196 Bees Reasoner 2001 Childrens
197 The Complete Meadmaker Schramm 2003 Recipes
198 ABC&XYZ of Bee Culture Root 2007
199 Honey Bees Lecht 1973
200 Honey From The Table Rosenbaum 2002 Recipes
201 Super Formulas With Honey & Besseswas White 1993 Crafts
202 Swarming Its Control and Prevention Snelgrove 1998 Intermediate
203 Natural Beekeeping Conrad 2007
204 The Hibernation Diet McInnes 2007 Apitherapy
205 One Bear With Bees in His Hair Wood Childrens
206 The Healthy Taste of Honey Lonik 1981 Recipes
207 Backyard Beekeeping Tew 2004
208 Honey In The Hive Rockwell 2005 Childrens
209 Fifty Years Among the Bees Omiller 2006
210 Keeping Bees and Making Honey Benjamin 2008
211 Honey Handbook Flottum 1999 Reference
212 Furitless Fall Jacobsen 2008
213 What Do you Know Collison 2003 Intermediate
DVD Title: Length:
D-001 A Day In The Life Of A Virgin Queen & Practical Aspects Of Queen Rearing 1 hr 53 min
D-002 A Look At Queen And Package Bee Production 1 hr
D-003 All About Honeybees (India 2005)
D-004 All About Mason Bees 47 min
D-005 An Introduction To Beekeeping 58 min
D-006 Aphis Mellifera aka Honeybees
D-007 Assembling Hive Bodies & Frames 54 min
D-008 Bee Cultures Beekeeping Workshops 1 hr 30 min
D-009 Bee Sting Therapy - I Want To Tell The World 3 hr's 15 min
D-010 Bee Tales From The Hive 54 min
D-011 Beginning Beekeeping 2 hr's
D-012 Candle Making For Everyone: Rolled, round and tapers. 1 hr 12 min
D-013 Channel 3 - Worcester Interview: Bob & Grace Deboer
D-014 Chunk Honey "A Tribute to Al Delacata" EAS - Oreno, Maine 43 min
D-015 City Of Bees ( K - 6 ) 30 min
D-016 Finding The Queen
D-017 Garden Hives - A Simplified Method of Beekeeping
D-018 Getting Started With The Top Bar Hive
D-019 Health And The Hive - A Beekeepers Journal
D-020 Hive Splitting
D-021 Honey And Beeswax Processing 56 min
D-022 Honey Extracting and Bottling 58 min
D-023 Honey In The Comb
D-024 Keeping Bees And Producing Honey 2 hr's 33 min
D-025 Ken Warchol: Bee Inspector 30 min
D-026 Know - How about Beekeeping (Serbia, 2005) 1 hr 31 min
D-027 Leeches, Maggots And Bees 45 min
D-028 Living With Bugs - Close Encounters 42 min
D-029 Nepal "The High Mountain Home of The Honeybee" 33 min
D-030 Northern VT Beekeeping (Mass Bee, Oct 2005)
D-031 Preventing Swarms & Hive Splits (5 frame nuc's & 2 Queen Systems)
D-032 Queens - Problems and Solutions 1 hr 15 min
D-033 Requeening And Colony Division
D-034 Safely Removing Wild Honeybee Colonies 30 min
D-035 Slaves To The "Queen" 52 min
D-036 Silence of Bees
D-037 Spring Management 29 min
D-038 Swarm Boxes - A Revolutionary Management Tool
D-039 The Discovery Channel Presents: "Killer Bees" 42 min
D-040 The Honey Harvest 47 min
D-041 The Magic Of Mead
D-042 The Monk And The Honeybee
D-043 The Mysterious Bee 46 min
D-044 The Private Life Of Plants: The Birds & The Bees 48 min
D-045 The Swarm: India's Killer Bees 53 min
D-046 Twenty First Century Complete Guide To Bees - Progressive Management
D-047 Ulee's Gold (Movie - Entertainment) 1 hr 52 min
D-048 US Department of Agriculture - Africanized Bees 1 hr 10 min
D-049 What's Buzzen - The national Honey Files 30 min
D-050 Why Honeybees? 20 min
D-051 World of Bees 20 min
D-052 Worlds Biggest And Baddest Bugs 1 hr 20 min
D-053 Your Smoker & Reading Frames 1 hr 2 min
D-054 Production of Nucleus Hives In Louisiana (Andy Card)