Members – Branch Library
East Devon Beekeepers have an extensive library available for members to use.
If you wish to borrow a book, email librarian@edbk.co.uk stating the Ref No., Book Title and the name of the author. Providing that the book is not out on loan it can be collected at a winter meeting or summer apiary meeting by arrangement.
Download Library Books List.
In addition to the books listed in the above PDF file there are a number of older books by well known authors. These may be of use to members studying for the modules or anyone interested in the history of our craft. These books are listed in the archive library file below and can be made available on request webmaster@edbk.co.uk
Download Archive Library Books List.
New Additions to the Library
Asian Hornet: The Beekeeper’s Guide to Defences against the Yellow-legged Hornet Vespa Velutina
An essential guide, written in plain language, for any beekeeper who may be confronted by the Asian hornet in their apiary.
This guide ensures that the beekeeper has all the knowledge they need to defend their hives against the Yellow legged Asian hornet. Its strength lies in the depth and detail, covering every aspect of defence in and around the apiary.
With many years of beekeeping experience in France, this Cambridgeshire beekeeper looks at the effect of the hornet on French beekeeping. Taking measures approved and adopted by French beekeeping organisations, Andrew explains not just how and when to use defences but also why you use them. There are some necessary combinations of techniques required and, inevitably, some compromises.
Bottom-Up Beekeeping: Learning from debris on the hive floor
Are you interested in understanding your bees more and disturbing them less?
The debris on the hive floor is a mine of information, if you know how to interpret the signs. In this book, you will learn how to deduce what is going on inside and outside the hive. The book is based on a DIY research project about how the hive debris changes during the course of the year. He relates this to beekeeping practices.
There are more than 200 high quality images, giving a fascinating insight into the life of a honey bee colony.
The Honey Bee Solution to Varroa. A practical guide for beekeepers
The Honey Bee Solution to Varroa explains the practical steps beekeepers can take to identify and select for easily observable Varroa-resistant traits.
Steve explains the science behind the bees’ mechanisms for controlling mite populations with a bee-led solution to the biggest challenge facing the European honey bee.
The Asian Hornet Handbook
The second edition of Sarah Bunker’s Asian hornet handbook titled ‘The Yellow Legged Asian Hornet’, has been fully revised, expanded and restructured. This comprehensive and practical guide is filled with new information from hornet identification to up-to-date scientific findings on yellow-legged hornet biology, behaviour and ecology. There are also sections on how they are dealt with in the UK and Europe, how to track hornets to find their nests, trapping, and other methods of control.
Summer brood interruption for vital honey bee colonies
The parasitic varroa mite remains the most serious problem for honey bee colonies worldwide. Despite numerous chemical treatments, many beekeepers still lose their colonies each year. This book sets out the authors’ novel vision and practical steps on to how to manage bees for varroa control using a “nature based beekeeping” approach.
There are clear step-by-step charts on what to do and when to do it plus QR code links to short “How to” videos.
Bee biology and biological mechanisms are used to describe three different methods for varroa control, each using an interruption of brood rearing in the summer. These are: brood removal, queen caging, and the use of a trapping comb.