'I pity those who keep bees only to earn
money. They deprive themselves of
a very sweet enjoyment.'
Émile Warré
Beekeeping for All, 1948
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Photo © Eric Tournerét
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| NATURAL BEEKEEPING AUSTRALIA - RESOURCES Over ten years ago, when Tim began researching natural and traditional beekeeping methods, relevant information drawn from various disciplines wasn't yet collated. Therefore, investigating the topic was time consuming. A few years ago we compiled a 'recommended reading list' in order to save our beekeeping students the time involved in searching for the best books, articles and websites about Natural Beekeeping. We have recently expanded the list, and although by no means exhaustive, the compilation offered below is a hand picked collection of books, articles and links that Tim has found to be indispensable for his research and his day to day activities as a Natural Beekeeper. We strongly suggest new beekeepers read some of the resources below and that practicing beekeepers re-visit this page for yearly updates. See what others think about Natural Beekeeping Australia: MEDIA - TESTIMONIALS |
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| READING LIST | ||||
| Hard copy Books | ||||
| BEE BIOLOGY | NATURAL & SUSTAINABLE BEEKEEPING |
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| Jürgen Tautz | The Buzz About Bees: Biology of a
Super-organism |
Abbé Warré | Beekeeping for All | |
| Thomas Seeley | Honeybee Democracy |
David Heaf | The Bee-friendly Beekeeper | |
| Thomas Seeley | The Wisdom of the Hive |
David Heaf | Natural Beekeeping with the Warré Hive : A Manual | |
| Karl Von Frisch | The Dancing Bees |
Phil Chandler | The Barefoot Beekeeper | |
| Lesley Goodman | Form and Function in the Honeybee |
H. Storch | At the Hive Entrance | |
| Mark Winston | The Biology of the Honey Bee |
W.A.Mangum | Top-Bar Beekeeping with 200 hives | |
| H.R. Hepburn, C.W.W. Pirk, O. Duangphakdee |
Honeybee Nests - Composition, Structure, Function | (also see free PDF articles below) | ||
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| Rowan Jacobsen | Fruitless Fall: the Collapse of the Honeybee and the Coming Agricultural Crisis |
Eva Crane | The World History of Beekeeping and Honey Hunting | |
| Henk Tennekes |
The Systemic Insecticides : A Disaster in the Making |
Hilda Ransome | The Sacred Bee in Ancient Times and Folklore | |
| Taggart Siegel & Jon Betz |
Queen of the Sun : What Are the Bees Telling Us? Anthology |
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| AUSTRALIAN NATIVE BEES |
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| Tim Heard | The Australian Native Bee Book |
Mark Leech | Bee Friendly: A planting guide for European honeybees and Australian native pollinators |
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| Anne Dollin et al. | Native Bees of the Sydney Region : A Field Guide |
WDJ Kirk and FN Howes |
Plants for Bees | |
| John Klump | Australian Stingless Bees: A Guide to Sugarbag Beekeeping |
Alan Clemson | Honey and Pollen Flora | |
| Free PDF Books & Articles | ||||
| Abbé Warré |
Beekeeping for All | T. Seeley and R. Morse |
Nest of the Honeybee | |
| Johann Thür |
Beekeeping - Natural, simple and successful | Nicola Bradbear et al |
Extensive Beekeeping | |
| David Heaf |
Towards Sustainable Beekeeping | Nicola Bradbear |
Bees and their role in forest livelihoods (FAO) |
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| David Heaf |
Sustainable and Bee-friendly Beekeeping | RIRDC | Pollination Aware |
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| Various authors (Compiled by David Heaf) |
Natural Beekeeping: Abstracts of Scientific Papers |
United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) |
Global Honey Bee Colony Disorder and other threats to Insect Pollinators | |
| Roger Delon | The Stable Climate Hive | Tim Malfroy | Warré Beekeeping in Australia (as featured in Natural Bee Husbandry Issue 1 October 2016) |
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| This is the primary online site for Warré beekeepers in Anglophone regions. Established by David Heaf (UK), the site is an incredible resource with a great deal of excellent information covering all aspects of Warré beekeeping |
www.warre.biobees.com | |||
| The Natural Beekeeping Trust, with the assistance of David Heaf, have created an informative reference tool regarding the science behind Apicentric practise. |
https://www.naturalbeekeepingtrust.org/the-science |
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| Warré beekeeping at Milkwood Farm 2008 - 2012 (Central Tablelands, NSW Australia), Sydney, and Sydney and ‘Melliodora’ (Central Victoria, VIC Australia). Informative blog posts with pictures and video detailing the Milkwood Natural Beekeeping courses and the apiary through the seasons |
www.milkwood.net/tag/warre | |||
| Established by Phil Chandler (UK) the ‘barefoot’ beekeeper, Biobees is an excellent site with a
great deal of information, articles and a huge forum space for Natural Beekeepers around the world |
www.biobees.com | |||
| David Heaf’s web page |
www.bee-friendly.co.uk | |||
| Michael Thiele (US), biodynamic beekeeper |
https://www.apisarborea.com |
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| Sam Comfort, professional Natural Beekeeper with hundreds of Kenyan and Warré style hives (US) |
www.anarchyapiaries.org |
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| Wyatt Mangum, professional Natural Beekeeper with Kenyan Hives (US) |
www.tbhsbywam.com/ |
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| Leo Sharashkin, natural beekeeper with Horizontal Hives (US) |
www.horizontalhive.com |
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| Eric H. Erikson, Stress and Honey Bees Article |
www.beesource.com/resources/usda/stress-and-honey-bees/ | |||
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| Jerome Alphonse | www.labeilleduvercors.fr/ |
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| Claude Bralet |
www.la-ruche-sauvage.com | |||
| Marc Gatineau |
www.apiculturegatineau.fr | |||
| Gilles Denis | www.ruche-warre.com |
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| Olivier Duprez |
www.ruchebio.com |
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| David Giroux | www.laruchewarre.fr | |||
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| Australian Native Bee Research Centre, Blue Mountains NSW |
www.aussiebee.com.au | |||
| Megan Halcroft, Blue Mountains NSW | www.beesbusiness.com.au |
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| Tim Heard, Brisbane QLD |
www.sugarbag.net | |||
| Russell and Janine Zabel, Hatton Vale QLD |
www.zabel.com.au | |||
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| Milkwood Permaculture | www.milkwood.net |
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| Bees for Development |
www.beesfordevelopment.org |
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| IBRA - The International Bee Research Association |
www.ibra.org.uk |
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| Natural Beekeeping Trust |
www.naturalbeekeepingtrust.org | |||
| Mellifera e.V. - Centre for Organic Beekeeping |
www.mellifera.de | |||
| Biodynamic Agriculture Australia |
www.biodynamics.net.au | |||
| Food Ethics Council |
www.foodethicscouncil.org | |||
| Demeter International |
www.demeter.net | |||
| Bio-Dynamic Research Institute (Australia) |
www.demeter.org.au | |||
| Slow Food International |
www.slowfood.com | |||
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| Eric Tournerét - the bee photographer | www.j-aime-les-abeilles.fr www.thehoneygatherers.com thebeephotographer.photoshelter.com |
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