Beekeeping Resource List

Compiled by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent.

Beekeeping


Books and Periodicals

  • ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture, edited by Roger A. Morse

  • Beekeeping for Dummies, by Howland Blackiston

  • Beekeeping: A Practical Guide, by Dick Bonney

  • Beekeeping Principles, by Jim Tew

  • Bees, by Rudolf Steiner

  • First Lessons in Beekeeping, by C.P. Dadant

  • Hive Management, by Dick Bonney

  • Honey Bees and Beekeeping: a year in the life of an apiary, by Keith Delaplane

  • The Beekeepers' Handbook, Third Edition, by Alphonse Avitabile and Diana Sammataro

  • The Hive and the Honeybee, edited by Joe M. Graham

  • Toward Saving the Honeybee, by Gunther Hauk

 

  • Top Bar Hive Construction, by Daniel Garber


Equipment and Supplies

  • Busy Bee Apiary
    919-942-2006; Chapel Hill, NC

  • Dadant
    888-922-1293; Hamilton, IL

  • Farmers' Alliance
    919-742-3020; Siler City, NC

  • Wyatt Group: Frank Wyatt
    336-635-4940; Eden, NC
    queens, nucs, pollen substitutes


Queens, Package Bees, and Nucs

  • Brushy Mountain Bee Farm
    800-233-7929; Moravian Falls, NC
    Italian queens and package bees
    * they do not ship bees so you must pick up

  • Calvert Apiaries
    334-829-6183; Calvert, AL
    queens and package bees

  • Jester Bee Company
    800-294-2373; West Ridge, AK
    Russian queens and package bees

  • Miller Bee Supply
    336-667-7513 or 888-848-5184; Millers Creek, NC
    Italian package bees
    * they do not ship bees so you must pick up

  • Tubbs Apiaries
    601-733-2313; Mize, MS
    Russian queens

  • Wilbanks Apiaries, Inc.
    912-739-4820; Claxton, GA
    Italian queens and package bees

  • Wyatt Group: Frank Wyatt
    336-635-4940; Eden, NC
    queens, nucs, pollen substitutes

 

Organizations


This document is a partial list of resources for growers and does not imply endorsement by North Carolina State University, North Carolina A&T State University, or North Carolina Cooperative Extension of any of the companies, products, or organizations listed.

This page last updated August 17, 2008.

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