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The Hive and the Honey Bee

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I first used this book in 1979, it has been a companion ever since. I wear mine to shreads and must replace it every couple of years. I learned everything I neeeded to get started in bee keeping and taught me something new with every new release. To manage hives for honey production, polination or queen rearing, this book is the authority. To work in your hive, or apiary without it,is like driving your car with a blindfold on.

For the seasoned or beginning beekeeper, this tome has everything you might want to know. More than complete, surprisingly easy to navigate, HIVE AND THE HONEY BEE is the bee all and end all.

Much of this book is over the head of the typical hobbyist (myself included) but it is indispensable as a reference book. Articles on honeybee behavior are particularly helpful. If you have an old edition of the book, consider picking up another copy, there have been many revisions and additions.

Barry Richards Nashville Area Beekeepers Association

This book is for sale, new from the publisher for $36.00 brand new. Cheaper if you buy in quantity. It is the latest revision, 1992.


I just thought I would pass that along for all you would be beekeepers...

The Hive and the Honey Bee (1992) is the definitive text for anyone involved with bees, from keeping bees to simply finding out more about them. The most recent edition of this classic (1992), a wonderful clothbound book with attractive gold-stamped cover and spine, has been completely rewritten, revised, and enlarged. It's divided into 22 chapters and includes the work of 33 world-famous authors along with hundreds of photos and drawings. It's worth getting for its special features alone: a new 52-page United States and Canadian honey plants table, updated Africanized honey bee information, parasitic bee mites, pesticides, management, business practices, marketing, hive products, bee behavior, and more.

Earlier editions of this book are of interest to book collectors, of course, but are not as up-to-date or as comprehensive as this 1992 edition, all 1324 pages of it, weighing in at about 6 pounds. Early editions sell for over $140, but you can get this edition BRAND NEW from the publisher for less than a third of that. Why Amazon doesn't load up on these brand new copies at the publisher's selling price is a mystery to me.

If you want to save yourself $100+, mosey over to Dadant and Sons, Inc. and order one.

A book that no serious beekeeper should be without but the prices here at Amazon are ridiculous. The publisher sells it for $36 and other beekeeping supply houses have similar prices.

This is an excellent how-to book for novices in the honey industry. Last year when I decided that harvesting honeybees would be an interesting way to make a living, this was the book I read to prepare myself for the challenge ahead!
Read, drink and eat honey!

If you're new to bees or an old coger still raising bees, as the other reviewers have said, you've got to have this book, no arguments! It covers everything you'd ever want to know. Even after reading it and using it for reference, you'll more than likely find something new you didn't find the first time or something becomes crystal clear. :)

I will also recommend to get the newest edition, it has a red/maroon cover with gold lettering.

My husband and I finally got around to replacing our worn out copy. This newly revised edition has really lived up to our expectations. The one seller here who has it priced just right ships fast and it was packaged very well. Worth every penny and more. Best beekeeping encyclopedia ever.

This is the latest edition revised in 1992, completely rewritten and enlarged. In our opinion, it is the best reference book on honey bees and beekeeping with 1300+ pages, 22 chapters, hundreds of photos and drawings, clothbound with attractive gold stamped cover and spine, and many special features: new 52-page U.S. and Canadian honey plants table, updated Africanized honey bee information, parasitic bee mites management, business practices, marketing, hive products, bee behavior, pesticides, and more.