Resources

Bee Anatomy

• https://bee-health.extension.org/head-segment-of-the-honey-bee/ 
• Understanding Bee Anatomy, Ian Stell

Bee Friendly Plants 

• Las Pilitas Native Plant Nursery
• Moosa Creek Native Plants
• Native West Nursery, formerly Recon (pesticide free native plants)
• And, ​please visit your local plant nursery.

Books: Biology and Behavior of the Honey Bee​

• Caron, D. and Connor, L. (2013). Honey Bee Biology and Beekeeping. Wicwas Press​
• Dadant & Sons, edit. (2015). The Hive and the Honey Bee. Dadant & Sons
• Root, A. and Root, E. (2015). The ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture. A.I. Root Company​
• Sammataro, D. & Avitabile, A. (2011). The Beekeeper's Handbook, 4th edition
• Seeley, T.D. (2010). Honeybee Democracy. Princeton University Press
• Seeley, T.D. (2019). The Lives of Bees. Princeton University Press
• Stell, I. (2012). Bee Anatomy
• Tautz, J. (2009). The Buzz about Bees. Springer Science
• Winston, M.L. (1991). The Biology of the Honey Bee. Harvard University Press

Books: Beekeeping 

• Blackiston, H. (2017). Beekeeping for Dummies, 4th edition 
• Bush, Michael. (2011). The Practical Beekeeper. Star Publishing Co. www.bushfarms.com/bees.htm 
• Crowder, L. and Harrell, H. (2012). Top Bar Beekeeping: Organic Practices for Honeybee Health. Rose, J. (2014). Beekeeping in Coastal California
• Delaplane, K. (2007), First Lessons in Beekeeping
• Heaf, D. (2010). The Bee-Friendly Beekeeper. Northern Bee Books
• Heaf, D. (2013). Natural Beekeeping with the Warre Hive. Northern Bee Books
• Heaf, D. (2021). Treatment-Free Beekeeping. Northern Bee Books 
• Kearney, H. (2019). QueenSpotting
• McFarland, Rob and Chelsea. (2015). Save the Bees With Natural Backyard Hives. Page Street Publishing https://honeylove.org
• Stiglitz, D. and Herboldsheimer, L. (2010). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Beekeeping, Penguin Books 

Classes (Local)

• Girl Next Door Honey 
• San Diego Beekeeping Society 

Education 

• California Master's Beekeeping Program
• Honeybee Health Coalition
• Nieh Lab, Dr. James Nieh UCSD
• Pollinator Partnership
• Scientific Beekeeping

Education for Children

• Grade Cluster K-3
• Africanized Honey Bees lesson plans for grades K through 12

Local Bee Supply Stores ​

•  City Farmers Nursery (local)
•  Knorr Beeswax Candles  (local)

Online Stores/Beekeeping Equipment

• Mann Lake
• Dadant & Sons

History

•  John’s Beekeeping Notebook

Magazines 

• American Bee Journal
• Bee Culture 

Podcasts & Blogs 

• Girl Next Door Honey - Beekeeping Like a Girl
• The Science of Bees - Honeybee Suite
• Thinking Bee Podcast
• Treatment Free Beekeeping Podcast
• Two Bees in a Podcast

Queens

• C F Koehnen & Sons, Inc., Glenn, CA ​
• Forest Bees, Fallbrook, CA
• Honeybee Genetics, Tauzer Apiaries, Woodland, CA
• Kona Queen Hawaii, Hawaii, HI
• Olivarez Honey Bees , Inc, Chico, CA 
• Wildflower Meadows 

Online Community

• San Diego Beekeeping Society, Facebook
• Treatment Free Beekeepers, Facebook
• Michael Bush: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7xgkeEDY3Q
• Les Crowder:  facebook.com/lescrowder-natural beekeeping official page
• David Heaf: http://warre.biobees.com/
• Tom Seeley:  https://www.youtube.com/watchv=T7CB8E7jKBc&t=2988s
• Dean Stiglitz and Laurie Herboldsheimer: https://beeuntoothers.com/about/golden-rule-honey/​
• Kirk Webster: https://kirkwebster.com/      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFD2jD0B67k

Varroa Mites

• Hesbach, W. (2016) Splits and Varroa​
• Honeybee Health Coalition
• Varroa Destructor