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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
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