The Bad Beekeeper’s Web Links
The Very Best Places to Bee on the Web
Canadian Honey Council
The National Honey Board
Tom Sanford’s APIS Newsletter
New Zealand’s Kiwimana (great podcasts!)
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Bees and Gardening:
All Around the World:
- Beekeeping without Borders
- Bee World Project
- World Agriculture Labour Supply (helps provide assistants to beekeepers)
- Beekeeper Jobs
- Beekeeping in Africa (Africa)
- More on Beekeeping in Africa (Africa)
- European Professional Beekeepers (Europe)
- Beekeeping in Arab Countries (Arabian Countries)
- Argentina Beekeeper’s Magazine (Argentina)
- Malka Queen Breeder (Argentina)
- Beekeeping News – Noticias Apicolas -en español (Argentina)
- Australia Honey Bee Industry Council (Australia)
- Australian Native Bee Research (Australia)
- Bindaree’s in Canberra (Australia)
- Golden Acres Honey (Australia)
- Hog Bay Honey on Kangaroo Island (Australia)
- Honey Bee Australias (Australia)
- Wescobee Honey Co-operative (Australia)
- Capilano Australia (Australia)
- Economic Value and Environmental Impact of Bees in Australia (Australia)
- Superbee Honey Factory (Australia)
- Rocklily Wombats Beekeeping (Australia)
- Austrian Carniolan Association (Austria)
- Biene Österreich (Austria)
- Imker (Austria)
- Belgian Beekeeping (Belgium)
- De Waterwilig (Belgium)
- Mellifica – l’abeille noire – European Dark Bees (Belgium)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Beekeeping (Bosnia i Herzogovia)
- From the Film: “Beekeeping After the War” (Bosnia i Herzogovia)
- SZR APIS (Bosnia i Herzogovia
- Brazilian Beekeepers Association (Brazil)
- Brazilian Beekeepers Magazine – Mensagem Doce (Brazil)
- Apiarios Esmeralda (Brazil)
- Allen Dick’s Honey World Web Site (Canada)
- Beekeeping in Ontario (Canada)
- Beekeeping: The Beekeeper’s Home Page (Canada)
- Chinook Honey Farm, Okotoks, Alberta (Canada)
- Quebec Beekeeping Museum (Canada)
- Quebec – West Quebec Beekeeping (Canada)
- Yukon Beekeeping (Canada)
- Carlos Leinenweber’s AgroApicultura Centre (Chile)
- Chilean Beekeeping and the Laws of Nature (Chile)
- Chilean Colmenares Suizos Site (Chile)
- Website Book on Beekeeping in Chile Apicultura chilena (Chile)
- Ancient Chinese Beekeeping (China)
- Cliff Hanging Beehives of China (China)
- China No. 1 Bees (China)
- Cooperative Chinese Beekeeping (China)
- Beekeeping Problems in Costa Rica (Costa Rica)
- Costa Rica Apiaries (Costa Rica)
- Apipharma – Bee-based Medicines (Croatia)
- Croatian Beekeeping (Croatia)
- Hrvatski Pcelarski (Croatia)
- Croatian Beekeeping (Croatia)
- Eko Pcelarstvo Duhacek (Croatia)
- Ivan Drvar’s Beekeeping (Croatia)
- Lovro Krnic’s Bee Site (Croatia)
- Everything About Bees (Croatia)
- Pcelarsko društvo „Zagreb“ – Zagreb Beekeepers (Croatia)
- Web Pcelinjak – Dr Miro Farkaš (Croatia)
- Beekeeping in the Czech Republic (Czech Republic)
- Honey Bee Institute (Czech Republic)
- Prague – 13th Convention of Beekeeping Innovators (Czech Republic)
- Cyprus Super Bees (Cyprus and Crete)
- Danish Beekeepers (Denmark)
- Almaleka – in Arabic (Egypt)
- Egyptian Beekeeping (Egypt)
- Estonian Beekeeping (Estonia)
- South Pacific Beekeeping (Fiji)
- Hunajayhtymä (Finland)
- Polar Honey Finland (Finland)
- Apiculteur en Provence (France)
- Apiservices and Apimondia Pages (France)
- Union Nationale de l’Apiculture Française (France)
- A Year Beekeeping in France (France)
- Bienen.de (Germany)
- Beekeeping Museum in Weimar (Germany)
- Bieneninstitut Kirchhain (Germany)
- Bio-Honig: Wald und Wiesen Imkerei (Germany)
- Honig Hausen (Germany)
- Honig Schmidt (Germany)
- Imkerei-Technik (Germany)
- Institut für Bienenkunde aus Frankfurt (Germany)
- A History of Greek Honey and Beekeeping (Greece)
- Greek Beekeeper’s Forum (Greece)
- Greek Beekeeping Center (Greece)
- Greek Honeydew Production (Greece)
- John Phillips – A Beekeeper in Greece (Greece)
- MelissokomiaNet (Greece)
- A méhcsalád genetikája – Honeybee Genetics and Old Stock Preservation (Hungary)
- Development of Beekeeping in Hungary (Hungary)
- Hungarian Beekeeping (Hungary)
- Hungarian National Beekeepers’ Association (Hungary)
- Queen Rearing (Hungary)
- Méhészeti Terméktanács (Hungary)
- Monks, Doctors and Little Old Ladies – Beekeepers of Hungary (Hungary)
- Rotating Frame Hive from KÔNYA (Hungary)
- Visiting a Hungarian Beekeeper (Hungary)
- Honey Making in Iceland (Iceland)
- Monty Python – Celebrating Icelandic Honey Week (Iceland)
- Miss Apis’ Iceland Adventure (Iceland)
- Beekeeping in Iceland (Iceland)
- Beekeeping in Iraq (Iraq)
- Dr Sanford: Report on Beekeeping in Iraq (Iraq)
- Status of Beekeeping in Iraq (Iraq)
- Federation of Irish Beekeepers(Ireland)
- Apicoltura AAAB(Italy)
- Apicultura On Line (Italy)
- Sicily Beekeeping (Italy)
- Honeybee Science Research Center, Tamagawa University (Japan)
- Bee Research Unit – Jordan (Jordan)
- Bees and Beekeeping in Kuwait (Kuwait)
- Country of Oil and Honey (Kuwait)
- Guided Farm Tours in Latvia (Latvia)
- Latvian Beeks Association (Latvia)
- Beekeeping in Lebanon Overview (Lebanon)
- Lithuanian Beekeeping (Lithuania)
- Giant Bee Trees under Threat (Malaysia)
- The Golden Honey Bee (Malaysia)
- Malay Beekeeping (Malaysia)
- Malaysian Pineapple Honey Production (Malaysia)
- National Public Radio’s Honey Hunters (Malaysia)
- Sweetness and Light (Malta)
- Impact of Africanized Bees in Sinaloa (Mexico)
- Mayan Beekeeping Tradition Fades (Mexico)
- Research Report: Pollen Plants and Bees in the Yucatan (Mexico)
- Smithsonian Tropical Research: Maya Beekeeping (Mexico)
- Moldovian Beekeeping (Moldova)
- Moroccan Beekeeping Loan Risks (Morocco)
- Beautiful Honey Pots (Netherlands)
- Dutch Beekeeping Forum (Netherlands)
- Historical Bee Video (Netherlands)
- The Hoogeveen Honey Pot Site (Netherlands)
- Organic Honey Production News (Netherlands)
- Background on Beekeeping in NZ (New Zealand)
- Kiwimana (great podcasts!) (New Zealand)
- Genuine UMF-16+ Manuka Honey (New Zealand)
- Apiculture New Zealand (New Zealand)
- Study of New Zealand Beekeeping (New Zealand)
- Organic Beekeeping (Nicaragua)
- Apis Mellifera in the Land of the Incas (Peru)
- BeeWorld Project:Peru (Peru)
- PurProject Peru (Peru)
- Beekeeping Congress (Philippines)
- Guide to Philippines Beekeeping (Philippines)
- Beekeeping in the Philippines (Philippines)
- Pitcairn Island’s Honey (Pitcairn Island)
- Tomek Miodek’s Buckfast Bee Site (Poland, in Polish)
- Jerzy Woyke’s Warsaw Agricultural University (Poland)
- Eurohonig from Bucharest (Romania)
- Lectii Apicultura (Romania)
- Bee Tools, in Russian (Basically, just a pirated copy of this page!) (Russia)
- Great Russian Web Site (Russia)
- Alternative Technology (in Russian) (Russia)
- Russian Language Beekeeping Site (Russia)
- Russian Language International Bee News (Russia)
- Saudi Beekeeping Industry (Saudi Arabia)
- Lochluichart Beekeeping (Scotland)
- Beekeeping Exhibition (Serbia)
- PČELARSTVO 2003 (Serbia)
- Internet Journal (Serbia)
- Miljko Šljivića (Serbia)
- Beekeeping Statistics (Serbia)
- Internet Magazine (Serbia)
- The Magic of Serbian Honey (Serbia)
- History of Beekeeping in Slovakia (Slovakia)
- Detailed and Informative Slovakian Bee Web Site (Slovakia)
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- Apiaries of Slovenia (Slovenia)
- Land of the Young Beekeepers (Slovenia)
- Stane Plut’s Bronze Apimondia Site (Slovenia)
- Tourism Slovenia’s Bee Page (Slovenia)
- Rivendale Apiculture – at the Western Cape (South Africa)
- Universo Miel – honey and more (Spain)
- Beekeepers of Sweden (Sweden)
- P. O.’s Swedish Beekeeping (Sweden)
- zum Bienenvolk (Switzerland)
- Schweizerischen Carnicaimker – Vereinigung (Switzerland)
- Apiaries Levant (Syria)
- Leliv Family – Beekeepers (Tajikstan)
- Clove Honey Production on Pemba Island (Tanzania)
- Beekeeping on the Tropical Island of Tobago (Tobago)
- Beekeeping Safety Equipment (Turkey)
- Ukrainian Beekeeping (Ukraine)
- Beekeeping in the City of London (United Kingdom)
- Florida – Recent Events in Beekeeping (USA)
- Mid-Atlantic Apiculture (USA)
- Midnite Bee Page, State of Maine (USA)
- National Honey Board’s Home Page (USA)
- The American Beekeeping Federation (USA)
- US Bee Research Lab (USA)
- USDA Stats Sheets on Honey Prices, Colony Count (USA)
- Apiservice’s In-depth Report on Vietnam (Vietnam)
- Beekeepers Vietnam (Vietnam)
- Vietnam Rafter Hives (Vietnam)
Bees, Poverty and World Development:
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- Keeping Bees in the Developing World
– From the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization:
- Keeping Bees in the Developing World
Links to Beekeeping, Entomology, and Apiculture Research Sites:
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- Colorado State University
- University of Florida – APIS Homepage
- University of Georgia Honey Bee Program
- Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UCLA
- Iowa State Entomology
- Logan Utah USDA Bee Lab
- Louisiana USDA Bee Lab
- The Bee Research Laboratory (USDA – Beltsville)
- Carl Hayden Research Lab (USDA Tucson)
- Penn State’s Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Beekeeping Site
- Michigan State University – Department of Entomology
- Nebraska’s Bee Tidings Newsletter
- Apiculture Program at U of North Carolina
- USDA – Bee Disease Laboratory
- Varroa Mite Control using Natural Oils – U of West Virginia
- Honey Bee Research at Guelph – Canada
- Apiculture in Jinlin Province, China
- Laboratory of Apiculture – U Sussex, U.K.
Links to Beekeeping Educational Services:
Beekeeping Organizations:
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- Global Queen Breeders Association (International)
- International Bee Research Association (International)
- International Federation of Beekeepers (Apimondia) (International)
- Apimondia – International Congresses (International)
- Find Clubs and Bee Inspectors for your USA State or Canadian Province (Canada and the USA)
- Eastern Apicultural Society of North America (Canada and the USA)
- Canadian Honey Council (Canada)
- The American Beekeeping Federation (USA)
- Back Yard Bee Association (USA)
- National Honey Board (USA)
- Heartland Beekeepers Association (USA)
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- Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Bee Club (Australia)
- Tasmanian Beekeepers (Australia)
- Beekeepers Society of South Australia (Australia)
- Brazilian Beekeepers Association (Brazil)
- Alberta Beekeepers’ Commission (Alberta, Canada)
- Calgary & District Beekeepers Association (Alberta, Canada)
- Edmonton and District Beekeepers’ Association (Alberta, Canada)
- Central Beekeepers Alliance (New Brunswick, Canada)
- Ontario Beekeepers Association (Ontario, Canada)
- Thunder Bay Beekeepers Association (Ontario, Canada)
- Regina and District Bee Club (Saskatchewan, Canada)
- Saskatchewan Beekeepers Association (Saskatchewan, Canada)
- Danmarks Biavlerforenings Hjemmeside (Denmark)
- European Black Bee Preservation Society (Europe)
- Apiculture New Zealand (New Zealand)
- Scottish Beekeeping Association (Scotland)
- Fife Beekeepers Association (The East of Fife, Scotland)
- Beekeeping Association of Slovenia (Slovenia)
- Beekeeping Association of Sweden (Sweden)
- Avon Beekeepers Association (UK)
- Bee Farmers Association of the United Kingdom (UK)
- Bees for Development – British Charity Organisation (UK)
- British Beekeepers (BBKA) Association (UK)
- Essex Beekeepers Association (UK)
- First Honey Producers Co-operative (UK)
- Hampshire Beekeepers Association (UK)
- Kent Beekeepers of England (UK)
- The National Honey Show (UK)
- Northamptonshire Beekeepers’ Association (UK)
- Somerset Beekeepers Association (UK)
- Surrey Beekeepers Association (UK)
- Sussex Beekeepers’ Association: Brighton & Lewes Division (UK)
- West Glamorgan Beekeeping Society (Wales)
- Welsh Beekeepers Association – Cymdeithas Gwenynwyr Cymru (Wales)
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- Brown County Beekeepers Association (Wisconsin, USA )
- Capital Area Beekeepers of Central PA (Pennsylvania, USA )
- Cherokee Bee Club (Georgia, USA )
- Chester County Bee Association (Pennsylvania, USA )
- Florida State Beekeepers Association (Florida, USA )
- Georgia Beekeepers Association (Georgia, USA)
- Guildford County (North Carolina, USA)
- Indiana Beekeepers Association (Indiana, USA)
- Long Island Beekeepers (NY, USA)
- Louisiana State Beekeepers Association (Louisiana, USA)
- Jefferson County Beekeepers Association (Missouri, USA)
- Michigan (South-East) Beekeepers (Michigan, USA)
- Montgomery County Beekeepers Association (Maryland, USA)
- Nashville Area Beekeeper’s Association Tennessee, USA)
- Ohio’s East Central BKA (Ohio, USA)
- Trumbull County Beekeepers (Ohio, USA)
- Oregon Beekeepers Association (Oregon, USA)
- Pugent Sound Bee Club (Washington, USA)
- Sacramento Area Beekeepers Association (California, USA)
- Santa Clara Valley Beekeepers’ Guild (California, USA)
- Tennessee Beekeeper’s Association (Tennessee, USA)
- West Sound Bee Club (Washington, USA )
- West Virginia Beekeepers’ Association (W VA, USA)
- Williamson County Area (Texas, USA)
Beekeeper’s Personal Home Pages:
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- Adam Finkelstein’s Home Page
- Albert Needham’s “Bees-on-Line”
- Allen Dick’s Honey World Web Site
- Archibald Honey Company, Australia
- Arnold Honey Bee Services, east Tennessee
- Beekeepers’ Home Pages, active since October 1995!
- Bee Source on-line Forums
- Beekeeping is Sexy (But you already knew that.)
- Boris Romanov’s Bee Behaviour Web Site
- Burleson’s Texas Honey Homehive
- E&M Gold Beekeepers of Tinton Falls, New Jersey, USA
- J’aime les Abeilles
- Fisher Honey Bees, Tampa Bay, Florida
- Franc Šivic’s – Beekeeping, A Way of Living
- Friederike Erlinghagen – Research and Papers
- Glenn Apiaries – Queen Breeding Information
- Grossman Oregon Organic Farm- Honey
- Honey Run Apiaries in Northwest Ohio, USA
- Honig Haeuschen – German Site
- (queen bee) Jan’s…of bees, beekeepers, and food
- Jay Hosler, Bee Biologist and Bee Book Author
- John’s Beekeeping Notebook
- Long Lane Honey Bee Farms
- Kallas Honey Farm
- Linda Tilman’s Blog – Ten Years of Keeping Bees
- Lochluichart Beekeeping
- Lone Star Farms (Bryan, Texas)
- Mohawk Valley Trading CompanyPure Foods’ Home Page
- Michael Mordenti’s Pennsylvania Beekeeping Site
- Mtn. Honey of Georgia
- The Perfect Bee: Perfect for Beginners
- Phil Chandler, The Barefoot Beekeeper
- Robert Talk’s Bee Talk Site
- Sleeping Bear Michigan Farms
- Sue Cobey – Honey Bee Insemination
- Summit Gardens Honey Farms of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Tate’s Spokane Washington Honey Farm
- Tropical Blossom Florida Honey Company
- Vlado Augustin’s Slovenian Web Site
- Waitaki Honey – New Zealand
- Wildwood Forest Honey – Georgia, USA
- The World of Beekeeping – Learn Beekeeping for Under $50
Beekeeping Museums
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- Honeyworld for Tourists – Queensland, Australia
- Musée de l’Abeille – Quebec, Canada
- Musee des Arts et Traditions Apicoles – Château de la Causega, France
- Le Musée du Miel – France
- Lebendigen Bienenmuseum Knüllwald – Germany
- Bienenkundemuseum – Münstertal, Germany
- Beekeeping Museum in Weimar– Germany
- (Pastida) Rhodes Beekeeping Museum – Greece
- Rhodes Beekeeping Museum – Greece
- Plattner Bienenhof – Südtirol, Italy
- Museo del Miele – Italy
- Ancient Beekeeping Museum – Ignalina, Lithuania
- Westfälisch-Niederländisches Imkermuseum – Netherlands
- Virtual Tour of the Cebelarski muzej – Radovljica, Slovenia
- The Prokopovych Beekeeping Institute Museum – Kiev, Ukraine
Companies that Sell Bee Supplies:
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- ARSPO – bee glove manufacturers
- Bee-Commerce – Quality Bee Supplies and Online Advice
- BeeHaven (‘Killer Bee’ Protection)
- Bee Maid, Alberta, Canada
- Bee Suits for US and UK Beekeepers
- BeeThinking: Top Bar Hives, Warres, other equipment
- Bee Ventilator System from Bee Cool: Keeping Bees Cool
- Bee Vital (Health Supplies for Bees)
- Betterbee, Inc. – Bee Supplies, Candle & Soap Eq. and More
- Bindaree’s in Canberra, Australia
- Bob’s Bee Equipment, Melbourne, Australia
- Brushy Mountain Bee Equipment
- Buckeye Bees & Equipment
- Central European Hive Equipment
- China: Orient Beekeeping Supplies
- Country Hill Beekeeping Supplies, New Brunswick, Canada
- Dixie Bee Supply Store (located in South Carolina, USA)
- Cowen Manufacturing
- Dadant’s Main Home Page
- Eco Bee Box – Reinforced Corners to Strengthen or Repair Supers
- Fraser Auction House: Usually has some western Canadian bee auctions
- Glorybee Supplies
- Honey Labels!
- Italy’s Lega Extracting Equipment
- Mann Lake Bee Supplies, Minnesota, USA
- MEDIVET – Medicines to control Nosema, AFB, and Mites!
- Miller Bee Supplies, North Carolina
- Mite Gone Formic Acid Dispensers
- Pigeon Mountain Trading Company
- Plastools Honey Punch – used for uncapping w/o electricity
- On-Line Bee and Bee Supplies Sources
- Queen Bee Insemination Equipment
- Queen Rearing and Beekeeping Supplies
- Rauch Boy Bee Smokers – Germany
- Solar Energy Action Alliance
- Sherriff’s Protective Beekeeping Clothing
- Swienty Bee Supplies – Denmark
- Thorne’s Bee Equipment Home Page, U.K.
- Western Bee Supply, USA
Bees and Queens for Sale
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- Carnica – Carniolan Bees and Queens
- Cedar Glen Bees and Queens – Washington State
- Dancing Bees – Ontario, Canada
- Glenn Apiaries’ Bee Breeder
- Hawaiian Queen Co. Inc.
- Hungarian Queen Rearing Business
- MALKA – Argentina Queen and Bee Company
- Pedersen’s Saskatchewan Queen and Honey Farm
- Rossman Apiaries
- Sue Cobey’s Ohio State Queen Breeding
- Suppliers of Bees and Queens in the USA
Computer Tools for Beekeepers:
Lists of Beekeeping Links to Millions of Web Sites:
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- Apiculture Websites
- Australian Beekeeping Links
- Bee Lining’s Bee Links List
- Beginning Beekeeper’s Links
- Bee-Who Directory
- Bee Aware’s Beekeeping Web Site Lists
- Bee Data dot Com’s List of Bee Links
- Bob’s Bee Links
- Central Europe – Croatian
- Fife Beekeeping Links to Scotland and Beyond
- Honey Expert’s Links
- IBRA’s Beekeeping Links
- Midnight Bee’s Links Page
- ‘About’ Bees Links
- Mostly About Honey Links
- New Jersey Beekeepers’ Favourite Links
- Organic Beekeeping’s Links
- Pickens County South Carolina Bee Research List
- Surrey Beekeepers’ Bee Links List
- Yugoslavian List of 100 Sites
Laws and Legal Statutes about Bees and Beekeeping:
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- List of Bee Inspectors in Canada and the USA
- Alaska Bee Statutes
- US Federal Regulations
- Georgia Beekeeping Laws
- Honey House Regulations for the State of Georgia
- Illinois Bee Regulations
- Organic Beekeeping Regulations
- Statistics of US Honey Production (for past 40 years)
- USA Federal Laws and Regulations
- USA Laws and Regulations on Honey Bees
Beeswax, Candle Making, Crafts, and Honey-Product Gifts:
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- At Wix End – Candle Supplies
- Beeswax Furniture Polish
- Blossomland Bee Crafts and Supplies
- Blue Corn Beeswax Candles
- Candle Connection – how to make your own candles
- Candle Escape
- Candle Making Techniques
- Coogar (Candle) Products
- Great Big Candle Catalog
- Honey Pots and Things – European Gifts
- HoneyJewels.Com – Gifts and Ideas
- Honey Hill Farm – Handcrafted Honey & Beeswax Soaps
- Honey Stone Candles
- HumbleBumble Bee Gifts
- Local Honey For Sale
- Peak Candle Making Supplies
- Red Bee Studio – Honeybee Healing Products: Soaps, Salves, Candles
- Solar Wax Melters and Beeswax
- The Place to Bee – Beeswax Candles
- Wentworth Craft Centre, South Yorkshire, England
Books, Photos and Magazines About Bees and Beekeeping
Amazing, Amusing Literary Classic –
Bad Beekeeping by Ron Miksha
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- The Bee Photographer – Outstanding Pictures!
- Search “Bee” at Can Stock Photo for Pictures of Honeybees!
- American Bee Journal
- A.I. Root’s Bee Culture
- Apiacta – International Beekeeping Research
- Apidologie – International Research Journal of Apiculture
- Amazing, Amusing Literary Classic – Bad Beekeeping by Ron Miksha
- Beekeeping Books
- Beekeeping Quarterly Magazine
- Bee Talk Back Issues
- Brazilian Beekeepers Magazine – Mensagem Doce
- Close-up Photos of Bees
- Croatian Bee Journal – Pcelarski žurnal
- Crossword Bee Words
- California Beekeeping Books for Download
- Georgia Bee Quarterly Newsletter
- German Beekeeping Magazine Imkerei Technik Magazin
- “Keeping the Bees” (book review from the Globe and Mail)
- List of Old and Rare Bee Books
- Life of the Bee by Maurice Maeterlinck, 1862-1949
- McGregor’s Book on Pollination
- New Zealand Beekeeping Journal
- Ohio’s ‘The Beehive’ On-Line Newsletter
- Oregon Beekeepers’ PDF Bee Line
- PerfectBees’ Book Store
- Russian Beekeeping Journal
- U of Georgia’s Year in the Life of an Apiary Book and Video
On-Line Book Stores:
Management of Problem Bees:
How to Bee a Better Beekeeper:
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- What Changing Climate may Mean to Beekeeping
- Dangers of Buying Used by Equipment (and tips to avoid trouble)
- Bee Blog – Diary of an Incompetent Beekeeper
- A Year in the Bee Yard – Pennsylvania
- About Swarming
- Anatomy of a Hive: From NOVA on PBS
- Apiculture Newsletters from University of California
- Back Yard Beekeeping – Nice resource!
- Bee Behaviour – Boris Romanov Site
- Bee Tidings Newsletter from Nebraska
- Beginning Beekeeping Resources
- Certificate Course in Organic Beekeeping
- Climate and Beekeeping – Florida as an Example
- Code of Practice for Urban Beekeeping
- Colony Management
- Country Hills’ Guide to Beginning Beekeeping
- Florida Master Beekeeper Program Requirements
- The Georgia Beekeeper’s Association Newsletter – TARA
- Getting Started with Beekeeping – British Guide
- GMO Foods and How They Effect Beekeeping
- Honey Bee Biology – Powerpoint Show
- Honeybee.com’s Beginning Beekeeping Information
- How Bees Control Temperature in the Hive
- How to Get Started in Beekeeping
- How to Become a Beekeeper – from Mann Lake Supplies
- Farrar’s Life of the Honey Bee
- ‘Go Beekeeping’ – Advice for the Hobby Beekeeper
- Live Pictures of Bee Colony
- Beginning Beekeeping Information
- Information on Capturing Swarms
- Installing Package Bees
- Moisture in Honey – and How to Control It
- Organic Beekeeping Certification
- Participate in APIS Information Resources
- Practical Information from University of N.C.
- Producing Comb (Section) Honey
- Queen Management Techniques from Ohio State U.
- Small Scale Beekeeping: A Complete Guide Book
- Swarm Prevention
- Tips for Suburban Beekeepers
- Using Nucs in Beekeeping
- Ventilation and Wintering Bees
Saving the Bees:
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- Adopt a Beehive – if you worry about the loss of honey bees!
- Bee-Friendly Landscaping
- Chemical-Free Beekeeping at Lone Star Farms
- The Daily Green
- European Safe Havens for Bee Recovery
- Lament for the Bees
- Honey Bee Quiet – News on the Disappearing Bees
- Info on Colony Collapse Disorder
- Save Our Bees – from the Canadian Honey Council
- Saving the Vanishing Bees – Scientific American Magazine
- Supporting Bee Conservation at Home
- Breakfast without Bees – Check out this neat graphic!
- USDA Stats for Bee Losses – May 2009
- Virus Responsible for Honey Bee Collapse?
- Weekly Reader’s Bee Plight – for kids
- What Kids Can Do to Help the Bees (PDF)
Beekeeper’s Blogs:
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- A Beekeeper’s Blog by Malcolm Sanford
- Abelha Preguicosa
- Allen Dick – Fifteen Years of Bee Blogging
- Audrey’s Buzzin’Honey Bee Blog
- Backwards Beekeeping – No-Chemicals, No Meds
- Bee House Hives – from Montana
- Bee Natural – Top Bar/Natural Comb Beekeeping
- Bees in the Antipodes (New Zealand)
- Brookfield Farm Honey (Washington State)
- Bugsquad
- Bulgarian Bee Blog
- Carolina Bees’ Blog
- Charlotte’s Carolina Bees
- Eric Tourneret – the Bee Photographer’s Blog
- Glacier County Montana Beee Blog (cute writing by a cute beekeeper)
- Heart of Georgia (USA) Bee Blog
- Hill Top Farm’s Bee Lady
- Honey Beekeeping Course
- Inspired Beekeeping – 24 year-old bee girl wanders around Turkey
- Linda Tilman – Ten Years of Blogging about Georgia Bees
- London School of Economics’ Bees
- Mark’s Bees – North Carolina Blog
- North Carolina Bees’ Nest
- PerfectBee Blog
- Phil Chandler – The Barefoot Beekeeper’s Blog
- Que du bonheur (Voici la casa di apiculteur)
- Romanian Bee Blog (Cresterea matcilor)
- Ron Miksha – Calgary Beekeeper and Occasional Bee Blogger
- Tom Sanford’s Monthly Florida Newsletter
- Stephen Epstein – Israel-based Bee Blogger and Photographer Extraordinaire!
- Steve’s Bees – Step-by-step Beekeeping in New England
- Sweetpea’s Kitchen Bee Blog
- Vintage Bee
- Wisconsin Bee Blogger
The Business of Beekeeping:
Bees and Beekeeping Videos:
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- Apicolas Videos
- Australia’s Native Bees – Videos
- BBC Video on the Giant Asian Bee
- Bees Working The Oil Palm
- Bees and Varroa – from Beevital
- Beginning Beekeeping Videos
- Boris Romanov’s Bee Hive and Bee Videos
- British Beekeeping Movies from the 1930s – silent, black and white
- Comb Honey on Morning Talk TV – this one is great!!
- Commercial Beekeepers Pulling Honey – Bees Gone Wild
- Croatian Language Beekeeping Videos
- High-Speed Video from inside a Beehive – watch the bees build a nest!
- Jordanian Collection of Bee Films (in Arabic, mostly on queen-rearing)
- Le Api by Antonio Pasculli (written in 1874, performed on keyboard
- London Beekeeper
- Honey Bee Life Cycle
- Malaysian Pineapple Honey Production Movie
- Migratory Beekeeping – Video Collection
- Monty Python – Celebrating Icelandic Honey Week (Iceland)
- Silent Beekeeping Videos from the 1930s
- Steve Colbert Tribute Bee Hive
- Stingless Bees of the Amazon – from Eric Tourneret
- Tennessee Beekeepers’ Association Video about Pollination
- U of Georgia’s Year in the Life of an Apiary Book and Video
- Ulee’s Gold Trailer
- Varroa Mite Life-Cycle Movie
- Video on Removing Bees from a Bee Tree
- Waggle-Tale Bee Dance
- Watching Bees Swarm and their Capture in a Tree – in Croatia
- Working the Top Bar Hive in Kenya, Africa
- Honey Bee Web Cameras:
- – – Georgia Honey Bee Web Camera
- – – Indiana Honey Bee Web Camera
- – – San Diego Honey Bee Web Camera
Make Your Own Bee Equipment:
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- Dancing Bee Equipment
- European Alpine Bee Hive Plans
- Hive Making Information Book Store (sells construction plans)
- Making your own?? Bee Hive Construction Info!
- Langstroth Hive Plans
- Paul’s Ingenious Solar Wax Melter Instructions
- Solar Wax Melter Plans from Bee Tools
- Top Bar Hives – Construction, FAQs – Great International Reference!
- Observation Bee Hives
- Observation Bee Hives – Building and Set-up
- Bee Tool’s Observation Bee Hive Construction
- Build a Bee Vacuum
- Constructive Beekeeping Book (plus a varroa trap) by Norman Chapman
- Alternative Hive Designs (Long Hives, Top Bar Hives)
- Bee Venom Collector Device
- Top Bar Hive Honey Collection
- Different Kinds of Bee Hives – alphabetical list of 276 different hive styles
- Langstroth Hive Parts
- Rusty Wise: The WCB (British) Hive Box
- Solar Wax Melter
All About Queen Bees
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- Bee Biology – including Queen Mating
- Bee Improvement and Breeding – BIBBA, UK
- Film on Raising Queens in Jordan (in Arabic, has great photography)
- Glenn Apiaries’ Bee Breeder’s Information
- Georgian (former USSR) Caucasian Queen Breeding Site
- Honeybee Genetics – Vacaville, California
- Honeybee Genome Project
- How to Re-Queen a Hive
- The New World Carniolan Breeding Program
- NOVA: Queen Bees
- Queen Bees
- Queen Bees Management Fact Sheet
- Queen Breeding and Instrument Insemination
- Referral List of Queen Producers from Glenn Apiaries
- Royal Jelly Site from Slovenia
- The USDA Honey Bee Breeding, Genetics & Physiology Research Unit
- Virgina Beekeepers’ List of Queen Bee Sources
Diseases, Mites, and Pests
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- Chalkbrood Recommendations
- Army and Bee Scientists Solve the Mystery of the Disappearing Bees!
- Honey Bee Quiet.com – Colony Collapse Disease
- Colony Collapse News Story
- Colony Collapse – MidAtlantic Research
- Colony Collapse Disorder Study in Florida
- Salon Mag – Discussion on Colony Collapse Syndrome
- Colony Collapse and Other News from USDA National Agricultural Library
- Science News Magazine Article on Mites and Russian Resistant Bees
- Honey Bee Disease Diagnosis and Information
- Bears and Bees
- Beekeeping and the Tracheal Mite
- EXCELLENT Photographs of Bee Diseases!
- Government of Canada Fumagillin-B Site
- How to Catch Varroa Mites
- Mite Gone Formic Acid Dispensers
- Controlling Mites with Essential Oils
- Varroa and Essential Oils
- Mite Gone Formic Acid Treatment and Supplies
- Recommendations on Controlling Hive Beetles and Mites
- Varroa Mite Information
- Varroa Mite Disease Fact Sheets
- Varroa – Powdered Sugar Sampling Technique
- The Effect of Stress on Various Races of Bees
- Woodpecker Damage to Beehives
- Small Hive Beetle
- Small Hive Beetle in Australia
- Small Hive Beetle Distribution and Life Cycle
- A True Bear in the Bees Tale
- Florida Bears and Beekeeping
- Managing Bear Damage in Bee Yards
- USDA Bee Brood Disease Information
- Where Have All the Bees Gone?? – from Penn State
- Video on Varroa Mite Life Cycle
- Wax Moths and Their Control
- Wax Moth Control
- MEDIVET – Medicines to Control Nosema, AFB, and Mites!
The African Honey Bee:
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- Map Showing Spread of African Honey Bees 1990-2003
- African Bees Turn Left from Mexico – Searching for Food
- Africanized Bees in Arizona
- Africanized Bees in California
- Africanized Bees in Florida
- Brazilian Site for Africanized Bees – Apis mellifera scutellata
- The African Honey Bee
- African Honey Bees – What You Need to Know
- Bad Bee Stories in the News
- Differences Between African and European Honey Bees
- Impact of Africanized Bees on Agriculture in Sinaloa, Mexico
- Not Killer Bees!
- Living with Africanized Bees in Mexico
- Mean Gene Discovered in Africanized Honey Bees
- Movie: Tickle Me Elmo Doll vs the Africanized Bees
- Predictions on the Spread of the African Honey Bee
- Video from National Geographic
Other Types of Bees and the Honey Bee Races
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- Australian Native Bee Research
- Belgium Project – l’abeille noire – European Dark Bees
- Buckfast, Monticola, and Greek Bees
- Raising Bumble Bees
- Bumble Bee Web Page
- Bumble Bees, University of Michigan
- Bumble Bee Photograph
- Carniolan Bees
- Carniolan Bees at Carniolan.com
- Die Dunkle Biene – The German Dark Bee
- European Association for Preservation of the European Dark Bee
- Feral Bee Project
- Galtee Bee Breeders – The Irish Dark Bee
- Himalayan apis cerana
- Hornets
- Insect Encyclopedia
- Insects.org
- Jordan’s APIS Mellifera Syriaca (a study in biodiversity)
- Know About Bumblebees (includes a picture)
- Know About Carpenter Bees (includes a picture)
- Know About Digger Bees (includes a picture)
- Know About Leafcutter Bees (includes a picture)
- Know About Mason Bees (includes a picture)
- Know About Orchid Bees (includes a picture)
- Know About Sweat Bees (includes a picture)
- Mason Bees: Raising
- Knox Cellar’s – The Orchard Mason Bee
- How to Raise Orchard Mason Bees
- Solitary Bee Management
- Solitary Bees and Nest Building Info!
- Stingless Bee of Panama
- Stingless Bee Species
- The Races of Honey Bees
- Red and Blue Mason Bees – Oxford Bee Company, U.K.
- Lousiana USDA Bee Lab (Russian Bee anti-Varroa Project)
- Entomology Stuff – Insect Notes
- Pollen Loads (with Pictures) from Wild Bees
- Wild Bee Management
Bee Pollination and Honey Plants
Bee Pollination:
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- All About Honey Bee Pollination
- Bees and Pollination Reference and Facts – from Ohio State
- BeeWeb – Connects Pollinators and Farmers
- Pollination and Ecology
- California Commercial Migratory Beekeeper Moving from Kiwis to Alfalfa
- CNN Article on Disappearing Pollinators
- Economics of Pollination
- Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Gardening
- Honey Bees and Citrus Pollination
- Our Forgotten Pollinators – An Activist Page
- Pollination Primer (FAQ Sheet)
- Online Pollination Handbook (S.E. McGregor’s complete USDA book!)
- Tennessee Beekeepers’ Association Video about Pollination
- Pollination with Bees: How It Works and What It Does
- The Pollination Home Page
- Watermelon Pollination by Honey Bees
- Will Plants and Pollinators Get “Out-of-Sync?”
Plants for Pollen and Nectar:
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- North American Interactive Bee Forage Map – See the plants bees work!
- Bee Friendly Gardening from Cascadian Farm
- Australian Plant Pollination by Honey Bees
- Bee Working Borage
- Buckwheat
- Croatia’s Honey Plants
- Denmark’s Honey Plants
- Florida Honey Plants – Excellent List!
- Forage Maps of Nectar and Pollen
- Honey Plants in Central Europe ( Hungary )
- Honey Plants – with Pictures
- Long Island, New York, Honey Plants
- Melissa’s Gardens – Honey Plants
- Saw-Palmetto
- Southern (USA) Honey Plants
- Western Australia Honey Plants
- What’s Blooming?
Kids’ Stuff:
- Yucky Stuff
- Fun Stuff
- Bed Bugs – Insect Learning for Kids
- BeeCam: Inside the Live Hive
- Drapers’ Bee Camera
- Parts of a Bee Study
- Beekeeping and Bees Crossword Puzzle
- The Clan Apis Comic Book
- Honey Bee Trading Cards
- Honey Bee Quiz
- Hooray for Beekeeping! – Book
- Insect Riddles – Written by Kids!
- Art to Cut and Clip and Colour!
- Culinary’s Honey for Kids Page
- Wonderful World Of Insects
- Word Search to Print and Do
- Resources
- A Kid’s Guide to Honey, Recipes, and More
- A Kid’s Guide to Honey Bees
- Beekeepers and Their Tools
- A Fun Picture Story About Bees
- A Quick Look at Honey Bees
- See the Different Kinds of Bees
- Things to Know about Honey Bees
- PBS’s Nova: Anatomy of a Hive
- 4-H Bee Quest on Printable PDF
- Bee Lesson Plans for Teachers
- Iowa State’s Honey Bee Class Activity
- A Beekeeping Lesson Plan for Grades K-3
- Teaching Kids About Bee Society and Behavior
- Lesson Plan on How Honey Bees Communicate
- Make Your Own Bees
- Where Does Honey Come From?
- What Exactly Do Bees Do?
- Learn About the Parts of a Bee’s Body
- How Do Bees Make Honey?
- Drones, Workers, and Queens
- An Introduction to Bees
- The Honey Bee Fact File
- Watch A Video About Giant Honey Bees
- Pictures, Sounds and Information About Bees
- Making Honey
- Beeswax
- Types of Honey
- Bee Things to Print and Colour
- Bee Buzz for Kids
- Children’s Story About Royal Jelly
- Coloring Bees for Kids
- Fun Picture-Story of Making Honey
- Honey Bee Dance – Resource for Teachers
- K-3 Teaching Materials
- Look Inside the Bee’s Home – from PBS’s Nova
- African Honey Bee Resource Tools for Teachers
- Teachers’ Resources from British Beekeepers
- Wonderful World of Insects
- The Bug Ranch
- Why Do Bees Make Honey?
- Wikipedia Article About Beekeeping
Honey Bee Trivia and Marvelous Facts:
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- Amazing Facts About Honey
- BalticBees Jet Team
- Bee and Hive Trivia
- Bee Facts and a Coloring Page
- Bee Facts, Trivia and Activities
- Bee Trivia
- Brief History of Honey
- The Buzz About Bees
- Buzzy’s Honey Bee Trivia
- Crazy Honey Brainteasers
- Glossary of Honey Bee and Beekeeping Terms
- Honey Association’s Honey Trivia
- Honey Bee Anatomy
- Honey Bee Dance Communication, from Scientific American
- Holly the Honeybee Coloring Page
- Honeybee Facts
- Honey Bee Facts..Not Fiction
- Honey Trivia
- Incredible Honey Bee Trivia
- Trivia About Honey and Bee Products
- How Much Do You Know About Bees?
- PBS Honey Bee Trivia
- Trivia Questions Answered
- Why Are Honeybees So Special?
The Historical Bee:
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- Ancient Beehives
- Ancient History Citations and Quotations
- A History of Beekeeping in the USA
- 80 Million Year-Old Bee
- Beekeeping Up To the Year 1500 (en español)
- Bees in Warfare
- Bees in War
- Blind Beekeeper – Curious Expedition Report on Huber
- Brief History of Beekeeping
- Cherokee Indian Legend: How the Honey Bee Got Her Stinger
- Extensive Historical Research on Bees
- First Bees in California – Historic Marker
- FTP Archive from 1995! (early days of the ‘net!)
- Florida Beekeeping History
- History of American Beekeeping
- History of Greek Beekeeping
- Honey Crimes
- How the Honey Bee Got Her Hummm – A Folk Tale
- Irish Sweet Beekeeping History
- Langstroth – What would he do?
- Ligurian Bee Sanctuary of Kangaroo Island History
- Natural History and Evolution of the Honey Bee
- Maltese Beekeeping History
- Mythology of Bees and Honey
- Origin and Diversity of the Honey Bee
- Silent Beekeeping Videos from the 1930s
- Taste of Beekeeping History
- Toxic – Poisonous Honey used in Warfare
Beekeeping People:
Weird, Wonderful, and Neat Bee Stuff:
High Culture:
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- A Beekeeper’s Review of Ulee’s Gold
- An Idyl of the Honey-bee from John Burroughs (b. 1837)
- Bees in Art – an art gallery inspired by bees!
- Bees on the Roof of the Paris Opera House – Great Photos!
- Le Api by Antonio Pasculli (written in 1874, performed on keyboard
- Exorcising Bee Masks to Dislodge Evil Spirits
- Goo: Bees Gathering Mysterious Red Goo – New York Times article
- Killer Bees – 2002 Disaster Movie, not to be confused with the 1978 movie…
- The Bees! A 1978 Disaster Movie, not to be confused with The Swarm…
- The Swarm, Another Bee 1978 Disaster Movie, not to be confused with Killer Bees (2002) or The Bees! (1978)
- Bee Songs – Oh my, songs about honey bees!
- Clan Apis – the Super-Hero Cartoon Action Character
- Children’s Story About Royal Jelly
- How Bees Make Combs
- Bee Communication
- Bee Venom Mask – Claims to Take Years Off the Face – Worn by Royalty!
- Mona Lisa and a Honey Bear??
- Honey Bee Cartoons
- Beekeeping Translations – Spanish, English, Italian, French, and Portugese Words
- Monty Python – Celebrating Icelandic Honey Week (Iceland)
- World’s Largest Bee – Alberta, Canada
- How the Honeybee Got Her Hum
- When the Bee Bites
- The Life of the Bee, by Maurice Maeterlinck, 1862-1949
- Sculptured Beehive of Hagen von Tronje with the assassinated Siegfried
Really Different Stuff:
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- An Anti-Honey Vegan Page – Uses photos borrowed without permission from beekeepers’ web pages…
- Beekeeper Crossword Puzzles
- The Blessed Bee: A Pagan Page (and supply store) for Wiccans
- The Bible’s Story of Bees in the Lion Explained
- Bee Population Projections and Models
- Bees Fly 4 Million Miles to the Gallon
- Can Bees Find Landmines?
- How the Honey Bee uses Polarized Light to Navigate
- Nature Magazine’s Article on the Honey Bee Genome
- How to Understand What the Honey Bee Genome Means
- University of Florida – Book of Insect Records
- Honey of a Way to Sniff Out Landmines
- Land Mine Detecting with Croatian Bees (from the BBC)
- This Beekeeper Web Master Owns A Seismic Company!!
- All About Skeps!
- The Kenyan Top Bar Hives
- Bees Shouldn’t Be Able To Fly
- Bumble Barf: Is Honey Really Bee Barf?
- CNN Article on Tracking Bees with Radar
- NASA’s Space Bees and Climate Change
- Tracking Honey Bee Behaviour in a Changing Climate
- Buzzing About Climate Change
- BeeSpace Project – Analyzing Nature and Nurture
- Using High-Tech Satellites to Find Wild Bees
Apitherapy and Medicines from the Hive:
- Bee Venom – Bee Sting Therapy
- Pollen and Propolis
- Royal Jelly
- Lookin’ Good
Honey and Honey Recipes:
- About Honey
- All About Honey
- Draper’s Info on Honey
- Cool Facts about Bees and Honey
- Find Honey: Honey Locator
- Guide to All Things Honey
- Honey as a Cough Suppressant for Children – from Penn State U
- Honey Nutrition Information
- Honey Page
- National Honey Board
- Regulatory Honey Standards
- Sue Bee’s Honey FAQ
- Technical Book on Honey on the Web, in TEXT document style
- National Honey Board – Colourful Reference Guide About Honey
- USDA Comb Honey Standards
- USDA Extracted Honey Standards
- Where to Buy Honey – “Best Honey Site”
- Honey and your Health
- Honey Recipes
- A Kid’s Guide to Honey, Recipes, and More
- Cooking with Honey Comb
- Kid-Approved Honey Recipes
- Easy Honey Recipes for Kids
- Make a Batch of Honey Pretzels
- Funny Honey Poems & Recipes
- A Honey Chocolate Parfait
- Thomas Honey Company
- BeeMaid Honey Recipes
- Honey Recipes
- Recipes
- Honey and Cooking
- Honey Recipes
- Kids’ Favourites Honey Recipes
- Lots and Lots of Honey Recipes from Billy Bee Honey
- Recipes from the Northhamptonshire Bee Club
- Science On-Line: Antioxidant Properties of Honey
- Types of Honey
Mead, Mead Making and Honey Beer Brewing:
May we add your favourite sites?
Post your suggestions in Comments, below!
Bad Beekeeping Blog 
Greek beekeeping network http://www.melisskomianet.gr
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BeeWeb connects beekeepers and growers in order to help them pollinate more crops and collect more honey – http://www.beeweb.co
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What a fantastic collection Michael! I have great appreciation for the work you do for the bee world.
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Thank you, your kind words are appreciated!
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Really good, although some of the links are expired and not updated, it is a very very hard job to maintain such a list. GOOD JOB!!
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Thanks much for the encouragement! You are right, I have not checked all the links in a few months (Sorry!) but your note is a good reminder to me to get this done! Thanks, Ron
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http://www.lectiiapicultura.ro/3-metode-pentru-a-creste-o-matca-de-calitate/
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Thanks! This link leads to a Romanian language blogsite about beekeeping in Romania. Folks who speak a Romance language will probably get a lot out the site.
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Bee Suits for UK and US bee keeper’s
https://www.beeproofsuits.co.uk/
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Thanks for the link suggestion to beeproofsuits! I’ll add it to the main body of links above sometime soon.
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¡¡¡AMAZING LIST!!! congratulations!
http://www.universomiel.es blog about all things beehive- more for the end user.
Objective is to raise awareness of the marvellous properties & benefits of the beehive products and also the ever alarming bee situation.
FYI, is in spanish- but Google now translates when it detects a different language to yours.
kind regards!
S
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http://www.beekeeperjobs.com
This site made for posting beekeeping related employment all over the world.
You are in the right site if you are looking for work or looking to hire in the beekeeping industry.
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Nagyon szépen köszönöm! Thanks you very much – I will add your link to the lists above in a few days. Best wishes with your project. – Ron
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Mr Ron!
You may add to your lists my other website as well: http://www.gajdosmeheszet.hu
This website is all about our queen rearing operation here in Hungary, and about my beekeeping trips in the world.
Thank you!
regards,
Máté G.
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Another great site is http://coogarproducts.com/!
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Thanks. Coogar Products is a candle maker’s equipment supply outfit.
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Beekeepers Vietnam
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Thank you. Very nice pictures and information about honey exports, honey from poppies (!), and royal jelly – unfortunately, everything seems to be only in the Vietnamese language and the text is embedded images which means the words can not be run through translation software. Anh Bang Hy – do you have English pages?
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https://purblack.com/the-importance-of-bees/
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Thanks! Nice beginning page, links, and general info.
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Dear Ron Miksha!
I would like to get some information about international queen bee trading. If you know a website or any information, could you share it with me? Thanks a lot!
Regards,
Máté Gajdos
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Hello Máté Gajdos, I don’t know of any international queen bee trading websites. Maybe someone reading this can offer some help. Do you sell queens abroad or entirely within Hungary? Exporting is difficult because of so many different regulations and concerns about spread of bee diseases.
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If this site truly didn’t realize this to be a bad link and the moderator is truly mindful to take down the link, note that the title of the link goes is: “Queen and Bee Suppliers in the USA” under the Bees and Queens for Sale section.
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Thanks, I appreciate your notes. The site says the address is for sale so it looks like the real Beecare folks have dropped it. I found a second link “Encyclopedia of Beekeeping” that I had also linked to the same now (apparently) defunk website. Thanks for taking the time to write and report. Both links have been removed. – Ron
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http://www.apicebelarstvo.si
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I especially like Slovenian bee sites, so thank you for sharing this link. Slovenia has Europe’s greatest honey bee culture!
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Because you don’t have enough info or links 😛 😉
Here’s the Latvian Beeks Association site for you (in Latvian):
http://www.strops.lv/
When travelling in Latvia, the following farms/keepers offer guided tours and stuff:
http://www.celotajs.lv/en/c/wrth/goodies/bees
Don’t know what category this would fit in (obscure!), but there is the BalticBees Jet Team that fly L-39C Albatros and do shows, training, etc.
http://www.balticbees.com/en/home
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Fantastic! Thanks for those links and especially the L-39C flying bee, which looks like this:
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I know I will be visiting this page often 🙂 Thank you for compiling such a wealth of information.
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Thanks. I started this collection in 1998. Some of the links need edits and fixes (I keep promising to do that, but always find myself short on time!) – but I’m really glad that you find this useful.
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So much information, can you recommend a starting point?
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Hello Ron,
I would like to ask you to share our links in your directory. We have a store in the US, Canada and Europe. I would be very grateful if you could share these.
USA – humblebee.us
Canada – humblebeeshop.ca
Europe – humblebee.eu
thank you – Michal
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Thanks, Michal, for giving us these links. I’ll add them to this page’s main text within the next few days.
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Thank you Ron. Your support is much appreciated. -Michal
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Please enjoy these cute, customizable honey labels, gift tags, stickers, business cards and more – https://www.zazzle.com/collections/the_bees_knees-119226689361161253
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In Nassau County, Long Island we do honey bee swarm removals, as well as hornet and wasp nest exterminating.
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Hi, please include the Bec’s BeeHive website for Australia. We sell supplies, equipment and also organize beginner beekeeping workshops in Victoria, Australia. Website is https://www.becsbeehive.com.au/
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For honey bee swarm removal on Long Island.
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That’s in NYC, right? Normally we don’t give a voice to pest removal services which ‘remove’ pollinators. Do you work with beekeepers and relocate the bees or do you kill the bees? There’s a difference.
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Yes we do
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We relocate honey bees
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Hi, thanks for lots of wonderful information.
Please, add the Åland Beekeepers homepage if possible.
We are together with Iceland and Isle of Man the only varroa free areas in Europe. We got our status in 2013. Every summer the Finnish Food Security Board is sampling our bees. All bees on Iceland are imported from the Åland islands. Our homepage is in our mother tongue Swedish.
We are 100 beekeepers keeping about 1000 hives. The orchards on our islands produce about 75% of the apples grown in Finland.
http://Www.biodlarna.ax
Best regards from apple and heatherland!
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Thanks, this sounds amazing! How many bees (hives/packages) are sent to Iceland each year? Do you ship elsewhere in the world, too?
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Hi, last summer 100 packages were sent to Iceland. We sell bees also to coastal regions of Finland and Sweden.
Some colonies also found their way to Kuusamo national park in the very northeast of Finland. In February we are going to visit the next varroafree region, Isle of Man. We have lots to learn from each other.
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That’s amazing! What do bees work in northeast Finland? What are crops like in Iceland, Mann, and NE Scandinavia?
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In the very northeast of Finland you have plants like blueberries, lingonberries, cloudberries. Those are good plants for the bees. I guess thay also have cranberries and heather. The very exclusive honey from cloudberries can be bleded with blueberry honey to get more cloudberryhoney. The Finns take part in several Weinachtsmarkt in Germany. Guess if they sell!
I have never been to Iceland, but on pictures it looks like they have dandelions, white clover. They are very proud of their beekeeping. A kilogram Icelandic honey costs like 60 $.
I know nothing about beeplant on Isle of Man.
Ron, you also have very successful beekeeping on the southwestern part of Greenland.
Will do some research and see what Iceland has. There are no trees on Iceland. During stormy winters they have to take the hives into sheds.
Regards Yngve on the Åland Islands
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Thank you, Yngve! It’s good for all of us to have an idea about the bee pasture up there.
It’s great to see how much work you are doing to help beekeeping in the far north.
My dream is to go to Iceland one day. Partly for the landscape, but now also to see those bees!
– Ron
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Honey bees will utilize the pollen from just about any plant.
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If desperate, honey bees will even collect coffee and sawdust. (Though they get little value out of either.) But some plants are difficult for them to actually reach the pollen. Those plants tend to have evolved to benefit from other types of pollinators’ visits.
My question to Yngve, though, was because I was interested in learning about the nectar-yielding plants on the far north islands – they tend to be a much smaller subset of flowering species. Yngve answered it very nicely.
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The problem with buying bees, is that most are not native to the area. Many bee keepers on Long Island, purchase bees that are being sent from the Southern United States. These bees are not native to New York, so many hives don’t survive the cold winter months. You can take a look at this site for more info.
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Actually, as an exterminator, you probably already know that no honey bees are actually native to New York. Honey bees are an imported species everywhere in North and South America, Australia, New Zealand, and much of Asia.
The first honey bees brought to the USA came to Massachusetts in the 1600s. New England is arguably a colder place than Long Island, but that’s where they started on the continent. From there, they spread south and west.
Genetics plays a role in winter survival, but other factors – mites, moisture in the hive, lack of sufficient winter stores are more important. New York beekeepers have been successfully wintering ‘southern’ bees brought north in packages for about 150 years. Winter losses are up, mostly due to mites and the viruses they carry.
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Here is the Link to the Ukraine National Beekeeping Museum in Kiev Ukraine:
http://unbm.org.ua/
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Thanks! I’ll post it to our museums listed above – and I’ll drop by and look next time I’m in Kiev!
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Good day , Dear Sir/Madam ,
Several years ago we meet your website Bad Beekeeping online.
We are the professional beekeeping tools producer and professional beekeepers in China with more than 50 years. Now we produce more than 200 kinds of beekeeping tools , and we are also producing many new beekeeping tools. We are thinking , is it possible for our website to be listed on Bad Beekeeping ？ Once you have any inquiries，please feel free to contact with us，which would be much appreciated. And in the following weeks , we will list more beekeeping tools on our products.
The weather is turning warm one week after one week , now we are preparing for the new season in China.
We hope 2018 will be a great year for you and your company. And we also do hope we will meet you in near future.
Waiting for your reply , thanks.
Best Regards
Kemble Luo
Kili Apiculture Institute, China
http://www.chinabeeworld.com Specializes in the research and design of bee related products. We offer a full line of products to meet all your bee-keeping needs.
Phone:0086 139 5758 2060 , 0086 189 5758 9892
0086 153 7251 0302 , 0086 575 8899 0302
Skype:CHINABEEWORLD
WhatsApp:008613957582060
Email:apiculture@163.com
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Hello Kemble Luo,
Thanks for the information.
We will add your company’s weblink to the list above. I see that you have an English-language site. Our readers will enjoy looking at your equipment.
Good luck with your sales and thank you for the nice letter.
Ron
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We sell queen bees, high quality honey, and nucs and hives out of our Mount Vernon, Iowa location. We are committed to bolstering bee populations throughout the United States and preserving honey bee populations. Our website is http://www.ebertbees.com
Thank you!
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Thanks for the link!
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Hi Moderator,
I posted the whole course that we are offering from https://www.beekeepingapprentice.com/ we are also looking for a blogger or website that could make our course listed in their website.
Thanks
Joey
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Thanks, Joey. Good luck with your course. How long have you been keeping bees?
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Please add me.
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Thanks, Charlotte. Your South Carolina site will be added above during the next update.
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Hello! What an extensive reference to Internet beekeeping resources! Please add our beekeeping podcast to your page: http://www.beekeepingtodaypodcast.com.
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Thanks for the kind words and for the link.
I’ll try to do some updates and move your listing up into the appropriate spot.
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Hi Ron,
I am an editor of a German beekeeping magazine and would like to ask your permission to use one of your articles. Could you please contact me?
Kind regards
Sebastian
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Hello Sebastian,
Thanks for contacting me. I’ll send you an email so that you may give me more details.
Regards,
Ron
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Hi Ron, Would love to have my site listed in the Beekeepers Blog Section:
https://carolinahoneybees.com
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Merry Christmas , Charlotte , we checked your website , it is very good .
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I have a guide called “Flowers for Bees” that I thought would make a good addition, what do you think? I mean, anything to make it easier for bees is good, right?
http://blog.flowersacrossmelbourne.com.au/flowers-for-bees/
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Thanks, You have a nice blogsite. Hopefully, it will appeal to people beyond Australia, too.
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The Brown County Beekeeping Association in Green Bay, WI USA has a new email address. How does one go about changing to the new one. The new address is http://www.browncountybeekeepers.com. (it does not include “wordpress” like the old one did). Thanks for our help.
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I’ve updated your site url. Thanks for the info!
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Greetings Ron, I’ve had Tupelo honey from https://www.smileyhoney.com/ and it’s well worth adding to your list. Thanks for putting together such a great bee resource list.
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https://inspectnext.com/
You can view inspection times, determine if they are Optimal/Viable or Inadvisable for inspection, as well as have full control over the conditions! Maybe your how is sheltered, so you can inspect with higher wind, or more rain. Just click the gear in the top right corner and you can adjust all the variables, as well as choose what units you want (Metric or Imperial).
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Can you post this site and company… very helpful resource and great beekeeping…
https://busybeezzz.com
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Found this blog very helpful, you may like to add it to your list
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. . . Great! Now, just tell us the name and address of the blog you are recommending and we’ll be all set!
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Wow, what an awesome list/blog – such a wealth of information.
I just found this website and can’t wait to explore more. I’m working on expanding my bee blog and a small online shop as well – over at https://royaljellybee.co/.
I started on my website as a hobby when I started beekeeping back in 2018, and have been expanding my physical business since early 2020, with local clients. Now building up my blog, online presence, and shop as well!
Love your blog name,
Landon
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Hi Landon,
I’m glad that you are enjoying this blog site.
Thanks for the link to the Royal Jelly Bee Co. I’ll add it to the list above when I finally find some time. Meanwhile, it will live here in the comments.
Ron
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Hello Ron,
I would like to ask you to share our site in your directory: https://www.honigmeisterei.de
Thank you very much
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Hello Ron,
I am amazed to see the effort you have put in the compilation of your blog. It’s so rich of the information for the beekeepers across the globe. Your list of 1000 links is very helpful.
I am a Pakistan based manufacturer of beekeeping protective clothing, gloves and accessories. We provide custom manufacturing such as OEM / branding facilities to our clients. I would be very grateful to you if you can add my website link in your list. http://www.beesnhives.com/
Thanks in advance. Happy beekeeping.
Best regards,
Abdullah
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Thanks for your link. I’ll update the page above and add your information.
Ron
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Your way of presenting the article is amazing. Thank you for such an amazing article.
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Hey, Can you please check our web beebrothers.pk & also compare our prices
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Of course.
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Thank you Respected Sir
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I enjoy your site and am looking forward to the start of the 2021 beekeeping season.
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Please can you add my Web to your site list?
I supply Bee protective clothing & tools.
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Hi,
We are Running a Beekeeping Store in Ashburn, Virginia with Physical Address and a website, Please guide me about your Advertisement expense and how to would gonna be. Thanks
Store Name: Buzzing Bee
Web address: https://www.beekeeper-suit.com/
Physical Address: 22894 Courtland Park Drive Ashburn, VA 20148, USA
Official Mail: support@beekeeper-suit.com
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Hello!
Very cool compilation of links here!
I’ve been saving the bees in Phoenix Arizona, USA
For 7 years and have really enjoyed these amazing creatures!
Check out some more bee rescue info at https://stungandstickybeekeeper.com/
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Thanks! I will add this to our links page.
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Dear Ron,
We supply Bee Equipment to many countries. We would like to be listed in bee supplies companies. Our Company name: Bee Brothers Industry
Country Pakistan
Website http://www.beebrothers.pk
Regards
Hammad Raza
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Hi Sir Ron,
Nice collection you have here!
I know some of your readers are looking for Lyson Products for their Bee Farms especially those who have many hives.
You can take a look at our website https://www.lysonau.com.au/ for you to see our extensive collection of products for the Beekeeping Commnunity.
Thanks and more power to your team!
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At Buzzing Bee, we believe that it is essential to keep yourself safe from unexpectedly getting stung by your bee friends so that you can continue enjoy working on your hobby as a bee keeper
Add my website https://www.beekeeper-suit.com/
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Biosota Organics produces the rarest, most valuable, and highest-rated MGO Manuka honey in the world. Biosota Organics Certified Organic Australian Manuka Honey: https://biosota.com.au/
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