There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees, for instance. --- Henry David Thoreau

"Well," said Pooh, "what I like best -- " and then he had to stop and think. Because although Eating Honey was a very good thing to do,
there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were, but he didn't know what it was called. -- The House at Pooh Corner



Friday, January 1, 2010

Beekeeping Links

This is an ever-expanding list of important links, bookmark us and check back often. .. And links get broken, websites die. If you find a dead link please let me know[02/01/12 -- just did a comprehensive weed-out and removed all the dead links. New links are a-comin']

First,  if you want ALL THE BEEKEEPING LINKS THERE ARE IN THE WHOLE WORLD, click here.


Bees

http://www.dmoz.org/Science/Agriculture/Animals/Insects/Bees/ -- lots of articles, links, info
http://www.i4at.org/lib2/bees.htm – bee biology, pics, equip, general how to
http://www.fws.gov/pollinators/PollinatorPages/AboutPollinators.html - FedGov pages on pollinators
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/ent/notes/Other/note109/note109.html  - basic info on Mason Bees
http://www.homeorchardsociety.org/ -suppliers of Mason bees, they answer questions too.

Beekeeping Guides, Articles, Resources
http://www.bushfarms.com/bees.htm - start here, most everything you need to know. But be careful of the "only one right way" syndrome on some info.
http://www.bee-friendly.co.uk/ -David Heaf's books The Bee-Friendly Beekeeper, his new Warré manual, plus his Warré pages
http://www.archive.org/details/abcxyzofbeecultu00root - "ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture" -- The major compilation of all things honeybee. This is a free download of the whole book. Hint - most beeks have a treasured older hardbound copy, with a publishing date wayyyy back before the advent of chems and poisons and factory-farmed bees. Those copies show the old way of beekeeping in detail. Think of this book more like a dictionary/encyclopedia, not a "How to" template, though.
http://manybooks.net/titles/langstrothl2458324583-8.html -- .pdf of the original book "Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee". Download this to go with your ABC/XYZ and you'll have a fundamental reference library of standard beekeeping knowledge.
http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Idiots-Guide-Beekeeping/dp/1615640118 - I've described this in several blog places. The best natural way beginning beekeeper's guide.
http://www.beekeeping.com/articles/us/small_beekeeping/resources.htm – multi-page how to, plans, etc
http://www.honeybeeworld.com/ -- Canadian info; resouces
http://www.badbeekeeping.com/right.htm -- beekeepers general info. So much to absorb.
http://www.beesource.com – Beekeeping Pure and Simple
http://maarec.cas.psu.edu/bkCD/Startkeeping/startindex.html – Guide, general info, links
http://www.masterbeekeeper.org/ --Master Beekeeper Course, articles, online guide
http://www.scientificbeekeeping.com/ -- summaries of bee science, info
http://www.honeybeesonline.com/lessons.html-- Langstroth How to Guide and basic guide
http://www.beeworks.com/index.html – info, articles, wide range of everything
http://www.beemaster.com/ – online forum, beekeeping discussions, lessons
http://honeybeelab.oregonstate.edu/ -- OSU Honeybee Lab -- useful information for Oregon Beeks
http://www.beeculture.com/storycms/index.cfm?cat=Story&recordID=482 -- everything about swarms
http://bibba.com/- the home of Bee Improvement in Britain and Ireland. Download helpful software
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7ijI-g4jHg  - Waggle Dance
http://beehivejournal.blogspot.com/2010/05/swarm-and-3-bait-hives.html - swarm and bait-hives, plus links to this blog's 300 hive ideas

Beekeeping Supplies
http://beekeeping.glorybee.com/-- click through to their online beekeeping catalog. Almost everything beek. There are other suppliers you can google, but these guys are my locals and good folk.

Hive Information:
TBH
http://www.biobees.com/ - Barefoot Beekeeper – Phillip Chandler's Brit Top Bar Hive -make sure to sign up for the forum!
http://www.outdoorplace.org/beekeeping/index.htm – comprehensive, major source
http://www.beesource.com/ - info; construction
http://www.cornwallhoney.com/beekeeping-supplies.html =-- Cornwall TBH, supplies, info
http://topbarbees.wordpress.com/ -- TBH blog, plans, etc.
http://beeanonymous.blogspot.com/ construction plans, blog
http://www.topbarbees.com/ -- TBH site with info, how to, plans

Warré
http://warre.biobees.com/index.html
http://warre.biobees.com/beginner.htm - Guide to beginning beekeeping with Warrés
http://thebeespace.net/warre-hive/ - Plans, info, Nick Hamilton site

Langstroth
http://www.beesource.com/build-it-yourself/10-frame-langstroth-barry-birkey/ - plans, info, accessory plans
http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Langstroth-hive -- history and design

Lane County Oregon Beekeepers Assoc.
http://www.lcbaor.org/main.htm

Oregon State Beekeepers Association
http://www.orsba.org/htdocs/home.php

Beekeeping Discussion Forums
http://www.beesource.com/forums/ 
http://www.beesource.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=275 - their section for new beekeepers
http://www.biobees.com/forum/The forum for low-cost, low-impact, sustainable beekeeping for everyone
http://www.biobees.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=4 - their beginners startup section

Misc Accessories
http://www.beesource.com/plans/swarmframe.htm – swarm frame
http://www.bushfarms.com/beeslazy.htm#topentrance – top entrance info
http://www.naturalbeefarm.com/2010/04/21/swarm-bucket/ - a bucket for collecting swarms or transporting cut-outs.
 
Online Beekeeping

http://www.hivetracks.com/-place to set up hive record keeping and track your beekeeping activities (free)

Organic Beekeeping
http://www.bushfarms.com/bees.htm - Beekeeping Naturally.
http://anarchyapiaries.org/ - good for soaking up atmosphere of the Way.
http://anarchyapiaries.org/hivetools/ - article
http://top-bar-beekeeping.wikidot.com/start – sustainable beekeeping wiki
http://www.themelissagarden.com/beekeeping.html – Golden Hive, holistic beekeeping, Melissa Garden Home

Specific Beekeeping Procedures
ttp://www.lcbaor.org/Newsletters/BeeNewsApr09.pdf - my beek association's guide to installing pkg beeshttp://www.bushfarms.com/beesfeeding.htm#stimulativefeeding – feeding
http://pollinator.org/ - planting for pollinator support.
http://www.sunset.com/garden/backyard-projects/befriend-bees-00400000014923/ - how to build Mason Bee Blocks

Interesting and Useful Blogs 
I put most of these on my blog list on the front page, but time to time others will land here first:
http://normsbeesnaturally.blogspot.com/ - really great TBH/Warre blog
http://beekeeperlinda.blogspot.com/- well known, highly informative beek blog
http://biobees.blogspot.com/- Phillip Chandler's blog. gotta read it!
http://pollinatethis.org/ -- SF Beekeeper’s blog, sustainable, rad
http://www.webring.com/hub?ring=beemastersbackya -Beemaster's International Beekeeping WebRing
http://mistressbeek.com/2008/05/30/bee-debris/ -- look at that bottom board!
http://www.myromanapartment.com/ - bees and fascinating other stuff, so good! 
http://beehivejournal.blogspot.com/ - 300 different beehive designs, 93+ plans for beekeeping equipment


2 comments:

  1. This is great a lot of site for us to browse. Thank you for sharing this information to us. Its really a great help to us beginners in beekeeping. Thank you, thank you.

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