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South Carolina Beekeepers Association |
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Educating Beekeepers |
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Suggested Reading List
Master Level The following is a survey list of the readings suggested as a prerequisite to prepare an individual for the Master Beekeeper Level of the South Carolina Master Beekeeper program. Even though this list is lengthy, it is not meant to be all-inclusive. A familiarity with the readings will certainly prepare an individual for the Master level, but it will not necessarily provide him/her with all the information which is necessary for the completion of this level. Additional information will be provided through presentations at state and regional meetings and workshops, and other training offerings.
The readings for this list were selected in order to present an overview of many different beekeeping and bee-related topics. The developers of the South Carolina Master Beekeeper Program do not necessarily agree with all of the information and opinions included in the various texts. However, the reading list was developed to acquaint the beekeeper with different viewpoints, so that the individual may be exposed to a representative sampling of the available literature. Some of the older readings may have information that need to be updated by recent changes in current beekeeping knowledge and discoveries.
All of the publications on the following list are suggested readings but those marked with an asterisk (*) are highly recommended.
Abie, Ormond and Harry Abei. 1975. The Art and Adventure of Beekeeping. Unity Press; Santa Cruz, 184 pp.
Abei, Ormond and Harry Abei. 1979. Mastering the Art of Beekeeping. Unity Press; Santa Cruz, Calif. 283 pp.
*Crane, Eva. 1975. Honey. International Bee Research Assoc., London, 608 pp. Special emphasis on the following chapters: Chapter 1 The Flowers Honey Comes From Chapter 2 How Bees Make Honey Chapter 9 Processing and Storing Liquid Honey Chapter 11 Producing Various Forms of Honey Chapter 15 Uses and Products of Honey
*Dadant and Sons. 1992. The Hive and the Honey Bee. Dadant and Sons Hamilton, Illinois. 1324 pp. ISBN 0-915698-09-9. Special emphasis on the following chapters: Chapter 1 The World’s Beekeeping: Past and Present by Eva Crane Chapter 6 Honey Bee Nutrition by Elton Herbert, Jr. Chapter 8 Activities and Behavior of Honey Bees by Norman Gary Chapter 14 Management for Honey Production by John Ambrose Chapter 24 Crop Pollination by Roger Hoopingarner and Gordon Waller
Doolittle, G.M. 1889, 1899 (2008 Reprint) Scientific Queen-Rearing. Wicwas Press, Kalamazoo, Michigan, ISBN 978-1-8075-24-6.
Johansen, Carl and Daniel F. Mayer. 1990. Pollinator Protection: A Bee and Pesticide Handbook. Wicwas Press, Cheshire, Conn. ISBN 1-878075-00-4. 212 pp.
Laidlaw, Harry H. Jr. and Robert Page, Jr. 1997. Queen Rearing and Bee Breeding. Wicwas Press, Cheshire, Conn, ISBN 1-878075-08-X. pp224.
Loring, Murray. 1984. Bees and the Law. Dadant and Sons, Hamilton, Illinois. 128 pp. ISBN 0-915698-07-2.
Miller, C.C. 1915. Fifty Years Among the Bees. (reprinted 1980) Molly Yes Press; New Berlin, NY, 328 pp.
Morse, Roger. 1978. Comb Honey Production. Wicwas Press, Ithaca, NY 128 pp.
Morse, Roger. 1994. Rearing Queen Honey Bees. Wicwas Press, Chesire, Conn. ISBN 1-878075-05-5. Pp. 128.
*Morse, Roger and Kim Flottum. 1997. Honey Bee Pests, Predators & Diseases.The A.I. Root Company, Medina, Ohio, 718 pp. ISBN 0-936028-10-6.. Special emphasis on the following chapters; Chapter 3 Bacteria Chapter 4 Protozoa Chapter 9 Insects: Hymenoptera (Ants, Wasps, and Bees) Chapter 14 Mites: Varroa and Other Parasites of Brood Chapter 22 Summary of Control Methods
Ratnieks, Richard & Richard Nowogrodzki. Queen Rearing by Beekeepers in the Northeast. Information Bulletin #209, Cornell University Cooperative Extension Service, Ithaca, NY.
Shimanuki, H., Kim Flottum, and Ann Harman. 2006. The ABC & XYZ of Bee Culture. The A.I. Root Company, Medina, Ohio, ISBN -13: 978-0-936028-22-4 and ISBN -10: 0-936028-22-X. 911 pp.
*U.S Dept. of Agriculture. 1980 Beekeeping in the United States. Agriculture Handbook No. 335 of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. 193 pp.
*von Frisch, Karl. 1993. The Dance Language and Orientation of Bees. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass. ISBN 0-674-19051-3 (paperback). 566 pp.
*Webster, Thomas and Keith Delaplane. 2001. Mites of the Honey Bee. Dadant & Sons, Hamilton, Illinois. 280 pp. ISBN 0-915698-11-0. Special emphasis on the following chapters: Chapter 15 Resistance of Honey Bees to Varroa Mites Chapter 16 Treatment Thresholds for Varroa Mites Chapter 17 Management of the Resistance of Varroa Mites to Acaricides
In addition to the above texts, it is also highly recommended that participants in the South Carolina Master Beekeeper Program keep aware of current beekeeping trends and developments by reading one or both of the following beekeeping periodicals:
American Bee Journal published by Dadant & Sons, Hamilton, Illinois Bee Culture published by the A.I. Root Company, Medina, Ohio.
Below is a listing of many of the general topics covered on the written test of the South Carolina Master Beekeeper Program. Of course the beekeepers taking the master level course will be expected to be knowledgeable of all information that had been covered in the certified and journeyman level courses also.
- Africanized Honey Bees - Beekeeping Terms -Dance Language -Diseases, Pests, and Predators -History of Beekeeping -Hive Management -Hive Products -Honey Bees and the Law -Honey Bee Pheromones -Honey Bee Vision -Nectar and Honey Composition -Other Related Insects -Pollination -Swarms
Prepared by M. Hood, July 12, 2010 |
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Books The Dance Language and Orientation of Bees Karl Von Frisch Successful Queen Rearing Short Course Minn. Extension Service U. of Minn. Pollinator Protection, A Bee & Pesticide Handbook Carl Johansen & Daniel Mayer ISBN 1-878075-00-4 Queen Rearing by Beekeepers in the Northeast Richard Ratnieks & Richard Nowogrodzki Info Bulletin # 209 Cornell CoOp Exten Pollen of the Southeastern United States: With Emphasis on Melissopalynology and Entomopalynology Jones, Bryant, Lieux, Jones, Lingren, American Assoc. of Stratigraphic Palynologists, June, 1995 ISSN 0160-8843 Rearing Queen Honey Bees Roger Morse ISBN 1-878075-05-5 Queen Rearing Simplified Vince Cook British Bee Publications Contempory Queen Rearing Harry Laidlaw ISBN 0-915698-06 Video Queen & PKG Production Brushy Mountain Bee Farm |