The following bee information and resources are organized by subject (listed below). Within each subject, information is organized by type of resource.
Harman, Ann and Garceau, Sharon. The ABC & XYZ Of Bee Culture: An Encyclopedia Pertaining To The Scientific And Practical Culture Of Honey Bees. Medina, OH: A.I. Root Company, 2007.
Books: Classic Works
The ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture. Medina, OH: A.I. Root Company, 1877.
Films
The Secret Life of Bees. Dir. Gina Prince-Bythewood. Based on book by Sue Monk Kidd. Perf. Dakota Fanning and Queen Latifah. Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2008.
Research Groups
The Bee Research Unit in Jordan's National Center for Agricultural Research and Extension.
The Honey Bee Research Centre at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada. I've heard them speak. The chief beekeeper is highly knowledgeable and a pleasure to talk to, but the researchers seem to be in denial about Colony Collapse Disorder.
Mader, Eric, Vaughan, Mace, Shepherd, Matthew, Hoffman Black, Scott. Alternative Pollinators: Native Bees. National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service (2010).
De Bruyn, Clive. Practical Beekeeping. Wiltshire, UK: The Crowood Press Ltd, 1997.
Thompkins, E. and Griffith, R. Practical Beekeeping. Charlotte, VT: Garden Way Publishing, 1977.
Books: Classic Works
Nutt, Thomas. Humanity to Honey-bees: or, Practical Directions for the Management of Honey Bees. Wisbech: H. & J. Leach, 1832.
Research Groups
Project Apis m.: A collaborative endeavour established by beekeepers and orchardists and based in Chico, CA. Research is aimed at improving and maintaining economic viability for beekeepers.
Felton, J.C., Oomen, P.A., Stevenson, J.H. "Toxicity and hazard of pesticides to honeybees: Harmonization of test methods." Bee World 67:3 (1986): 114.
Khoury, D.S., Myerscough, M.R., Barron, A.B. "A Quantitative Model of Honey Bee Colony Population Dynamics." PLoS ONE 6:4 (2011): e18491. Full text available here.
Mullin, Christopher A., Frazier, Maryann, Frazier, James L., Ashcraft, Sara, Simonds, Roger, vanEngelsdorp, Dennis, Pettis, Jeffery S. "High Levels of Miticides and Agrochemicals in North American Apiaries: Implications for Honey Bee Health" PLoS ONE 5:3 (2010): e9754. Full text article here.
Pettis, Jeffery S., Delaplane, Keith S. "Coordinated responses to honey bee decline in the USA." Apidologie 41:3 (2010): 256. This article is available for free at www.apidologie.org
Underwood, R.M., vanEngelsdorp, D. "Colony Collapse Disorder: Have We Seen This Before?" Bee Culture 135:7 (2007):13. Full text available here.
vanEngelsdorp, D., Evans, J.D., Saegerman, C., Mullin, C., Haubruge, E., Nguyen, B.K., Frazier, M. Frazier, J., Cox-Foster, D., Chen, Y.P., Underwood, R., Tarpy, D.R., Pettis, J.S. "Colony Collapse Disorder: A descriptive study." PLoS ONE 4:8 (2009): e6481. Full text available here.
vanEngelsdorp, D., Hayes, J., Pettis, J. "Preliminary Results: A Survey of Honey Bee Colonies Losses in the U.S. Between September 2008 and April 2009." May, 2009. Available here.
Watanabe, M.E. "Colony Collapse Disorder: Many Suspects, No Smoking Gun." BioOne 58:5 (2008):384. Full text available here.
Kirk, William. A Colour Guide to Pollen Loads of the Honey Bee. 2nd Edition. Cardiff: International Bee Research Association, 2006.
Books: Current Events and Issues
Bishop, H. Robbing the Bees: A Biography of Honey, the Sweet Liquid Gold that Seduced the World. New York, NY: Free Press, 2005.
Research Articles
Burke, L.M., Castell, L.M., Stear, S.J., Rogers, P.J., Bomstrand, E., Gurr, S., Mitchell, N., Stephens, F.B., and Greenhaff, P.L. "BJSM Reviews: A–Z of Nutritional Supplements: Dietary Supplements, Sports Nutrition Foods and Ergogenic Aids for Health and Performance, Part 4". British Journal of Sports Medicine 43:14 (2009): 1088. (free extract)
Erem, C., Deger, O., Ovali, E., Barlak, Y. "The Effects of Royal Jelly on Autoimmunity in Graves' Disease." Endocrine 30:2 (2006): 175. (PubMed Abstract)
Lejaa, M., Mareczeka, A., Wyżgolika, G., Klepacz-Baniakb, J., Czekońskab, K. "Antioxidative Properties of Bee Pollen in Selected Plant Species." Food Chemistry 100:1 (2007): 237.
Li, Y.J., X, H.Z., Shou, Q.Y., Zhan, Z.G., Lu, X., Hu, F.L. "Therapeutic Effects of Propolis Essential Oil on Anxiety of Restraint-Stressed Mice." Human and Experimental Toxicology (2011). (PubMed Abstract)
Yamaguchi, M., Hamamoto, R., Uchiyama, S., Ishiyama, K., Hashimoto, K. "Preventive Effects of Bee Pollen Cistus ladaniferus Extract on Bone Loss in Streptozotocin-Diabetic Rats In Vivo." Journal of Health Science 53:2 (2007): 190. (Free PDF)
News Articles
Schneider, Andrew. "Tests Show Most Store Honey Isn't Honey:Ultra-filtering Removes Pollen, Hides Honey Origins." Food Safety News 7 Nov. 2011 (available here).
McGregor, S.E. Insect Pollination Of Cultivated Crop Plants. Originally published 1976. (link to this publication used to sit on this site
Books: Classic Works bee information
Lovell, John H. Honey Plants of North America. Medina, OH: A.I. Root Company, 1926.
Pellett, Frank C. American Honey Plants. Hamilton, IL: Dadant & Sons, 1976.
Research Articles
Vaknin, Y., Gan-Mor, S., Bechar, A., Ronen, B. and Eisikowitch, D. "The role of electrostatic forces in pollination." Plant Systematics and Evolution 222 (2000): 133.
Action Groups
California Biosafety Alliance: Alliance of individuals and organizations working together to advocate for a GMO free food supply, as a means of pushing for a shift from an industrial food model.
Partners for Sustainable Pollination: Pursues collaborative approaches between farmers, growers, beekeepers and scientists to develop ways to improve health of honey bees in pollination services and support native pollinators.
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