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These caged queen bees for sale are bred from our own stocks, reared and mated in the U.K.

Inspection Tray to fit our National beehive floors.

A Manual of Bee-Keeping by J. Hunter, 1879. Hardback, 220 pages.

Hunting Wild Bees by R. E. Donovan, 1984. Hardback with Dust Jacket, 183 pages.

The Beekeeper's Garden, by T. Hooper & M. Taylor, 1st Edition, 1988. Hardback, 152 pages.

The Sky-Scraper Hive, by M. Dugat, 1948. Hardback, 78 pages.

Beekeeping Up To Date by J. Tinsley, 1945. Hardback, 94 pages.

Backyard Beekeeping by W. Scott, 1977. Paperback, 122 pages.

The Bee Craftsman by H. J. Wadey, 1944. Hardback, 116 pages.

About Honey by P. E. Norris, 1954. Paperback, 64 pages.

The Hive by J. Crompton, 1947. Hardback with Dust Jacket, 174 pages.

Bee Keeping Do's and Dont's by T. Edwardes, 1st Edition, 1925. Hardback, 56 pages.

Beekeeping by F. Vernon, 1977. Paperback, 212 pages.

Bees and Beekeeping by A. V. Pavord, 1975. Hardback, 123 pages.

The Key of the Hive, by J. M. Dunning, 1945. Hardback with Dust Jacket, 128 pages.

Honey and It's Many Health Benefits by M. Briggs, 2007 Hardback, 160 pages.

Practical Beekeeping & Honey Production by D.T. Macfie, 1968. Hardback with Dust Jacket, 120 pages.

Honey Marketing by H. Riches, 1989. Paperback, 80 pages.

The Social Organization of Honeybees by J.  B. Free, 1977. Paperback, 66 pages.

Anatomy of the Honey Bee by R. E. Snodgrass, 1956. Hardback 334 pages.

The Hunting Wasp by J. Crompton, 1948. Hardback with Dust Wrapper, 255 pages.

Honeybee Biology by J. B. Free, 1982. Paperback, 179 pages.

Beekeeping at Buckfast Abbey by Brother Adam, 1987. Hardback with Dust Jacket, 122 pages.

Beekeeping Study Notes, Microscopy by J. D. & B. D. Yates, 1995. Paperback, 72 pages.

The Behaviour and Social Life of Honeybees by C. R. Ribbands, 1st Ed. 1953. Hardback 352 pages.

Bee-Keeping For All by T. Edwardes, 1943. Hardback with Dust Jacket, 205 pages.

Practical Beekeeping by R. J. & W. E. Howe, 1st edition, 1980. Hardback, 134 pages.

The Pollen Loads of the Honeybee by D Hodges, 1st Edition, 1952. Hardback with Dust Jacket, 51 pages plus Pollen Drawings and Pollen Colour Guide. Condition: Very good. Extremely rare 1st edition with hand coloured, tipped in pollen colours, not printed as in later editions.

The Complete Handbook of Bee-Keeping by Herbert Mace, 1st Edition, 1976. Hardback with original dust jacket, 190 pages.

Shining Hours by C. N. Buzzard, 1st edition, 1946. Hardback, 192 pages.

The Life of the Bee by M. Maeterlinck, Illustrated by Edward J Detmold, 1st Illustrated Edition, 1911. Hardback, 232 pages with 13 colour plates.

The Life of the Bee by M. Maeterlinck, Pocket Edition 1908. Hardback, 351 pages.

The Spell of the Honey Bee by W. E. Kelsey, 1st Ed. 1945. Hardback, 263 pages.

The Hive and the Honey Bee by Dadant, 1966 edition. Hardback, 556 pages.

The Sky-Scraper Hive, by M. Dugat, 1948. Hardback with Dust Jacket, 78 pages.

British Bee Books by I.B.R.A. 1979. Hardback with Dust Jacket, 270 pages.

In Search of the Best Strains of Bees by Brother Adam, 1983. Hardback with Dust Jacket, 206 pages.

Keeping Bees by V. Head, 2011. Hardback, 160 pages.

Swarming Its Control & Prevention by L. E. Snelgrove, 1942. Hardback, 98 pages.

Honey Farming by R. O. B. Manley, 1st Ed. 1946. Hardback, 293 pages.

For the Love of Bees, The Story of Brother Adam of Buckfast Abbey by L. Bill, 1st Ed. 1989. Hardback with Dust Jacket, 159 pages.

Queen Rearing by L. E. Snelgrove, 1st Ed. 1946. Hardback, 344 pages.

Honey Production in the British Isles by R. O. B. Manley, 1st Ed. 1936. Hardback, 343 pages.

A Practical Manual of Beekeeping by D. Cramp, 2009. Paperback, 304 pages.

The Observation Hive Handbook by F. Linton, 2015. Paperback, 66 pages.

The Bee Friendly Garden, by T. Hooper & M. Taylor, 2006. Paperback, 184 pages.

Honey Nature's Golden Healer by G. Havenhand, 2010. Paperback, 160 pages.

The Golden Throng by E. W. Teale, 1942. Hardback and Dust Jacket, 160 pages.