Club Library

The SIBA library includes many books that cover a range of issues related to bees, beekeeping, and associated topics. Many of the books have been purchased by SIBA, but some of them have been gifted to our club.

Any given month, we loan out books at no cost. All we ask is that you return them in a timely manner. Since our meetings occur monthly, our expectation is for the books to be returned at our next meeting. Sometimes we grant a one-month extension to the return date, giving you two months to read the books. There are often people waiting for the book YOU have. If needed, contact Don Burkart, SIBA club librarian, to ask for an extension. It's quick, easy, and considerate to others.

Please click the button below to reserve a book to pick up at the next meeting. If you would like to reserve more than one book, simply follow the same process for each book. It's easy, fill out the simple form at least one day before the meeting, and the librarian will have the book(s) there for you. 

Beekeeping Library Books Available for Check-out: (click book title for overview)

• 100 Plants to Feed the Bees by Eric Lee-Mader, Jarrod Fowler, Jillian Vento & Jennifer Hopwood
• A century of advances in bumblebee domestication... by Hayo H. W. Velthuis, Adriaan van Doorn
• ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture by A. I. Root, E. R. Root, J. A. Root
• Attracting Native Pollinators by Eric Mader, Matthew Shepherd, Mace Vaughan, Scott Hoffman Black, Gretchen LeBuhn
• A-Z Beekeeping with the Slovenian Hive by Janko Bozic
• Beeconomy by Tammy Horn
• Beehive Alchemy by Petra Ahnert
• Beekeeping by Joachim Petterson
• Beekeeping – From Science to Practice by Russell H. Vreeland & Diana Sammataro
• Beekeeping A Practical Guide by Richard E. Bonney
• Beekeeping at Buckfast Abbey by Brother Adam
• Beekeeping for Dummies by Howland Blackiston
• Beekeeping for Dummies, 4th Edition by Howland Blackiston
• Beekeeping in the Midwest by Elbert R. Jaycox
• Beekeeping Principles by James E. Tew
• Bees by Heather Holm
• Bees Make the Best Pets by Jack Mingo
• Bees of the World by Christopher O'Toole & Anthony Raw
• Beesentials by Lawrence John Connor
• Beeswax by William L. Coggshall & Roger A. Morse
• Better Bee Keeping by Kim Flottum
• Build Your Own Beekeeping Equipment by Tony Pisano
• Bumble Bees of North America by Paul Williams, Robbin Thorp, Leif Richardson & Sheila Colla
• Bumblebees by Dave Goulson
• Diagnosis and Treatment of Common Honey Bee Diseases by Bee Informed
• Farming with Native Beneficial Insects by Eric Lee-Mader, Jennifer Hopwood, Lora Morandin, Mace Vaughn, Scott Hoffman Black
• First Lessons in Beekeeping by C. P. Dadant
• Following the Wild Bees by Thomas D. Seeley
• Health From The Hive by Carlson Wade
• Hive to Riches by Johnny Carrasquillo
• Honey and Bees by Margaret Briggs
• Honey Bee Diseases & Pests by Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists
• Honey Bee Drones by Graham Kingham
• Honey Bee Medicine for the Veterinary Practitioner by Terry Ryan Kane and Cynthia M. Faux
• Honey Bee Pathology by L. Bailey & B. V. Ball
• Honey Bees and Beekeeping by Keith S. Delaplane
• Honey Plants of North America by John H. Lovell
• Honeybee Biology by Dewey M. Caron & Lawrence John Connor
• Honeybee Democracy by Thomas D. Seeley
• Honeybee Removal by Cindy Bee & Bill Owens
• How to Keep Bees and Sell Honey by Walter T. Kelley
• Huber's New Observations Upon Bees Vol. I & II by Francis Huber
• Increase Essentials by Lawrence John Connor
• Mason Bee Revolution by Dave Hunter and Jill Lightner
• Mating Biology of Honey Bees by Gudrun Koeniger, Nikolaus Koeniger, Jamie Ellis, Lawrence Conner
• Natural Beekeeping by Ross Conrad
• No Bees, No Life by Peter Kozmus, Bostjan Noc and Karolina Vrtacnik
• OTS Queen Rearing by Mel Disselkoen
• Our Native Bees by Paige Embry
• Principles of Insect Morphology by R. E. Snodgrass
• Queen Bee: Biology, Rearing and Breeding by David Woodward
• Queen Rearing Essentials, 2nd Edition by Lawrence John Connor
• Scientific Queenrearing by Gilbert M. Doolittle
• Splitting Hives & Rearing Queens by Joseph E. Hebert
• Starting Right With Bees by A. I. Root Company
• Story's Guide to Keeping Honeybees by Malcolm T Sanford & Richard E. Bonney
• Swarm Essentials by Lawrence John Connor
• Swarm Intelligence by Eric Bonabeau, Marco Dorigo, Guy Theraulaz
• Swarming its Control and Prevention by L. E. Snelgrove
• The Backyard Beekeeper by Kim Flottum
• The Backyard Beekeeper's Honey Handbook by Kim Flottum
• The Beautiful Bee Book by Sue Unstead
• The Bee A Natural History by Noah Wilson-Rich
• The Beeing by Eric Tourneret, Sylla De Saint Pierre, Jurgen Tautz
• The Beekeepers Bible
• The Beekeepers Handbook by Diana Sammataro and Alphonse Avitabile
• The Bees in Your Backyard by Joseph S. Wilson & Olivia Messinger Carril
• The Bees of the World by Charles D. Michener
• The Biggle Bee Book by Jacob Biggle
• The Buzz about Bees by Jurgen Tautz
• The Candlemakers Companion by Betty Oppenheimer
• The Complete Laymans Guide to Beeswax by Selina McBride
• The Complete Meadmaker by Ken Schramm
• The Complex Life of the Honey Bee by Purdue Extension
• The Dance Language and Orientation of Bees by Karl von Frisch
• The Hive and Honey Bee Revisited by Roger Hoopingarner
• The Hive and the Honey Bee by Many (Dadant Publication)
• The How-to-do-it book of Bee-keeping by Richard Taylor
• The Insects, an Outline of Entomology by P. J. Gullan and P. S. Cranston
• The Life of the Bee by Maurice Maeterlinck
• The Lives of Bees by Thomas D. Seeley
• The Mind of a Bee by Lars Chittka
• The Practical Beekeeper by Michael Bush
• The Quest for the Perfect Hive by Gene Kritsky
• The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
• The Social Behavior of the Bees by Charles D. Michener
• The Solitary Bees by Bryan N. Danforth, Robert L. Minckley, John L. Nef
• The World History of Beekeeping and Honey Hunting by Eva Crane
• Uncle Buzzy's Big Fat Book O'Bee Cartoons by Lela Dowling
• Understanding Bee Anatomy by Ian Stell
• Wild Honey Bees, An Intimate Portrait by Ingo Arndt
• Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley and the Southern Appalachians by Dennis Horn & Tavia Cathcart
• Wisdom for Beekeepers by James E. Tew

Please contact Don Burkart for any questions or to reserve a book to check out at the next meeting.