This page is provided for those that have joined us to follow one of our beginner beekeeper courses. You will find here links and downloads of some materials that we took you through on the course, but it is primarily a launching point for you to look into other useful resources to help you continue your learning.
Downloads
Beginner Beekeeper - Subjects to Know and Understand by The Dorset Bee
Beekeeping Terminology by The Dorset Bee
Basic Assessment Syllabus - British Beekeeping Association
Basic Annual Colony Cycle by The Dorset Bee
Discussing Personal Philosophies & Practices by The Dorset Bee
Learning from the bees conference 2023 - text of a talk by Gareth John titled 'The Hardest Thing of All to See is What is Really There'
Apicentric Beekeeping by David Heaf - A Natural Bee Husbandry article
Beekeeping and Sustainability - Bees For Development
Plants & Forage (see also Links section)
Bumblebee Conservation Trust Planting Guide
RHS - P4P Garden Plants
RHS - P4P Wildflowers
RHS - 365 days of bees
Old Books as pdf's
At the Hive Entrance by H. Storch
Beekeeping For All by Abbe Warre (the inventor of the Warre hive)
English beekeeping from c1200 to 1850: evidence from local records - an interesting old text if you are into cultural history
Links
Asian Hornet
NNSS Asian Hornet page - Download ID sheets and lots of other information
National Bee Unit
Natural Beekeeping Trust
Other
Bees For Development
The Barefoot Beekeeper – Phil Chandler
Beekeeping Through the Eyes of a Biologist - Scientific Beekeeping
Linktree page for beekeeping articles and papers
Natural Bee Husbandry Magazine
Plants & Forage (see also Downloads section)
BBKA - Gardening For Bees
Plants for bees monthly guide
Trees for bees monthly guide
Books
Northern Bee Books - they seem to have them all!
Honeybee Democracy By Tom Seeley (for decades a brilliant and prolific researcher, writer and teacher)
The Lives of Bees By Tom Seeley (The Untold Story of the Honey Bee in the Wild)
The Bee Friendly Beekeeper By David Heaf
Videos
National Honey Show Lecture videos
Bee Improvement and Bee Breeders Association - BIBBA YouTube Channel
National Bee Unit - YouTube Channel