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 from members.

Any given month, we loan out five to fifteen books to club members. All we ask is that you return them in a timely manner. Since our meetings occur monthly, our expectation is for the book 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 book. 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. It's easy, fill out the simple form at least one day before the meeting, and the librarian will have the book there for you. 

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

• ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture by A. I. Root, E. R. Root, J. A. Root
• Beeconomy by Tammy Horn
• Beehive Alchemy by Petra Ahnert
• Beekeeping by Joachim Petterson
• Beekeeping A Practical Guide by Richard E. Bonney
• Beekeeping for Dummies by Howland Blackiston
• Beekeeping Principles by James E. Tew
• Beesentials by Lawrence John Connor
• Beeswax by William L. Coggshall & Roger A. Morse
• Better Bee Keeping by Kim Flottum
• Diagnosis and Treatment of Common Honey Bee Diseases by Bee Informed
• First Lessons in Beekeeping by C. P. Dadant
• Health From The Hive by Carlson Wade
• Honey and Bees by Margaret Briggs
• Honey Bee Diseases & Pests by Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists
• 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
• Honeybees and Beekeeping by Keith S. Delaplane
• How to Keep Bees and Sell Honey by Walter T. Kelley
• Increase Essentials by Lawrence John Connor
• OTS Queen Rearing by Mel Disselkoen
• 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
• Swarm Essentials by Lawrence John Connor
• The Backyard Beekeeper by Kim Flottum
• The Backyard Beekeeper's Honey Handbook by Kim Flottum
• The Beautiful Bee Book by Sue Unstead
• The Beekeepers Bible
• The Beekeepers Handbook by Diana Sammataro and Alphonse Avitabile
• The Biggle Bee Book by Jacob Biggle
• The Candlemakers Companion by Betty Oppenheimer
• The Complete Idiot's Guide to Beekeeping by Dean Stiglitz & Laurie Herboldsheimer
• The Complete Meadmaker by Ken Schramm
• 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 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
• Uncle Buzzy's Big Fat Book O'Bee Cartoons by Lela Dowling
• 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.