Here are some bee-related resources. If you have any to add, please leave a comment at the bottom of the page.
The Bee Line newsletter archive
The web sites of our speakers
- Vince Carlson, owner of Adytum Cellars
- Dr. Brad Weeks
Local sources for equipment
Belleville Honey Company/ Langes Honey Skep
18898 Dahlstedt Road Burlington, WA 98233 360-757-1073Beez Neez
403A Maple Ave. Snohomish, WA 360-568-2191Hive registration
Registering our hives will help keep the information that legislators use to make decisions current and make sure we are not overlooked.
Interesting facts and information
- Swarm control
- How bees communicate
- For kids: facts, games, recipes, and more
- Beeswax info
- Alternative hive designs
- Top-bar hive beekeeping
- Orchard mason bees
Handy forms and online tools
Do it yourself
Bees, equipment, and other resources
- The Bees Neez
- Better Bee
- Brushy Mountain
- Dadant
- Mann Lake Ltd.
- US suppliers of queens and packaged bees
- Jordan Schwarz’s list of commercial beekeeping sites
Other beekeeping groups
- The American Apitherapy Society
- Puget Sound Beekeepers Association
- West Sound Beekeepers Association
- Washington State Beekeepers Association
- Regional groups in the US
- International groups
Books and videos
Magazines
The science of beekeeping
- Scientific Beekeeping
- Mid-Atlantic Apiculture
- National Agricultural Pest Information System (NAPIS)
- UC Davis Apiculture News
Recipes
Beekeeping laws