Has anyone read these books ?

[BKF Admin]

I am thinking of adding a couple of books to my growing bee book library.

Has anyone read:

Sixty Years with Bees
or
Bad beekeeping

What did you think of them ?

 

[Wendy122]

Sixty Years with Bees is in my top 3 with

Hooper
Honey By the Ton

W

 

[BKF Admin]

Is Honey by the Ton by Field ?

 

[mikeyspikey]

Admin,
If you mean Donald Sims '60 years with bees' then it is my favourite, even prefer it to Ted Hooper (heresy). Get it.

 

[BKF Admin]

Thanks Mike.

Will go order it now,hope to get it in time for xmas.

 

[Wendy122]

Is Honey by the Ton by Field ?

Yes

Oliver Field.

Its my current best read. Complements Donald Simms brilliantly. If you have those 2 books you need only queen rearing books to add to your list. 60 years with bees (Simms) was my best book it now shares top spot..

W

 

[BKF Admin]

Just ordered 60 years from Northern bee books,Have used them half a dozen times now,they always ship fast so it should be in my xmas stocking.

Thanks Wendy.

 

[James Fischer]

Before CC Miller wrote "60 Years", he wrote "50 Years".

You can read it online, here:
http://bees.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=bees;idno=5017631

There are a number of other older books that have been digitized.

I like the CC Miller books, they are an interesting view into the world
of a pre-varroa beekeeper.

 

[Hivemaker.]

Yes, a view into the Acarine beekeeper.

 

[BKF Admin]

Hi James,
I seem to strugle to read online books.
What I tend to do is read a couple of pages of the digital edition then go buy it if I find it of interest.

Does anyone else struggle to read books online ?

 

[Wendy122]

It is Donald Simms. "60 Years With Bees". Miller is a different book.

W

 

[BKF Admin]

It is Donald Simms. "60 Years With Bees". Miller is a different book.

W

It was Simms that I purchased,just read the first chapter,its writen in a very nice style.

 

[jean]

Hi James,
I seem to strugle to read online books.
What I tend to do is read a couple of pages of the digital edition then go buy it if I find it of interest.

Does anyone else struggle to read books online ?

Yes I do, but then I learnt to read in a pre-varroa age. I even fall asleep reading certain posts on fora , especially when written by people who are clever enough to have 2 Ph. D's. Guess that's why I stay too ignorant to realize that insecticides are bee friendly

 

[Wendy122]

Let me know what you think of Simms.

I think its great. Have you read Honey By The Ton (Oliver Field). Another complementing good read. I am on my 3rd pass.

W

 

[BKF Admin]

I may have that one already on my to read list.
I need to go through my books and see if I already own a copy.