Honey by the Ton - Oliver Field

[Grif]

just finished and thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. Published in 1983, in a time before Varroa reached the U.K. A nice insight into the life of a bee farmer back in the day. Can anybody recommend anything similar?

 

[Beefriendly]

Bee-Keeping in Britain, Honey Farming by ROB Manley.
Excellent books showing an understanding of beekeeping (pre varroa) that is still relevant today.

 

[bjosephd]

Two books I should definitely read!

Are there any modern ‘honey by the ton’ type books worth looking at? ie. books on modern commercial beekeeping (ideally in the uk)?

 

[Beefriendly]

Worth following
https://twitter.com/calluna4u?lang=en

Probably one of the biggest commercials in the UK.

 

[madasafish]

Worth following
https://twitter.com/calluna4u?lang=en

Probably one of the biggest commercials in the UK.

+1

( I think with 3,600 hives he is the biggest)

 

[BKF Admin]

two books i should definitely read!

Are there any modern ‘honey by the ton’ type books worth looking at? Ie. Books on modern commercial beekeeping (ideally in the uk)?

2008

 

[BKF Admin]

1997

 

[Codford]

Bee-Keeping in Britain, Honey Farming by ROB Manley.
Excellent books showing an understanding of beekeeping (pre varroa) that is still relevant today.

Thumbs up from me - Beekeeping in a gentler age...

 

[maddydog]

Worth following
https://twitter.com/calluna4u?lang=en

Probably one of the biggest commercials in the UK.

That would be a book worth reading (if he got around to writing it! )

 

[Beefriendly]

Thumbs up from me - Beekeeping in a gentler age...

Nope, the arguments still raged between beekeepers as Manley was keen to point out.....and how he was right (which he was most of the time).