These books were donated to Rolla Public Library so they could be easily accessible to area beekeepers.
Beekeeping References
Rolla Public Library Beekeeping Books
Rolla Bee Club donated books are up on Rolla Public Library shelves ready to be checked out. We donated the books at your request so that you would have easy access to them instead of trying to track one of us down every time you wanted to borrow a book.
Looking for only one beekeeping book to have in your home library? We recommend the Beekeepers' Handbook by Diana Sammataro and Alphonse Avitabile, 4th Edition.
The library also has a subscription you can check out to Bee Culture Magazine. It is also available in a digital subscription you have to sign up for and pay. For non-Rolla residents, library annual membership fee is $20.
More References and Links
American Bee Journal. Available in both print and digital subscription.
The following references and links we have mentioned in club meetings:
1. From Honey Bee Healthy Coalition, a guide to varroa mite detection and treatment, one of the leading causes of bee decline.
2. Penn State University Extension Honeybees and Their Maladies (pdf free)
3. Keeping Your Bees Safe from Varroa by Meghan Milbrath 2018
4.Ohio State University Bee Lab Webinars
5. Queen Rearing Information:
Day 1 – 8
Day 9 Queen cells are capped
Day 10 Sensitive developmental phase - do not move cells and be very gentle when opening the hive.
Day 11 Sensitive developmental phase - do not move cells and be very gentle when opening the hive.
Day 12 Sensitive developmental phase - do not move cells and be very gentle when opening the hive.
Day 13 Move the capped queen cells into mating nucs
Day 14 Move the capped queen cells into mating nucs
Day 15 Move the capped queen cells into mating nucs
Day 16 Queens hatch
Generate your own queen-rearing calendar: http://www.thebeeyard.org/queen-rearing-calendar/
Ohio State queen-rearing guide and calendar: http://www.ohiostatebeekeepers.org/resources/queen-rearing
The next three are the honey color charts we have on the table during our October honey tasting:
6.Missouri Driftwatch, a voluntary hive registration program to encourage beekeepers and chemical applicators to work together.
7. Pollen reports