Below are resources I’ve read/used and recommend. I’ll continue to update as I come across new ones.
Books
- The Practical Beekeeper: Beekeeping Naturally by Michael Bush
- Keeping Bees with Ashley English: All You Need to Know to Tend Hives, Harvest Honey & More by Ashley English
- The Beekeeper’s Handbook by Diana Sammataro and Alphonse Avitabile
Youtube
Documentaries
- Vanishing of the Bees
- More than Honey
- Queen of the Sun: What are the Bees Telling Us?
- Who Killed the Honey Bees
- The Last Beekeeper
Websites
- Michigan Beekeepers Association
- Michael Bush, Bush Farms
- Honey Bee Suite
Michigan Resources
Megan Milbrath: Sandhill Apiary, Bending Sickle Community Farm
Charlotte Hubbard – TONS of great info can be found here!
On My To-Do List
- Bee-sentials: A Field Guide by Lawrence J. Connor
- Queen Rearing Essentials by Lawrence J. Connor
I would like to use your Hive Inspection Record form, but the printed quality I found online is poor. Can you send a copy of this form to me? Thanks. AnchorageUrbanFarm@gmail.com