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  Publications

  BBKA News

  www.bbka.org.uk

  A free publication that you receive if you join up with the British Beekeeping Association, which I highly recommend you do when starting out.

  BeeCraft

  www.bee-craft.com

  Britain's best-selling beekeeping magazine.

  Bee Culture

  www.beeculture.com

  The USA's best-selling beekeeping magazine.

  Hive Lights

  www.honeycouncil.ca/index.php/hivelights_home

  A magazine for Canadian beekeepers and a good read (worldwide subscriptions are available).

  The American Bee Journal

  www.americanbeejournal.com

  Specialist publication available by subscription including beekeeping information, education, classes and events, as well as beekeeping history.

  The Australian Beekeeper

  www.theabk.com.au

  A very comprehensive magazine for all Australian beekeepers (worldwide subscriptions are available).

  The Beekeeper

  http://nba.org.nz/publications

  New Zealand's premier beekeeping magazine (worldwide subscriptions are available).

  The Beekeepers Quarterly

  www.beedata.com/bbq.htm

  Websites

  www.abfnet.org

  The American Beekeeping Association.

  www.bbka.org.uk/help/links/other_associations

  This is the website for the British Beekeepers' Association (BBKA), which is great for finding out course information or details about local beekeeping associations. This page specifically leads you to information about other national associations such as the Scottish and Welsh Beekeepers.

  www.beekeepingforum.co.uk

  Probably the most popular beekeeping forum based in the UK, with international topics regularly discussed.

  www.biobees.com

  If you are interested in 'natural beekeeping', this popular forum is for you.

  www.honeyo.com/org-International.shtml

  This site has an extensive list of all bee-related associations you could conceivably want. It provides specific information on beekeeping in the UK, Canada and the USA too.

  Facebook

  www.facebook.com/adoptabeehive

  A worthwhile campaign run by the BBKA, and just in case beekeeping isn't quite your thing but you still want to be involved in combating the bees' plight.

  www.facebook.com/beecraftmagazine

  The page for BeeCraft magazine, Britain's best-selling beekeeping magazine.

  www.facebook.com/beginnerbeekeepers

  A great online resource for all beekeepers.

  www.facebook.com/britishbeekeepersassociation

  The page for the British Beekeepers' Association.

  www.facebook.com/savebees

  A great community page for everyone that loves bees and beekeeping.

  www.facebook.com/solitary.bees

  A useful page for those who are interested in solitary bees rather than honeybees.

  Blogs

  www.surreybeekeeper.co.uk/my-recommended-beekeeping-blogs

  My own blog, so I hope that you find it useful. This particular page contains a list of blogs that I constantly update, so keep checking back.

  www.adventuresinbeeland.wordpress.com

  An entertaining read by Emily Heath.

  www.alananna.co.uk

  Alan and Anna's stories about their simple life in west Wales – about beekeeping and self-sufficiency.

  www.beekeeping-book.com/blog

  Off the back of David's excellent beekeeping book is his blog, containing some fantastic photos.

  www.danieljmarsh.wordpress.com

  Though a new beekeeper, Daniel has jumped in with both feet!

  www.drypulse.blog.com

  Follow Joseph's blog as he starts beekeeping.

  www.geommm-bees.posterous.com

  George, a long-term Twitter friend, keeps this great blog.

  www.gibbshoney.com/blog

  Russell is a fourth-generation beekeeper, and his blog is well worth a read as he develops his hives from two to eight.

  www.kiwitopbarhive.blogspot.co.nz

  Marcia's excellent blog about keeping bees the natural way in New Zealand.

  www.likerockpools.wordpress.com

  In his words a 'humble' blog, but I love it. Well worth a read.

  www.lilsuburbanhomestead.wordpress.com

  An informative blog about beekeeping and all matters to do with sustainability.

  www.maconhoney.blogspot.com

  A well-structured blog written by Macon, with some great photos.

  www.marks-bees.blogspot.co.uk

  A nice blog from Mark, who is based North Carolina, USA. He has been keeping bees for four years.

  www.nosolomiel.blogspot.com

  Jandro's Spanish beekeeping blog.

  www.reenysbutterfliesbloomsbees.blogspot.com

  Maureen's blog about adapting her garden in Florida, USA, for butterflies and bees after her original garden was destroyed by Hurricane Andrew twenty years ago.

  www.romancingthebee.com

  Deborah's blog about beekeeping and gardening, with a real sway for 'making urban beekeeping beautiful'.

  www.snoodlesdoodles.blogspot.com

  A simple blog with some great images, which covers a range of sustainability topics, beekeeping being just one of them.

  www.stevensbees.blogspot.com

  A very comprehensive and visually interesting blog by Steven, who is based in Dudley, USA.

  www.suburbanbeekeeper.com

  An informative and useful blog by Will.

  Twitter Contacts

  It would take me forever to list the full website addresses for these Tweeters, so I have listed their Twitter handles. All of these guys are worth following and communicating with, and have been great fun to talk to online:

  @surreybeekeeper (OK, so this is me but I hope you follow me!)

  @AFBR

  @AlisonBenjamin1

  @AnneWareham

  @annoyingserf

  @ApiMaye

  @ascorbic

  @BeeBeebytheSea

  @BeechwoodBees

  @BeeFriendlyZone

  @beekeeping

  @beesfordev

  @BeesinArt

  @BeesInFrance

  @beesknees42

  @beeware55

  @britishbee

  @BurtsBeesUK

  @camlad_apiaries

  @cornwallhoney

  @cotswoldbees

  @DamianGrounds

  @DavesBees

  @DawnIsaac

  @DCHoneybees

  @EdenCaterers

  @egglatina

  @ElevensesTime

  @Emily_Heath

  @EmmaSTennant

  @EvansBeehives

  @farmingfriends

  @forkmagazine

  @GardenerGareth

  @GeoMmm

  @HDoodles

  @HelenReeley

  @helpthebees

  @HenCorner

  @hillbillytilley

  @HuwSayer

  @IanDouglas

  @IBRA_Bee

  @insidebooks

  @jake_schultz

  @JaneStruthers

  @Jimmmy_Bee

  @KarinAlton

  @Kate_Bradbury

  @KiwiManaBuzz

  @Lancasterbees

  @LincolnGreen

  @LisaCoxGardens

  @Loiscarter

  @LondonBeeKeeper

  @londonsbuzzing

  @lottieplot21a

  @MaldonBeekeeper

  @maradadisimba

  @MartinGBEdwards

  @McKellier

  @mimisbees

  @MISSSWhitehouse

  @mizzlizwhizz

  @nigelsbees

  @oh2bnMT

  @PlanBee1

  @PleasantLnBees

  @pprmedia

  @QueenBsHive

  @quintasse
ntial

  @rhodro

  @romancingthebee

  @sakisbeekeeper

  @SelenaGovier

  @SheffieldHoney

  @solitarybee

  @somersetbeeman

  @SurreyLife

  @TD_Beekeepers

  @TheBeeVet

  @TheChoirBoy

  @TheSoapDragon

  @thorncroftclems

  @UKHoneyBeeMan

  @urban_honey_co

  @urbanhoneycoll

  @urbfarmbeehives

  @val_littlewood

  @willipmrpip

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