Our Chairperson Michael Hughes has this year (2018) become the Education Officer for the Irish Beekeepers Association CLG; while Prof. Breandán Ó Cochláin has been acting as an advisor and a Certification Officer for the IBA’s developing examination system. Please see the webpage of the IBA’s website for more current information:
https://www.irishbeekeepersassociation.com/education.html
Recommended Book List for General Reading
(list is not exhaustive and does not purport to be a complete list)
- Anatomy and Dissection of the Honeybee – HA Dade
- Guide to Bees and Honey – T Hooper
- The Honey Bee Inside and Out – C Davis
- The Honey Bee Around and About – C Davis
- Study Notes (Various) – JD & BD Yates
- Breeding Techniques and Selection for Breeding of the Honeybee – F Ruttner
- Plants and Beekeeping – FN Howes
- The Biology of the Honey Bee – M Winston
- The Humble Bee – Sladen
- Managing Varroa – FERA(UK)
- Foul Brood Diseases of Honey Bees – FERA(UK)
- Control of Varroa – Goodwin and Eaton
- Beekeeping in Ireland A History – JK Watson
- The Buzz about Bees – J Tautz
- Bee, Hives and Honey – E O’Sullivan (FIBKA)
- Haynes Bee Manual – Claire & Adrian Waring
- Having Healthy Honeybees – John McMullan
- A Manual of Beekeeping- Wedmore
- Anatomy of the Honeybee – Snodgrass
- Encyclopedia of Beekeeping – Hooper & Morse
- Honeybee, Pests Predators & Diseases – Morse & Flotum
- Practical Beekeeping – Clive de Bruyn
- Honeybee Democracy – Tom Seeley
- The Wisdom of The Hive – Tom Seeley
- Communication among Social Bees – Lindauer