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APPENDIX C : ADDITIONAL RESOURCES <br /> • <br /> CLASSES <br /> The University of Minnesota offers additional classes on bees and beekeeping, including hands-on beekeeper <br /> mentoring. The list of offerings is on our website www.BeeLab.umn.edu, where updated information will be <br /> listed. <br /> COMPANION VIDEO <br /> View the companion video for Beekeeping in Northern Climates, First Edition at Z.umn.edu/bncvideo <br /> BEEKEEPING BOOKS <br /> This list of books is also on our website where new books will be listed at Z.umn.edu/beeread <br /> Beginning Books <br /> The following three books contain basic information that is largely duplicated from book to book. Thus, one <br /> of these books will cover much of the information in all of them. If you purchase a beginner's kit, one of these <br /> books is usually included. None provide in-depth management procedures. <br /> Dadant, C.P. 1977. First Lessons in Beekeeping. Dadant and Sons, Inc. Hamilton, III. 127 pp. <br /> Kelly, W.T. 1941. How to Keep Bees and Sell Honey. Walter T. Kelly Co. Clarkson, Ky. <br /> • Root, A.C. Starting Right with Bees. 16th Ed. A.C. Root Co. Medina, Ohio. 96 pp. <br /> Popular Books <br /> Blackiston, H. 2009. Beekeeping for Dummies. 2n°'Ed. Wiley Publishing: Hoboken, NJ. Reviews the tools of <br /> the trade, including complete instructions for building and maintaining beehives; offers detailed and easy-to- <br /> follow guidelines for all phases of honey production - including harvesting, bottling, packaging and marketing <br /> your honey and much more. <br /> Conrad, Ross. 2007. Natural Beekeeping: Organic Approaches to Modern Apiculture. Chelsea Green <br /> Publishing, White River Junction, Vermont. This is a thorough book that promotes sound management <br /> practices, not too different from our own. <br /> Graham, J.M. (ed.) 2015. The Hive and the Honey Bee. Dadant and Sons, Inc. 1324 pp. Each chapter is <br /> written by a specialist. The book was completely revised in 1992 and revised again in 2015. It has value both <br /> as a text and a reference book. The chapters on anatomy and physiology are pretty heavy reading for the <br /> layman. Be aware that older editions are out of date for control of bee diseases. If you want a single book that <br /> provides widely usable information, this may be the best available. <br /> Hubbell, Sue. 1988. A Book of Bees. Random House: New York. 193 pp. This book has inspired many people <br /> to become beekeepers. Hubbell's wonderful narrative is educational and entertaining. This is a book you hand <br /> to your friends and neighbors when they ask about your bees. <br /> Nordhaus, H. 2010. The Beekeeper's Lament: How One Man and Half a Billion Honey Bees Help Feed <br /> America. Harper: New York. Highly recommended for an in-depth, funny, and poignant view of commercial <br /> beekeeping in the U.S.A must read! <br /> Beekeeping in Northern Climates 81 <br />