**Contains information about medieval beekeeping practices or equipment
- **Allen, George & Unwin. "The Sacred Bee in Ancient Times and Folklore". London. 1937. Republished Unabridged by Dover. 2004.
- **Alston, Frank. "Hives & Honeybees in Signs & Symbols".
- **Alston, Frank. "Skeps: Their History, Making, and Use".
- Blackiston, Jonathan. "Beekeeping For Dummies" 2nd Ed. Wiley Publishing. 2009.
- Great beginner book on how to keep bees in Langstroth hives. Very thorough with step by step instructions. Colony Collapse Disorder is discussed in this edition.
- **Breckelmans, Toon. "Skep-Making" Translated by Marie-Jose Smit, New York. Bee Books New & Old, 2005
- A little book about the making of skeps. Great diagrams that show the process. Doesn’t refer to period sources, but uses techniques from period to recreate the skep. Available at The Honey Shop
- **Brown, Ron. "Great Masters of Beekeeping". London. 1954
- **Buxton, Simon. "The Shamanic Way of the Bee". Rochester, VT. 2004
- Conrad, Ross. "Natural Beekeeping: Organic Approaches to Modern Apiculture". 2007
- **Crane, Dr. Eva & Graham. "Beehives of the Ancient World". 1985
- **Crane, Dr. Eva & Walker, Penelope. "Evidence of Welsh Beekeeping in the Past."
- **Crane, Dr. Eva. "A Book of Honey". Oxford University Press. 1980
- **Crane, Dr. Eva. "The Complete History of Beekeeping and Honey Hunting". 1999
- Comprehensive collection of a lifetime of Dr. Crane's beekeeping research.
- **Fraser, H. Malcolm. "Beekeeping in Antiquity". London. 1951
- **Fraser, H. Malcolm. "History of Beekeeping in Britain". London. 1958
- **Galton, Dorothy. "Survey of a Thousand Years of Beekeeping in Russia". London. 1971
- Gentry, Curtis. Small Scale Beekeeping (PDF on Top Bar Hives). 1982. Available from the Peace Corps.
- Published by the Peace Corps to teach the usage of Top Bar Hives in developing countries. There are other resources found on the internet, but this is a free resource with basic information on using TBH's.
- **IBRA. "British Bee Books: A Bibliography 1500-1976". London. 1979
- **IBRA Museum. "IBRA Historical Collection Part I: Protective Clothing". Wales. 2009
- **IBRA Museum. "IBRA Historical Collection Part II: Skeps, Tools, and Accessories". Wales. 2009
- **IBRA Museum. "IBRA Historical Collection Part III: Hives". Wales. 2010
- Kritski, Gene. "The Quest for the Perfect Hive". Oxford. 2010
- Ogden, RB. "In Pursuit of Liquid Gold". Cornwall. 2001
- Readicker-Henderson, E. "A Short History of the Honeybee". London. 2009
- **Stuart, Rob. "Beekeeping and Honey Production: 1580-1660". Bristol. 1996
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