Richard Jones' Comprehensive Guide to Beekeeping: The Beekeeper's Bible

Tyson Estes: Recommended for anyone who wants to keep or learn about bees, every page in this book is packed full of practical knowledge and historical bee facts. The pages are all slick and heavy, with tons of color images and illustrations. It's one of the most beautiful and useful purchases I've made in a long time and has a permanent place in my reference library.

United States on Oct 25, 2023

MinOne: You cannot go wrong with this book. It keeps helping me be a better beekeeper. From the history and care of apiarys. Good Book, you'll enjoy it.

United States on Sep 13, 2023

Melinda Norvell: This book is beautiful with stunning photos and tons of information. Highly recommend for all new bee keepers.

United States on Jul 24, 2023

kevin spalding: This book has been great for referencing my adventures in beekeeping. It’s got recipes it’s got ideas it’s got it all. It’s great favorite for beginners and some intermediate beekeepers. Great price for a lot of information.

United States on Jul 18, 2023

Rizwan Khan: excellent book :: must have

India on Jul 09, 2023

Jeff: I knew nothing about beekeeping before getting this book. I thought I would one day get a few hives, and this book served as a great introduction to beekeeping, giving me an overview of the history of beekeeping, bees themselves, and beekeeping. I no longer think I’ll get hives, now that I see how much is involved in the process! Still, it’s a nicely organized, very attractive book with great illustrations. It’s a bit clunky, and I found some parts tedious, but I liked it.

I’m not knowledgeable enough to say whether or not this is a good reference work for someone who’s actually going to keep bees or for someone who already has hives. But, if you’re like me and just want to learn more about the topic, I found this to be a great introduction, and it’ll make a great coffee table book.

United States on Feb 10, 2023

Judy Frothingham: Very well written, interesting and thorough.

Mexico on Sep 23, 2021

Matias: Excelente libro, pesado, pasta dura, ilustraciones increíbles, parece estar muy completo su contenido, me lo regale a mi mismo por mi cumpleaños y no me arrepiento en lo absoluto. Solo me falta leerlo completo, mi única queja es con dhl que lo entrego muy tarde

Mexico on Apr 20, 2021

Lisa: Really enjoying this book.
Even the grandchildren are enjoying the historical information.

Canada on May 21, 2020

Judgeatc: Due to a mix-up I got this book, as well as the Collins version of the same book, around the same time!

As with the Collins book this version provides a great informative read, with lots of great information on the history of bees, the management and keeping of them, and the things you can/make with the products of the hives.

It's only drawback - and why it's not 5 star - Americanisation!! The American spelling for words like colour (color) personally drives me nuts, and every time I come across one it stands out like a sore thumb! Also, if you are going to do any of the recipes you'll need to have a 'cup/measures' conversion table with you, because all the recipes use american measures (and on that score I think the Collins version also wins, since it gives various different conversions in the recipes, including the american ones!)

United Kingdom on Aug 25, 2014