beekeeping: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Books that concern the life history of the individual bee and the colony, honey and wax production, diseases of bees, flora that provide nectar and pollen, and economics of beekeeping include John E. Eckert and Frank R. Shaw, Beekeeping (1960); Dadant & Sons (eds.), The Hive and the Honey Bee, extensively rev. (1975); and Eva Crane, Bees and Beekeeping: Science, Practice, and World Resources (1990). A.I. Root, The ABC & XYZ of Bee Culture: An Encyclopedia Pertaining to the Scientific and Practical Culture of Honey Bees, 40th ed. edited by Roger A. Morse and Kim Flottum (1990); and Roger A. Morse and Ted Hooper (eds.), The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Beekeeping (1985), are useful reference works.

Samuel Emmett McGregor The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: University of Kentucky - Center for Crop Diversification Crop Profile - Beekeeping and Honey Production. Oct 16, 2024
Add new Web site: Food and Agriculture of the United Nations - In brief: how to keep bees. Sep 06, 2024
Add new Web site: Agriculture Victoria - Safe beekeeping practices. Jul 11, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Delaware - Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Research and Extension Consortium - Beekeeping equipment. May 03, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Georgia Extension - Honey Bees and Beekeeping. Feb 23, 2024
Add new Web site: The Canadian Encyclopedia - Beekeeping. Dec 12, 2023
Add new Web site: The University of Melbourne - Pursuit - When department stores were more than just stores. Oct 06, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Beekeeping Management Practices Are Associated with Operation Size and Beekeepers’ Philosophy towards in-Hive Chemicals. Jun 07, 2023
Add new Web site: PennState Extension - Beekeeping - Honey Bees. Mar 18, 2023
Removed media. Nov 01, 2021
Media added. Mar 31, 2017
Media added. Apr 22, 2016
Updated information on colony collapse disorder. Jan 22, 2016
Added video. Feb 11, 2015
Add new Web site: Scientific Beekeeping - Beekeeping Through a Biologist’s Eyes. Aug 08, 2012
Add new Web site: Scientific Beekeeping - Beekeeping Through a Biologist’s Eyes. Aug 08, 2012
Add new Web site: Agriculture and Food - Beekeeping. Oct 07, 2011
Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Beekeeping. Oct 07, 2011
Add new Web site: Iloveindia.com - Beekeeping. Oct 07, 2011
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Beekeeping. Oct 07, 2011
Added mention of invertebrate iridescent virus (IIV) as a pathogen that has been associated with colony collapse disorder in honeybees. Oct 07, 2010
Media added. Jul 09, 2009
Media added. Feb 08, 2008
Article revised and updated. Sep 13, 2007
Article revised and updated. Mar 29, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 26, 1999
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