Other Beekeepers Associations in the Southwest:
New Mexico Beekeepers Association
Honey Love: Urban Beekepers in Los Angeles, California
Texas Beekeepers Association
Utah Beekeepers Association
Honey Love: Urban Beekepers in Los Angeles, California
Texas Beekeepers Association
Utah Beekeepers Association
City of Flagstaff and Coconino County resources:
Flagstaff Sustainability Program
City of Flagstaff Livestock Ordnance:
www.flagstaff.az.gov/index.aspx?nid=3383
This chart shows you how many colonies of honey bees you are allowed to have on your property depending on the square footage of your lot. Click on "full code" to read the guidelines on how bees and other livestock must be kept within city limits.
Current Coconino County Community Agriculture Regulations:
http://www.coconino.az.gov/DocumentCenter/View/8708
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FlagstaffSustainabilityProgram
- Website: http://flagstaff.az.gov/index.aspx?nid=1605
City of Flagstaff Livestock Ordnance:
www.flagstaff.az.gov/index.aspx?nid=3383
This chart shows you how many colonies of honey bees you are allowed to have on your property depending on the square footage of your lot. Click on "full code" to read the guidelines on how bees and other livestock must be kept within city limits.
Current Coconino County Community Agriculture Regulations:
http://www.coconino.az.gov/DocumentCenter/View/8708
Community Contributions:
Special thanks to Stephanie and Dakota for sharing this comprehensive page of beekeeping-related links:
www.fragrancex.com/fragrance-information/beekeeping-adults-kids.html
(some of the links are broken, just a heads up)
www.fragrancex.com/fragrance-information/beekeeping-adults-kids.html
(some of the links are broken, just a heads up)
Books and Movies
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Queen of the Sun
QUEEN OF THE SUN: What Are the Bees Telling Us? is a profound, alternative look at the global bee crisis from Taggart Siegel, director of THE REAL DIRT ON FARMER JOHN. Taking us on a journey through the catastrophic disappearance of bees and the mysterious world of the beehive, this engaging and ultimately uplifting film weaves an unusual and dramatic story of the heartfelt struggles of beekeepers, scientists and philosophers from around the world including Michael Pollan, Gunther Hauk and Vandana Shiva. Together they reveal both the problems and the solutions in renewing a culture in balance with nature. www.queenofthesun.com |
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Vanishing of the Bees
The documentary film, Vanishing of the Bees, narrated by Ellen Page, takes a piercing investigative look at the economic, political and ecological implications of the worldwide disappearance of the honeybee. Directors George Langworthy and Maryam Henein present not just a story about the mysterious phenomenon known as Colony Collapse Disorder, but a platform of solutions, encouraging audiences to be the change they want to see in the world. www.vanishingbees.com |
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More than Honey
This documentary explores the worldwide losses of honey bee colonies due to the usual suspects: pesticides, fungicides, foulbrood, Varroa mites, and Colony Collapse disorder. Especially relevant to our geographic region is a discussion on “Africanized” or “killer” bees. Fred Terry, a beekeeper based in southern Arizona where Africanized bees have been present for at least 20 years, contributes his unique perspective to the film that many of us here in the “Africanized zone” can learn valuable lessons from. While they have a bad reputation in the popular media, Terry’s first interaction was with an Africanized colony that proved to be resistant to a mite infestation. Although this film is an exploration of all the challenges faced by honey bees and beekeepers today, it also does a good job of portraying Africanized bees as a light at the end of the tunnel for the future of beekeeping. morethanhoneyfilm.com |
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Top-Bar Beekeeping: Organic Practices for Honeybee Health
In recent years beekeepers have had to face tremendous challenges, from pests such as varroa and tracheal mites and from the mysterious but even more devastating phenomenon known as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). Set in backyards and on rooftops all over the world, bees are being raised successfully, even without antibiotics, miticides, or other chemical inputs.More and more organically minded beekeepers are now using top-bar hives, in which the shape of the interior resembles a hollow log. Long lasting and completely biodegradable, a topbar hive made of untreated wood allows bees to build comb naturally rather than simply filling prefabricated foundation frames in a typical box hive with added supers.
Top-bar hives produce significantly less honey but yield more beeswax than a typical Langstroth box hive. Regular hive inspection and the removal of old combs helps to keep bees healthier and naturally disease-free.
Top-Bar Beekeeping provides complete information on hive management and other aspects of using these innovative hives. All home and hobbyist beekeepers who have the time and interest in keeping bees intensively should consider the natural, low-stress methods outlined in this book. It will also appeal to home orchardists, gardeners, and permaculture practitioners who look to bees for pollination as well as honey or beeswax.
In recent years beekeepers have had to face tremendous challenges, from pests such as varroa and tracheal mites and from the mysterious but even more devastating phenomenon known as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). Set in backyards and on rooftops all over the world, bees are being raised successfully, even without antibiotics, miticides, or other chemical inputs.More and more organically minded beekeepers are now using top-bar hives, in which the shape of the interior resembles a hollow log. Long lasting and completely biodegradable, a topbar hive made of untreated wood allows bees to build comb naturally rather than simply filling prefabricated foundation frames in a typical box hive with added supers.
Top-bar hives produce significantly less honey but yield more beeswax than a typical Langstroth box hive. Regular hive inspection and the removal of old combs helps to keep bees healthier and naturally disease-free.
Top-Bar Beekeeping provides complete information on hive management and other aspects of using these innovative hives. All home and hobbyist beekeepers who have the time and interest in keeping bees intensively should consider the natural, low-stress methods outlined in this book. It will also appeal to home orchardists, gardeners, and permaculture practitioners who look to bees for pollination as well as honey or beeswax.
Other Recommended reading:
Adams, John F. Beekeeping: The Gentle Craft. New York: Avon, 1972.
Benjamin, Allison, and Brian McCullum. A World Without Bees. New York: Pegasus Books, 2009.
Buchmann, Stephen, with Banning Repplier. Letters from the Hive: An Intimate History of Bees, Honey, and Humankind. New York: Bantam, 2005.
Bush, Michael. The Practical Beekeeper: Beekeeping Naturally (Volume I, II, and III). X-Star Publishing Company, 2011.
Buxton, Simon. The Shamanic Way of the Bee: Ancient Wisdom and Healing Practices of the Bee Masters. Rochester, Vermont: Destiny Books, 2004.
Chandler, P.J. The Barefoot Beekeeper: Low Cost, Low Impact, Natural Beekeeping for Everyone. No Place or Publisher Shown: March 2010, Third Edition, Minor Revisions.
Conrad, Russ. Natural Beekeeping: Organic Approaches to Modern Apiculture. White River Junction, Vermont: Chelsea Green Publishing, 2007.
Hauk, Gunther. Toward Saving the Honeybee. San Francisco: Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association, 2002.
Jacobsen, Rowan. Fruitless Fall: The Collapse of the Honey Bee and the Coming Agricultural Crisis. New York: Bloomsbury, 2008.
Jaycox, Elbert R. Beekeeping in the Midwest. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1976. (Slightly Revised in 1981).
Kritsky, Gene. The Quest for the Perfect Hive. New York: Oxford University Press, 2010.
Lazutin, Fedor. Keeping Bees with a Smile: A Vision and Practice of Natural Apiculture. Ithaca, New York: Deep Snow Press, 2013.
No author or editor listed. The Beekeeper’s Bible. New York: Stewart, Tabori, and Chang. No date of publication.
Nordhaus, Hannah. The Beekeeper’s Lament. New York: Harper Perennial, 2010.
Marchese, C. Marina, and Kim Flottum. The Honey Connoisseur: Selecting, Tasting, and Pairing Honey, With a Guide to More than 30 Varietals. New York: Black Dog and Leventhal Publishers, 2013.
Schacker, Michael. A Spring Without Bees: How Colony Collapse Disorder Has Endangered Our Food Supply. Guilford, Connecticut: The Lyons Press, 2008.
Seeley, Thomas D. Honeybee Democracy. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2010.
Steiner, Rudolf. Translated by Thomas Braatz. Bees: Lectures by Rudolf Steiner. Hudson, New York: Anthroposophic Press, 1998.
Tautz, Jurgen. The Buzz about Bees: Biology of a Superorganism. Germany: Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, 2009. (Corrected Second Printing).
Tompkins, Enoch, and Roger M. Griffith. Garden Way’s Practical Beekeeping. Charlotte, Vermont: Garden Way Publishing, 1977.
Winston, Mark L. The Biology of the Honey Bee. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1991.
Benjamin, Allison, and Brian McCullum. A World Without Bees. New York: Pegasus Books, 2009.
Buchmann, Stephen, with Banning Repplier. Letters from the Hive: An Intimate History of Bees, Honey, and Humankind. New York: Bantam, 2005.
Bush, Michael. The Practical Beekeeper: Beekeeping Naturally (Volume I, II, and III). X-Star Publishing Company, 2011.
Buxton, Simon. The Shamanic Way of the Bee: Ancient Wisdom and Healing Practices of the Bee Masters. Rochester, Vermont: Destiny Books, 2004.
Chandler, P.J. The Barefoot Beekeeper: Low Cost, Low Impact, Natural Beekeeping for Everyone. No Place or Publisher Shown: March 2010, Third Edition, Minor Revisions.
Conrad, Russ. Natural Beekeeping: Organic Approaches to Modern Apiculture. White River Junction, Vermont: Chelsea Green Publishing, 2007.
Hauk, Gunther. Toward Saving the Honeybee. San Francisco: Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association, 2002.
Jacobsen, Rowan. Fruitless Fall: The Collapse of the Honey Bee and the Coming Agricultural Crisis. New York: Bloomsbury, 2008.
Jaycox, Elbert R. Beekeeping in the Midwest. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1976. (Slightly Revised in 1981).
Kritsky, Gene. The Quest for the Perfect Hive. New York: Oxford University Press, 2010.
Lazutin, Fedor. Keeping Bees with a Smile: A Vision and Practice of Natural Apiculture. Ithaca, New York: Deep Snow Press, 2013.
No author or editor listed. The Beekeeper’s Bible. New York: Stewart, Tabori, and Chang. No date of publication.
Nordhaus, Hannah. The Beekeeper’s Lament. New York: Harper Perennial, 2010.
Marchese, C. Marina, and Kim Flottum. The Honey Connoisseur: Selecting, Tasting, and Pairing Honey, With a Guide to More than 30 Varietals. New York: Black Dog and Leventhal Publishers, 2013.
Schacker, Michael. A Spring Without Bees: How Colony Collapse Disorder Has Endangered Our Food Supply. Guilford, Connecticut: The Lyons Press, 2008.
Seeley, Thomas D. Honeybee Democracy. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2010.
Steiner, Rudolf. Translated by Thomas Braatz. Bees: Lectures by Rudolf Steiner. Hudson, New York: Anthroposophic Press, 1998.
Tautz, Jurgen. The Buzz about Bees: Biology of a Superorganism. Germany: Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, 2009. (Corrected Second Printing).
Tompkins, Enoch, and Roger M. Griffith. Garden Way’s Practical Beekeeping. Charlotte, Vermont: Garden Way Publishing, 1977.
Winston, Mark L. The Biology of the Honey Bee. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1991.
Beekeeping supply companiesDadant & Sons, Inc.
One of the oldest American beekeeping supply companies, the Dadant family has been involved in the business for six generations. BeeThinking A beehive supply company based in Portland Oregon. They manufacture their hives from cedar, an excellent choice for those who wish to leave their hives unpainted. BackYardHive The creator of the “Golden Mean” top bar hive and of other simple, useful beekeeping tools, from top bars themselves to specially designed hive tools for top bar hives. House Mountain An excellent Sedona-based company that specializes in making high quality wooden tools, including top bar hives. |
Queen and bee Package suppliersBeeWeaver
Located in Navasota, Texas, BeeWeaver is a supplier of queen bees and package bees, with a focus upon gentle, varroa mite-resistant stock, with Buckfast origins. Zia Queenbee Located in Truchas, New Mexico, another source for queen bees and packages, especially for high altitude Southwestern beekeepers. |