| Title | Author | Publisher | Notes |
| A Book of Honey (1980) | Eva Crane | Oxford Univ. Press | |
| A Case of Hives (1985) | Len Heath | BBNO | |
| A Manual of Beekeeping (reprint 1999) | E. B. Wedmore | BBNO | |
| Anatomy and Dissection of the Honeybee | H. A. Dade | IBRA | |
| Anatomy of the Honeybee (1956) | R. E. Snodgrass | Cornell Univ. Press | |
| Any A-Level Biology textbook or equivalent | If available |
| Any GCSE Biology textbook or equivalent | If available |
| The Selection of Apiary Sites | D.A.R.G. | D.A.R.G. | |
| Archaeology of Beekeeping | E. Crane | Duckworth | |
| Background to Bee Breeding (1999) | J. Atkinson | NBB | |
| BBKA Advisory Leaflet - 'So you wish to sell Honey' | BBKA | BBKA | |
| BBKA Leaflet, Shrubs, Plants/Wild Flowers for Bees | BBKA No. 39 | |
| BBKA Leaflets on various topics | Various | BBKA | |
| Bees and Beekeeping | Irmgard Diemer | Merehurst | |
| Bee Disease Control Orders | HMSO | HMSO | |
| Bee sting Allergy | Dr H. Riches | | |
| Beekeeping - A Practical Guide | Roger Patterson | Constable and Robinson | |
| Beekeeping - a Seasonal Guide (1985) | R. Brown | BT Batsford | |
| Beekeeping and the Law (1993) | D. Frimston, D. Smith | BBNO | |
| Beekeeping at Buckfast Abbey (1975/1987) | Bro. Adam | NBB | |
| Beekeeping in Antiquity | Fraser | IBRA | |
| Bees & Beekeeping, Science, Practice & World Resources | E. Crane | Heinemann/Newnes | |
| Bees and Neighbours | BBKA | BBKA | |
| Bees to the Heather | S.B. Whitehead | McMillan | |
| Beeswax (1984) | Coggeshall & Morse | Wicwas Press | |
| Beeswax (1995) | R. Brown | BBNO | |
| Beeway Code | D.A.R.G. | D.A.R.G. | |
| Better Beginnings for Beekeepers | A. Waring | BIBBA | |
| Breeding Better Bees | Dews/Milner | BIBBA | |
| Breeding Techniques & Selection for Breeding of the Honeybee | F. Ruttner | BIBBA | |
| Bumblebees | Prys-Jones/Corbet | Richmond Pubs. | |
| Central Association Leaflets (Various) | Various | Central Association | |
| Communication among Social Bees | Lindauer | Harvard | |
| Dance Language and Orientation of Bees | Karl von Frisch | Belknap Press | |
| Bees, Their Vision,chemical sense and Language | K von Frisch | | |
| Development of Chalk Brood | Len Heath | IBRA |
| Elements of genetics with special reference to the bee (1981) | J. Mesquida | BIBBA | |
| Encyclopaedia of Beekeeping (1985) | Hooper and Morse | Blandford | now rare |
| Form and Function in the Honeybee | L. Goodman | IBRA | |
| Foul Brood Disease of Honey Bees | DEFRA | | |
| Garden Plants Valuable to Bees | M.F. Fountain | IBRA | |
| Great Masters of Beekeeping (1994) | R. Brown | BBNO | |
| Guide for Judges and Exhibitors of Honey and Bee Products | Exam Board | BBKA | |
| Guide to Bees and Honey (4th. edition) (1997) | Ted Hooper | Marston House | |
| Handbook of Beekeeping (1992) | Dr. H. Riches | NBB | |
| History of Beekeeping in Britain | Fraser | IBRA | |
| HMSO leaflets on honey, honey regulations and food safety | HMSO | FSA | |
| Honey - A Comprehensive Survey (1976) | E. Crane | Heinemann | |
| Honey Bee Biology | Edited by J.B. Free | Central Assn. | |
| The Honey Bee inside out | Celia Davis | NBB | |
| Honey Bee Pests, Predators and Diseases, 3rd Ed 1997 | R. Morse, K. Flottum | Root | |
| Honey Bees of the British Isles (1986) | B.A. Cooper | BIBBA | |
| Honey Farming (1946) | R.O.B. Manley | NBB | |
| Honey Identification (1988) | R. Sawyer | Cardiff A.P. | |
| Honeybee Pathology (1991) 2nd ed | Bailey and Ball | Academic Press | |
| In Search of the Best Strains of Bees (1983) | Br. Adam | NBB | |
| Insect Pollination of Crops | J.B. Free | Academic Press | |
| Insect Bites and Stings | HRC Riches | | |
| Insect Pollination of Cultivated Crops | S. E. McGregor | USDA | |
| Life of the Bumblebee | D.V. Alford | Poynter | |
| Light Microscopy, an Illustrated Guide (1994) | R. Oldfield | Wolfe | |
| MAFF Leaflets, Current bee disease leaflets, various | DEFRA/NAW | DEFRA/NAW | |
| Medical Aspects of Beekeeping (2000) | Dr Harry Riches | HR Books | |
| Microscopy for Beekeepers, Beekeeping in a nutshell No.69 | P. Jewell | NBB | |
| National Honey Show Leaflets | Various | N.H.S. | |
| Oil Seed Rape and Bees | Allan Calder | NBB | |
| Pheromones of Social Bees (1987) | J.B. Free | Chapman & Hall |
| Plants and Beekeeping (1979) | F.N. Howes | Faber |
| Plants and Honey Bees Introduction to their relationships | David Aston and Sally Bucknall | |
| Pollen Identification for Beekeepers | R. Sawyer Cardiff | A.P. | |
| Pollen Loads of the Honeybee (1984) | D. Hodges | IBRA | |
| Practical Beekeeping (1997) | Clive de Bruyn | Crowood Press | |
| Queen Rearing and Bee Breeding (1997) | H. Laidlaw, R. Page | Wicwas Press | |
| Reflections on Beekeeping | W.S. Robson | Northern Bee Books | |
Royal Microscopical Society Handbook No. 1
An Introduction to the Optical Microscope (1989) | RMS | OUP | |
Royal Microscopical Society Handbook No. 15
RMS Dictionary of Light Microscopy | RMS | OUP | |
| Social Wasps | R Edwards | Rentokil Library | |
| Solitary Bees and Wasps | C. W. Andrews | IBRA | |
| Some Important Operations in Bee Management | T.S.K. M.P. Johansson | IBRA | |
| Statutory procedures for controlling foul brood | DEFRA/NAW | DEFRA | |
| Study notes (Various) | J.D. and B.D. Yates | BBNO | Has errors |
| Swarm Control for the Beginner (Leaflet) | BBKA | | |
| Swarming - Its Control and Prevention (1981) | L.E. Snelgrove | BBNO | |
| Teach Yourself Microscopy | W.G. Hartley | English U.P. | |
| The Biology of the Honey Bee (1987) | M. Winston | Harvard | |
| The Hive and the Honeybee (1992) | J. Graham (Ed.) | Dadant | |
| The Honey Bee (1988) | J.and C. Gould | Scientific American | |
| The Humble Bee | Sladen | Logaston | |
| The Observation Hive (1985) | K. Showler | BBNO | |
| The Principles of Bee Improvement | Jo Widdicombe | Northern Bee Books | |
| The Process of Queen/Worker Differentiation in the Honey Bee | Jarich J. Beetsma | IBRA | |
| The Sacred Bee | Hilda M. Ransome | BBNO | |
| The small hive beetle | DEFRA/NAW | | |
| The Social Organisation of Honey Bees (1977) | J.B. Free | NBB | |
| The Wisdom of the Hive (1995) | T. Seeley | Harvard University/Wiley | |
| Trees and Shrubs Valuable to Bees | M.F. Fountain | IBRA | |
| Varroa destructor: monitoring and forecasting | DEFRA | | |
| World of the Honey Bee (1974) | C. Butler | Collins | |
