British Hymenoptera.
London: Edward Arnold & Co., 1923. Octavo, photographs, text illustrations, fine copy in publisher's boards. More
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The honey flora of Victoria.
Melbourne: Government Printer, (1935. third edition). Octavo, text illustrations, printed wrappers. More
Australian native bees: a practical handbook.
Sydney: NSW Agriculture Tocal, (2022. second edition), Quarto, paperback. colour photographs, illustrations, maps. Combining the expertise of many of Australia's leading native bee researchers, this book is a guide to observing and keeping Australia's broad range of native bee species. It provides a wealth of advice on how you can..... More
Bees: their vision, chemical senses, and language.
London: Jonathan Cape, (1968. reprint). Octavo, illustrations, softcover. More
The lives of bees: a natural history of our planet's bee life.
Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press, 2024. Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs. A beautifully illustrated guide to the vibrant and richly diverse world of bees. The Lives of Bees provides a one-of-a-kind look at the life and natural history of bees. Blending stunning photographs and illustrations with illuminating profiles of selected..... More
The Australian native bee book: keeping stingless bee hives for pets, pollination and sugarbag honey.
Sydney: Sugarbag Bees, 2016. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, text illustrations, maps. This complete guide to native stingless bees is written by Australia’s foremost expert. Keeping native stingless bees is a hot topic in Australia for commercial, environmental and recreational reasons. This comprehensive guide covers bee biology, behaviour, nesting, social life..... More
Synopsis of Nearctic Ichneumoninae Stenopneusticae with particular reference to the northeastern region (hymenoptera). Part three: synopsis of the ichneumoni: genera Ichneumon and Thyrateles.
Sydney: The Canadian Entomologist, Octavo, photographs, publisher's cloth. Supplement 21. More
A guide to native bees of Australia.
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, (2019. reprint). Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, other illustrations. An illustrated introduction to the estimated 2000 species of Australian bees. Bees are often thought of as yellow and black striped insects that live in hives and produce honey. However, Australia’s abundant native bees are incredibly diverse in their..... More
A guide to native bees of Australia.
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, (2019. reprint). Octavo, colour photographs, other illustrations, slight wear, softcover. An illustrated introduction to the estimated 2000 species of Australian bees. Bees are often thought of as yellow and black striped insects that live in hives and produce honey. However, Australia’s abundant native bees are incredibly diverse..... More
Honey bee biology.
Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press, 2023. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs. Honey bees are marvellously charismatic organisms with a long history of interaction with humans. They are vital to agriculture and serve as a model system for many basic questions in biology. This authoritative book provides an essential overview of honey..... More
A study of the wings of the ten-Thredinoidea, a superfamily of Hymenoptera.
London: Government Printing Office, 1906. Octavo, text illustrations, a fine copy in a handsome binder's cloth. More
Honey bee nutrition: fat bees not skinny bees.
Sydney: NSW Department of Primary Industries, 2025. Quarto, paperback, colour photographs, text illustrations, graphs. The book explores how bees use pollen, nectar, and water, and offers practical advice on providing supplementary nutrition when environmental resources are insufficient. It also examines the cost-effectiveness of feeding supplements during shortfalls and dearth periods..... More
La vie des abeilles.
Paris: 1909. Octavo, contemporary quarter calf on marbled boards, some wear. Text in French. More
Birds, bees and educated fleas: an A -Z guide to the sexual predilections of animals from aardvarks to zebras.
Sydney: Blake Publishing, 2015. Octavo, paperback, text illustrations. Cole Porter raised the topic in his famous song from 1928, 'Let's Do It, Let's Fall In Love', which prompted Bruce Montague to ask 'how?'. This book provides an amusing A - Z of the courtship and mating habits of animals. From..... More
Catalogue of British Hymenoptera of the family Chalcididae.
London: Order of the Trustees, 1910. publisher's cloth, book plate, a fine copy. More
Catalogue of British Hymenoptera of the family Chalcididae.
London: Order of the Trustees, 1910. bookplate, small stamp, fine copy in publisher's cloth. More
The new complete guide to beekeeping.
Sydney: The Countryman Press, 1994. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs. Many subjects covered in detail, include: Buying a colony of bees; managing bees throughout the seasons; selecting equipment and a good apiary site; preventing swarming; extracting, processing, and selling honey; controlling pests, predators, and diseases; and rearing queen honey..... More
Hymenoptera of America north of Mexico, (synoptic catalogue and supplements 1 and 2).
New York: United States Department of Agriculture, 1951-1967. Octavo, three volumes, folding map. Catalogue and first supplement in publisher's cloth, second supplement in wrappers. More
Hymenoptera and conservation.
New York: John Wiley, 2012. Octavo, figures, laminated boards. Hymenoptera, the bees, wasps and ant, are one of the largest insect orders, and have massive ecological importance as pollinators and as predators or parasitoids of other insects. These roles have brought them forcefully to human notice , as governors of..... More
The beekeeper's lament: how one man and half a billion honey bees help feed the world.
London: Harper Perennial, 2010. Octavo, photographs, softcover. More
The Australian beekeeping manual.
London: Exisle Publishing, (2020. second edition), Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs, illustrations. The essential beekeeping manual for both novice and experienced beekeepers in Australia. This ultimate reference explains in detail the steps required to manage colonies of bees. Supported by over 350 photographs and drawings, each action to be performed..... More
The Australian beekeeping manual.
London: Exisle Publishing, (2023. third edition), Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs, illustrations. The essential beekeeping manual for both novice and experienced beekeepers in Australia. This ultimate reference explains in detail the steps required to manage colonies of bees. Supported by over 350 photographs and drawings, each action to be performed..... More
Honey bee pests and diseases: a complete guide to prevention and management.
London: Exisle Publishing, 2023. Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs. Honey Bee Pests and Diseases provides up-to-date information on the management of honey bee diseases found globally, not just in the U.S., Europe, or Australia. Of particular interest are the explanations of how pathogens affect honey bees. This facet of diseases..... More
Bees of the world: a guide to every family.
Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press, 2023. Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs, distribution maps. When many people think of bees, they are likely to picture the western domesticated honey bee, insects that live in large, socially complex societies inside a hive with a single queen and thousands of workers. But this..... More
Beekeeping: a practical guide.
London: Constable and Robinson, 2012. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, text illustrations. A practical book for new beekeepers and those interested in keeping their own bees, explaining everything they need to know to get started. It also covers how to make your garden attractive for bees. More