If you would like to learn how to keep bees, we can set you up a bee yard and train you to work with the bees yourself. Keeping bees is a great pleasure and hard work, but the rewards far outstrip the tribulations. Here are some materials to get you started:
An introduction to a day in the life of the European Honey Bee:
Additional materials:
Scientific Beekeeping with Randy Oliver
Randy Oliver is one of the great minds in beekeeping. His site is full of informative articles about bee biology and practical information on keeping bees healthy.
The Dancing Bees: An Account of the Life and Senses of the Honey Bee
A scientific and poetic account of the Honey Bee natural history that discusses how bees navigate, see the world and communicate with one another. By Karl von Frisch 1953.