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The first edition of A New Orchard and Garden and The Country Housewifes Garden was published in 1618. This facsimile is taken from the printing of 1656 in Gervase Markham’s A Way to get Wealth, itself first published in 1623. Lawson is a very early listing (Number 20) in The British Bee Bibliography and is important in dealing with skep…
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An early book listed in British Bee Bibliography. One of the great works of seventeenth-century culinary literature. Sir Kenelm Digby (1603-1665), was a soldier, sailor, pirate and diplomat; man of letters, bibliophile and collector; alchemist, scientist, philosopher, medical theorist and mathematician; a man of sensibility, a great lover, and a cook. Here was a true Renaissance man, one who John…
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• Honey–the purest and most natural food in the world. • Honey–a remarkable source of fitness and energy. • Honey–renowned for its healing powers for millions of years. • Honey–a marvellous health food and beauty treatment. Prehistoric man plundered the wild bees for this valuable food. The ancient world revered it as ‘food of the gods’. Honey from the tombs of the Pharaohs has…
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From crayons to cough drops, cookies to candles, Beehive Alchemy is a comprehensive introduction to incorporating the miracle of bees into everyday life. With this new book, beekeepers (and bee lovers) will learn about the benefits and attributes of beeswax, honey, propolis, and more as they're introduced to a full range of projects and techniques to process and harness the…
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This is a collection of articles, originally published in The British Bee Journal. This 20 page A4 reprint is full of information gained by Clara over many years when she was a particularly successful competitor at The National Honey Show. Reproduced from the original publication in March 2010 with the agreement of her family.
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One of the pleasures of buying honey from a small local bee-keeper is that it gives you a taste of that particular area because the foraging bees gather nectar within a two mile radius of the hive. This cookbook includes 26 recipes.
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A handbook of honey which acts as a guide to creating, harvesting and cooking with natural honeys, written by the editor of the leading American bee Magazine - Bee Culture. It abounds with hive hints and honey-harvesting tutorials, all delivered with the sound, practical, and common sense perspective of a seasoned expert. For those who have already bought the Complete…
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Just as honey bees are found all over the world so are recipes that use their honey. Caribbean jerk, Spanish chicken, French sauces, British biscuits and Turkish cakes all gleam with the sweet stuff. It can take just a spoonful or two of honey to bring its deep flavour to a dish. As a marinade it can enhance meat and…
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Discover the wonders of beekeeping, from establishing a hive to caring for bees, from harvesting the honey and wax to using it in marvellous recipes for food and handmade beauty products.Beekeeping by Dominique Devito - A primer on starting and keeping a hive, an American title gives sound advice for the beginner. It has a particularly interesting chapter on cooking…
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A mead cook book for all those who wish to produce this nectar of the hive.
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Francis Brown shows how to cook Scottish dishes using honey. Some of her recipes have been collected over the years and her honey comes from her daughter Enid's apiary in Fife.
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Fermented honey drinks are among the oldest alcoholic brews in the world, but have now almost disappeared. This booklet contains a unique range of information drawn from the author's historical study and experimentation with difference ingredients and recipes. Traditional British Honey Drinks gives details of a wide range of honey-based alcoholic drinks, with tried-and-tested recipes for two dozen different brews.…
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Published for the August 2005 Apimondia (Bee) Conference in Dublin this is the third book in the BBNO "Traditional Honey Recipe" Series. Previous titles are "Traditional Welsh Honey Recipes" by Jane Jones from IBRA (2003) and "Traditional Scottish Honey Recipes" by Frances Brown (2004). The recipes include Lemon Flummery, Glazed Ray and Stir Fry Prawns. There are 38 recipes, which…
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Create Natural beeswax products - candles, soap, balms, salves and home decor for health and home. "This is the book I've been waiting thirty years for. Excellent instructions. Bountiful information. Beautifully done". (Kim Flottum, Editor Bee Culture Magazine).
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This is a cookbook to celebrate the versatility of that wonderful sweetener, honey, which has been used in cooking since ancient times. Included in this cookbook are more that 180 delicious honey recipes from starters, supper dishes, salad dressings and sauces to puddings, breads, cakes, biscuits, and drinks. Puddings include mouth-watering ice-creams, among them watermelon and raspberry cream ice, redcurrant…
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A reprint of the very popular cook book written by Joyce White and revised in 2001 by her daughter, Valerie Rogers.
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A recipe book full of honey delights. Joyce White lived in Suffolk and well-known both as a cookery demonstrator and a lecturer in beekeeping. The first edition of Honey in the Kitchen was printed in Scotland in 1978 and the British Bee Journal said it was "An economical bouquet of country goodness - recipes are inexpensive and not likely to…
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This insightful book summarises the medicinal value of honey and also explores honey as a gastronomic treat.
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This is a comprehensive guide to the many aspects of meads and honey wines available for the mead vintner, written by a leading authority on the topic. The author describes every aspect of the process from the varieties of honeys, their characteristics and qualities for the production of a superior wine; the yeasts types available; to the various methods of…
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Oxidative stress plays a role in aging and disease, with cellular damage, aging and death delayed by anti-oxidants. In Beauty and the Bees, Dr Sara Robb explain how honey, beeswax, and propolis can be used to decrease the signs of aging. Bee products, in particular honey, are valuable as dietary supplements, as functional foods, in home remedies and in cosmetics.…
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Written by the winner of the House of Lords wine goblet awarded for mead at the National Honey Show Golden Jubilee in 1981 this is a very good overview of mead making for all who wish to turn the golden nectar into drink. Harry Riches, a Past President of The British Beekeepers Association, won numerous prizes for his mead which…