Beekeeping is also known as apiculture. There are several benefits to maintaining honey bee colonies including: honey, beeswax, and crop pollination.
UC Davis Department of Entomology and UC Agriculture and Natural Resources Division (UC ANR) have great resources for apiarists.
Much about bees can be found directly from the Department of Entomology’s home page . The site is brimming with links and is very easy to navigate.
Electronic versions of Apiculture Newsletters going back to 1994 are available here. The newsletters can be sorted and viewed chronologically or by content.
UC ANR’s Western Apicultural Society (WAS) is a “non-profit, educational, beekeeping organization founded in 1978 for the benefit and enjoyment of all beekeepers in western North America.” At the WAS site you will find the WAS Journal which is another great resource for apiarists.
