Rare Russian Beekeeping Works: Beekeeping Literature for Children

A Stalin-era children's book of poetry about a beekeeper who gives a group of "Pioneer" children a tour of his apiary.

This book is something between a children's encyclopedia on beekeeping, and a pop-science text. Illustrations and comments range from informative to moralistic.

A collection of humorous and scientific anecdotes about bees and beekeepers, likely meant to entertain older children as well as adult beekeepers.

"Russian beekeeping" goes back to the time of ancient Rus' to tell the tale of this "classically Russian" activity. Shabarshov's historic overview is colored with portraits of prominent beekeepers and is the first of a series on Russian beekeeping.

A collection of prosaic musings on the science of bees: their natural history, biology, and the ways in which bees benefit humans. This text is intended for adults and older children.