>"The Hive and the Honeybee" or "The ABC and XYZ of
> Beeculture".  Any recommendations between the two?

I personally like "The Hive & The Honeybee", however, I
was always under the impression that they were both
considered to be the "Bibles Of Beekeeping".

I think you would get a different answer from a number
of beekeepers, like virtually all other beekeeping
questions :-)

Al Needham
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