Liz Day wondered about a good book to answer beginning beekeepers.
For people already keeping bees and looking for good technical information I
prefer The Hive and the Honey Bee  rather than the ABC XYZ. They both have lots
of information for reference.
 
People considering whether to keep bees might prefer
Dadant,First Lessons in Beekeeping; Sammataro, The Beekeepers Handbook; Carrier,
Begin to Keep Bees, or Hubbell, A Book of Bees
 
 
You can get a catalog of bee books, in Canada from Doug McCutcheon
                                                3871 197 Street
                                                Langley, B.C. V3A 1B4
                                                Tel (604) 530-5428
                                                Fax  604 534 4932
 
                                in the U.S. from BES Wicwas Press
                                                PO Box 817-L
        `                                       Cheshire, CT 06410-0817
                                         Fax or Tel (203) 250 7575
 
 
                                or from IBRA in Britain
 
I wouldn't want to discourage anyone from asking beginner questions on the list,
and I'm pleased that they're interested enough to ask, but the more complete
answers available in one of these book is likely to often be better than the
quick one someone can take time to compose.