Given that last message about BEEKEEPING: A PRACTICAL GUIDE, I checked the
libraries of all Univ. of California campuses and one (and only one) did
pop out with the search:
 
 
Search request: FIND exact title BEEKEEPING: A PRACTICAL GUIDE #
 Search result:  1 record in the TEN-YEAR Catalog database
 
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 1. Melzer, Werner, 1927-
      Beekeeping : a practical guide for the novice beekeeper : buying bees,
    management, rearing, honey production : special section, the beekeeper's
    yearly work cycle / Werner Melzer ; with color photos by outstanding...  New
    York : Barron's, c1989.
        UCD   Main Lib  SF523.M2513 1989
 
 
Of course, I have no idea about how good it might be.  Does anyone have
experience with this book?
 
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