You want me to start a fire??? 
OK, so I would of course start with Michael Bush’s book. After that, for biology, anything by Seeley - love that guy. To give you some ideas:
The very famous book:
And most recently:
http://www.amazon.com/Following-Wild-Bees-Science-Hunting/dp/0691170266/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1459306033&sr=8-1&keywords=seeley+bee