The COLOSS (Prevention of Honey Bee Colony Losses) network was founded in 2008 as a consequence of the heavy and frequent losses of honey bee colonies experienced in many regions of the world (Neumann & Carreck, 2010). The network has many accomplishments, with the COLOSS BEEBOOK being among those. The COLOSS BEEBOOK was developed to provide honey bee scientists a single reference where standard research methods related to various honey bee-related topics were available and promoted. The first two volumes of the COLOSS BEEBOOK were published in 2013 and focused on honey bee (Volume I) and honey bee pest/pathogen (Volume II) research methodologies. In keeping with this tradition, we are happy to announce that COLOSS BEEBOOK Volume III will be published in two special issues of JAR, one in 2019 and the final in 2020. The COLOSS BEEBOOK Volume III is a practical manual compiling standard methods for research on Apis mellifera hive products.