He is author of the books Crop Pollination by Bees(2000); its second edition published in two volumes (2021 and 2023); and First Lessons in Beekeeping (2007; new edition due out this year). His latest book, Honey Bee Social Evolution was published by Johns Hopkins University Press in 2024. In 2014 he was inducted into the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire as an honorary member for his honey bee research and education efforts throughout the UK. Keith and his wife Sonja live in Athens, Georgia where they keep a few bee hives in their back yard.