Mason bee revolution : how the hardest working bee can save the world one backyard at a time / by Dave Hunter and Jill Lightner.
Material type: TextPublisher: Seattle, Washington : Skipstone, [2016]Description: xv, 154 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cmISBN:- 1594859639
- 9781594859632
- 9781594859649
- 1594859647
- SF539.8.O73 H86 2016
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Lending Books | Elisabeth C. Miller Library Pacific Northwest Connections Collection | QL568.A6 H86 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39352800158776 |
Includes index.
Why keep gentle bees? -- Preparing for success with bees -- A year of bees in the garden: what to do when -- Other native bees and pollinators -- Citizen science and spending time with your bees -- Saving our food supply, one garden at a time -- Bee-hold the future: Mason bees, food, and what comes next.
Mason Bee Revolution explores the facts (and fictions) of pollination and food production, with a focus on how mason bees can help everyday gardeners get more from their own fruit trees, berry patches, and vegetable beds. Raising these hardworking bees is a fun, simple hobby for gardeners, conservationists, foodies, and families alike. Learn all the detailed, easy-to-follow information you need to keep both mason and leafcutter bees.--COVER.