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Mason bee revolution : how the hardest working bee can save the world one backyard at a time / by Dave Hunter and Jill Lightner.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Seattle, Washington : Skipstone, [2016]Description: xv, 154 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 1594859639
  • 9781594859632
  • 9781594859649
  • 1594859647
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • SF539.8.O73 H86 2016
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Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
List(s) this item appears in: Northwest Ecosystems
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Pacific Northwest Connections Collection QL568.A6 H86 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800158776
Total holds: 0

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.

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