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Victory gardens for bees : a DIY guide to saving the bees / Lori Weidenhammer.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Madeira Park, British Columbia : Douglas and McIntyre, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: xiii, 226 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 1771620536
  • 9781771620536
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Victory gardens for bees.LOC classification:
  • SB439.24 .W45 2016
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in electronic format.
Contents:
Bee afraid -- Victory gardens for bees -- Bees of all stripes -- Healthy herbs for pollinators and people -- Bee-licious edible gardens -- Wild for indigenous bees -- The new buzz on beekeeping -- Bee hedgerows -- Victory borders for bees -- Growing to love bees.
Summary: "This book investigates the growing problem of bee mortality and offers practical measures we can all take to help. In ecological terms, bees play a critical role in the survival of many plant communities and the continuation of life on this planet. Now that bees are facing unprecedented levels of die-off caused by a toxic mixture of environmental stresses, a community-based effort is needed to make gardens, fields and landscapes healthy sanctuaries for bees. Just as citizens banded together to produce Victory Gardens to offset the perilous food shortages of World Wars I and II, now a similarly vital level of collective effort is needed to make our gardens into lifesaving shelters for bees. Planning a bee-friendly space can provide a beautiful and bountiful selection of edible crops, native plants and fragrant ornamentals, as well as herbs that have medicinal properties for both pollinators and people. With the help of ten inspiring garden plans and planting guides, Weidenhammer shows how bee-friendly plants can be used in creative combinations for plots and pots of all sizes, and are easily grown by novices and seasoned gardeners alike. In the spirit of the history-making Victory Gardens, readers will learn how to pack optimum benefits into a limited space for the survival of hive and home, and backyard beekeepers will learn great planting strategies for making sure their honeybees are healthy and have ample food to overwinter. Victory Gardens for Bees is also buzzing with DIY projects that will provide nesting sites and essential supplies for precious pollinators"--
List(s) this item appears in: Pollinators and Pollination | 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 SB454.3.W5 W45 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800161424
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Bee afraid -- Victory gardens for bees -- Bees of all stripes -- Healthy herbs for pollinators and people -- Bee-licious edible gardens -- Wild for indigenous bees -- The new buzz on beekeeping -- Bee hedgerows -- Victory borders for bees -- Growing to love bees.

"This book investigates the growing problem of bee mortality and offers practical measures we can all take to help. In ecological terms, bees play a critical role in the survival of many plant communities and the continuation of life on this planet. Now that bees are facing unprecedented levels of die-off caused by a toxic mixture of environmental stresses, a community-based effort is needed to make gardens, fields and landscapes healthy sanctuaries for bees. Just as citizens banded together to produce Victory Gardens to offset the perilous food shortages of World Wars I and II, now a similarly vital level of collective effort is needed to make our gardens into lifesaving shelters for bees. Planning a bee-friendly space can provide a beautiful and bountiful selection of edible crops, native plants and fragrant ornamentals, as well as herbs that have medicinal properties for both pollinators and people. With the help of ten inspiring garden plans and planting guides, Weidenhammer shows how bee-friendly plants can be used in creative combinations for plots and pots of all sizes, and are easily grown by novices and seasoned gardeners alike. In the spirit of the history-making Victory Gardens, readers will learn how to pack optimum benefits into a limited space for the survival of hive and home, and backyard beekeepers will learn great planting strategies for making sure their honeybees are healthy and have ample food to overwinter. Victory Gardens for Bees is also buzzing with DIY projects that will provide nesting sites and essential supplies for precious pollinators"--

Issued also in electronic format.

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