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The Bee-Kind Garden: Apian wisdom for your garden
David Squire
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Description for The Bee-Kind Garden: Apian wisdom for your garden
Hardback. 'The Bee-Kind Garden' gives a wealth of information about the intriguing lives of honeybees, and includes many amusing and illuminating stories about the role that they have played in human history. The book explains how crucial bees are to our food chain, and describes how you can attract them to your garden. Series: Wise Words. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: WM; WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 218.
The lives of bees are interwoven with our own, but how much do you know about them? Which scents do bees prefer? How do bees transport pollen? How far can bees fly? Do specific colours attract bees? Do bees prefer native flowers? Bees are a delight to see in the garden on warm summer days, buzzing as they flit from flower to flower. They are also vital for the future of the planet and without their dedicated pollinating skills, many crops would eventually fail. Then there is honey – a near-miraculous elixir that in earlier generations was ... Read more
The lives of bees are interwoven with our own, but how much do you know about them? Which scents do bees prefer? How do bees transport pollen? How far can bees fly? Do specific colours attract bees? Do bees prefer native flowers? Bees are a delight to see in the garden on warm summer days, buzzing as they flit from flower to flower. They are also vital for the future of the planet and without their dedicated pollinating skills, many crops would eventually fail. Then there is honey – a near-miraculous elixir that in earlier generations was ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
96
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Series
Wise Words
Condition
New
Weight
218g
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857840240
SKU
V9780857840240
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About David Squire
David Squire has a keen interest in bees, having kept them since his late school years. David studied gardening at the Hertfordshire College of Horticulture and at the RHS Garden Wisley, where he gained the Wisley Diploma in Horticulture. Throughout his career, David has written more than eighty books on plants, gardening and insects, as well as dogs and self-sufficiency, ... Read more
Reviews for The Bee-Kind Garden: Apian wisdom for your garden
A charming little book for anyone who wants a gentle introduction to the world of honeybees, with a surprising amount of useful information about gardening for bees.
Ken Thompson, author of No Nettles Required
It is a true feast for the eye and a beautiful stocking filler for anyone interested about bees, their remarkable story and the relationship ... Read more
Ken Thompson, author of No Nettles Required
It is a true feast for the eye and a beautiful stocking filler for anyone interested about bees, their remarkable story and the relationship ... Read more