California bees and blooms : a guide for gardeners and naturalists /
Frankie, G. W.
California bees and blooms : a guide for gardeners and naturalists / Gordon W. Frankie, Robbin W. Thorp, Rollin E. Coville, Barbara Ertter ; with Mary Schindler ; foreword by Peter Bernhardt. - xx, 296 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The buzz about bees -- Observing bees commonly found in California urban gardens -- Andrenidae -- Apidae -- Colletidae -- Halictidae -- Megachilidae -- Cuckoo bees -- Bees and flowers: a love affair -- Plant profiles: urban California's best bee attractors -- Recipes for a bee-friendly habitat garden -- Beyond bee gardening: taking action on behalf of native bees.
1597142948 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781597142946 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2014011666
Bees--California.
Gardening to attract wildlife--California.
Honey plants--California.
California bees and blooms : a guide for gardeners and naturalists / Gordon W. Frankie, Robbin W. Thorp, Rollin E. Coville, Barbara Ertter ; with Mary Schindler ; foreword by Peter Bernhardt. - xx, 296 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The buzz about bees -- Observing bees commonly found in California urban gardens -- Andrenidae -- Apidae -- Colletidae -- Halictidae -- Megachilidae -- Cuckoo bees -- Bees and flowers: a love affair -- Plant profiles: urban California's best bee attractors -- Recipes for a bee-friendly habitat garden -- Beyond bee gardening: taking action on behalf of native bees.
1597142948 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781597142946 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2014011666
Bees--California.
Gardening to attract wildlife--California.
Honey plants--California.