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The bee-friendly garden : design an abundant, flower-filled yard that nurtures bees and supports biodiversity / Kate Frey and Gretchen LeBuhn.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Berkeley : Ten Speed Press, [2016]Copyright date: �2016Edition: First editionDescription: ix, 213 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781607747635
  • 1607747634
Other title:
  • Design an abundant, flower-filled yard that nurtures bees and supports biodiversity
Subject(s):
Contents:
Our friends, the bees -- Plants for your bee-friendly garden -- Bee-friendly plants for edible gardens -- Bee garden basics -- Designing your bee garden -- Beyond your own backyard--becoming a bee activist.
Summary: "For every gardener who cares about the planet, this guide to designing a bee garden helps you create a stunningly colorful, vibrant, healthy habitat that attracts both honeybees and native bees,"--Amazon.com.Summary: Frey and LeBuhn provide everything you need to know to create a vibrant, healthy garden that helps both the threatened honeybee and native bees. Just a few simple changes to your garden will make your yard a welcoming habitat for nature's most productive pollinator.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 595.799 F893 Available 33111008370021
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

For every gardener who cares about the planet, this guide to designing a bee garden helpsyou create a stunningly colorful, vibrant, healthy habitat that attracts both honeybees and native bees.

In The Bee-Friendly Garden , award-winning garden designer Kate Frey and bee expert Gretchen LeBuhn provide everything you need to know to create a dazzling garden that helps both the threatened honeybee and our own native bees. No matter how small or large your space, and regardless of whether you live in the city, suburbs, or country, just a few simple changes to your garden can fight the effects of colony collapse disorder and the worldwide decline in bee population that threatens our global food chain.There are many personal benefits of having a bee garden as well! Bee gardens-

contain a gorgeous variety of flowers
bloom continuously throughout the seasons
are organic, pesticide-free, and ecologically sustainable
develop healthy and fertile soil
attract birds, butterflies, and other beneficial insects
increase the quantity of your fruit and vegetable harvest
improve the quality, flavor, and size of your produce

Illustrated with spectacular full-color photos, The Bee-Friendly Garden debunks myths about bees, explains seasonal flower progression, and provides detailed instructions for nest boxes and water features. From "super blooming" flowers to regional plant lists and plants to avoid, The Bee-Friendly Garden is an essential tool for every gardener who cares about the planet and wants to make their yard a welcoming habitat for nature's most productive pollinator.

Includes bibliographical references (page 184) and index.

Our friends, the bees -- Plants for your bee-friendly garden -- Bee-friendly plants for edible gardens -- Bee garden basics -- Designing your bee garden -- Beyond your own backyard--becoming a bee activist.

"For every gardener who cares about the planet, this guide to designing a bee garden helps you create a stunningly colorful, vibrant, healthy habitat that attracts both honeybees and native bees,"--Amazon.com.

Frey and LeBuhn provide everything you need to know to create a vibrant, healthy garden that helps both the threatened honeybee and native bees. Just a few simple changes to your garden will make your yard a welcoming habitat for nature's most productive pollinator.

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