num_pages: 224
description: A New York Times 2018 Holiday Gift SelectionHoney bees get all the press but the fascinating story of North Americas native beesendangered species essential to our ecosystems and food suppliesis just as crucial. Through interviews with farmers gardeners scientists and bee experts Our Native Bees explores the importance of native bees and focuses on why they play a key role in gardening and agriculture. The people and stories are Paige Embry goes on a bee hunt with the world expert on the likely extinct Franklins bumble bee raises blue orchard bees in her refrigerator and learns about an organization that turns the out-of-play areas in golf courses into pollinator habitats. Our Native Bees is a fascinating must-read for fans of natural history and science and anyone curious about bees. 
language: English
title: Our Native Bees: North America’s Endangered Pollinators and the Fight to Save Them
publisher: Timber Press