Mason bee revolution
Subtitle: how the hardest working bee can save the world one backyard at a time
By: Dave Hunter and Jill Lightner
Contributors: Lightner, Jill, author
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 154
ISBN-13: 9781594859632
Subjects: Bee culture; Mason bees
Description: Mason Bee Revolution explores the facts (and fictions) of pollination and food production, with a focus on how mason bees can help everyday gardeners get more from their own fruit trees, berry patches, and vegetable beds. Raising these hardworking bees is a fun, simple hobby for gardeners, conservationists, foodies, and families alike. Learn all the detailed, easy-to-follow information you need to keep both mason and leafcutter bees.--COVER.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Why keep gentle bees?; title: Preparing for success with bees; title: A year of bees in the garden: what to do when; title: Other native bees and pollinators; title: Citizen science and spending time with your bees; title: Saving our food supply, one garden at a time; title: Bee-hold the future: Mason bees, food, and what comes next.