100 Plants to Feed the Bees

Name: 100 Plants to Feed the Bees
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781612127019
Price: 34.99 NZD
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Provide a Healthy Habitat to Help Pollinators Thrive

By The Xerces Society

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100 Plants to Feed the Bees by The Xerces Society offers a practical guide on how to cultivate various plants that support and sustain pollinators, such as bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. This book provides comprehensive details on 100 different plants, including their habitats, benefits, and the ecological relationships they foster. It's a valuable resource for anyone interested in enhancing biodiversity and supporting pollinator populations in their garden or community.
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This book may appeal to you if you're passionate about supporting biodiversity and enhancing your garden's ecological impact. If you delight in attracting and nurturing pollinators in your environment, you'll find practical and inspiring guidance to transform any outdoor space into a haven for bees.

In an at-a-glance, photo-driven format, 100 Plants to Feed the Bees presents 100 nectar- and pollen-rich plants that home gardeners can cultivate to create a more bee-friendly world.

Bees along with other pollinators, are essential to food production and ultimately human life, and their survival is in critical position. One of the simplest ways we can help ensure their future is by providing and protecting the plants they thrive on. In an at a glance, photo driven format, 100 Plants to Save the Bees presents 100 nectar and pollen rich plants that home gardeners can cultivate to create a more bee friendly world and turn their back gardens, fields, and vacant lots into pollinator paradises.

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The international bee crisis is threatening our global food supply, but this user-friendly field guide shows what you can do to help protect our pollinators.

The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation offers browsable profiles of 100 common flowers, herbs, shrubs, and trees that support bees, butterflies, moths, and hummingbirds.

The recommendations are simple: pick the right plants for pollinators, protect them from pesticides, and provide abundant blooms throughout the growing season by mixing perennials with herbs and annuals!

100 Plants to Feed the Bees will empower homeowners, landscapers, apartment dwellers—anyone with a scrap of yard or a window box—to protect our pollinators.

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

100 Plants to Feed the Bees has been praised for its inspiring guidance on creating bee-friendly gardens and transforming areas into havens for vital insects. Reviewers highlight its practical advice and well-organised presentation, making it an excellent resource for those looking to support bee conservation through gardening.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781612127019

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 November 2016

Country: United States

Imprint: Storey Publishing LLC

Illustration: Full-color; photographs and il

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 202.0mm

Weight: 440g

Pages: 240

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Education & Reference Non-Fiction Science & Nature The Xerces Society

About the Author

The Xerces Society is a nonprofit organization based in Portland, Oregon, that protects wildlife through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitat. Established in 1971, the Society is at the forefront of invertebrate protection worldwide, harnessing the knowledge of scientists and the enthusiasm of citizens to implement conservation programs. They are the authors of 100 Plants to Feed the Bees, Farming with Native Beneficial Insects, and Attracting Native Pollinators.