Our Native Bees
America's Endangered Pollinators and the Fight to Save Them
Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, Inc., 2018.
Format: Book
Description: 224 pages ; 24 cm
A New York Times 2018 Holiday Gift Selection
Honey bees get all the press, but the fascinating story of North America's native bees--endangered species essential to our ecosystems and food supplies--is 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 compelling: Paige Embry goes on a bee hunt with the world expert on the likely extinct Franklin's 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.
Honey bees get all the press, but the fascinating story of North America's native bees--endangered species essential to our ecosystems and food supplies--is 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 compelling: Paige Embry goes on a bee hunt with the world expert on the likely extinct Franklin's 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.
Contents:
What a bee is: an introduction -- A bee for all seasons: Apis mellifera, the European honey bee -- Greenhouse tomatoes kill the last Franklin's bumble bee? -- Osmia lignaria, the great and glorious bob -- Bees, blueberries, budworms, and pesticides -- Cinderella ceratina and bees down on the farm -- Life, death, and thievery in the dark -- Bees in the grass: rethinking normal -- Citizen science and the great sunflower project -- The power of bees.
ISBN:
9781604697698
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
ANIMALS Bug Bee Emb | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
ANIMALS Bug Bee Emb | Edgewood | Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references and index.