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Wild Bee Handbook: The Amazing Lives of Our Wild Species and How to Help Them Thrive [Kietas viršelis]

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  • Formatas: Hardback, 208 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 223x146x26 mm, weight: 582 g, Full-colour Photography
  • Išleidimo metai: 13-Apr-2023
  • Leidėjas: Quadrille Publishing Ltd
  • ISBN-10: 1787139182
  • ISBN-13: 9781787139183
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
  • Formatas: Hardback, 208 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 223x146x26 mm, weight: 582 g, Full-colour Photography
  • Išleidimo metai: 13-Apr-2023
  • Leidėjas: Quadrille Publishing Ltd
  • ISBN-10: 1787139182
  • ISBN-13: 9781787139183
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
From the bestselling author of Planting for Honeybees, The Wild Bee Handbook is a celebration of the wild bees, those vital pollinators of the natural world and unsung guardians of our food chain.

From bumblebees to solitary species, its a beautifully illustrated, informative guide introducing you to their amazing lives and equipping you with practical gardening knowledge of the plants and habitats they need. Discover common and uncommon wild bees to spot out and about in town and country. Learn how vital they are to the ecosystem and how to help them thrive with The Wild Bee Handbook.

Featuring extensive planting advice, this book is an essential, hands-on resource for anyone interested in bees, biodiversity and sustainable gardening, with sections on container gardening, the no-dig method, building organic soil health, and easy ways to bring the wild back into your growing, whether you have a large space or just a city windowsill.

Introducing you to the wild and wonderful world of bees, The Wild Bee Handbook is a fascinating way to learn more about supporting these essential creatures.
Introduction 4(6)
All Bees Are Not the Same
10(6)
Socials, solitaries & cuckoos
The Wide, Wild World of Bees
16(26)
What do bees contribute to life on earth?
What do bees see, smell & hear?
Are bees clever?
Not a bee at all
Pollination, Pollinators & Problems
42(14)
What is pollination?
What makes bees such great pollinators?
What's going so wrong for pollinators?
25 Wild Bee Species
56(64)
Amazing stories of solitaries, bumblebees + wild honeybees
Interactions with Bees
120(12)
Spontaneous encounters
Can you buy a bee a home?
Gardening for Bees
132(28)
Why gardening is so powerful
Everything begins with the soil
Creating natural habitats for wild bees
Nowhere to plant?
Planning & Planting for Bees
160(26)
Choosing plants for bees
It's not all about big gardens
Core principles of bee friendly plantings
Planting suggestion lists
Resources
186(8)
Books, online resources, suppliers, citizen science projects and more
Index of Plants Mentioned in this Book 194(12)
Acknowledgements 206
Sarah Wyndham Lewis and her husband, Dale Gibson run the multi award-winning sustainable beekeeping practice Bermondsey Street Bees. The advent of bees in her life prompted Sarah to research and plant vital forage to feed both hived honeybees and their wild cousins, the bumblebees and solitary bee species. Alongside her own planting projects, she has mentored the creation of pollinator gardens in many different countries. Through her advocacy for sustainable honey production, Sarah is also well known in the food world as a food writer and judge.