Planting for honeybees the grower's guide to creating a buzz

"Our gardens would be unrecognizable without the gentle buzz of the humble honeybee. Yet in recent years bee populations have suffered from th loss of green spaces and need our help. Planting for Honeybees is a charmingly illustrated, practical guide on how to help attract these delightful pollinato...

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Main Author: Lewis, Sarah Wyndham (Author)
Other Authors: Weston, James Lewis (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: London : Quadrille, 2018.
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Summary:"Our gardens would be unrecognizable without the gentle buzz of the humble honeybee. Yet in recent years bee populations have suffered from th loss of green spaces and need our help. Planting for Honeybees is a charmingly illustrated, practical guide on how to help attract these delightful pollinators - whether you only have a city window ledge or a whole country garden. With advice on the blooms to grow, and when and where to plant them, this book reveals the tips and tricks to creating a buzz and a better future for our apian friends."--Page 4 of cover.
Physical Description:143 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781787131460
1787131467
Author Notes:Sarah Wyndham Lewis and her husband Dale Gibson founded Bermondsey Street Bees in 2007, a beekeeping and sustainability consulting business which was awarded '2016 Small Artisan Producer of The Year' at the Great Tastes Award.

In teaching herself how to garden from scratch, she has formulated her own very pragmatic approach.