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100 Plants to Feed the Bees: Provide a Healthy Habitat to Help Pollinators Thrive
Contributor(s): The Xerces Society (Author)
ISBN: 1612128866     ISBN-13: 9781612128863
Publisher: Storey Publishing
OUR PRICE:   $24.26  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: November 2016
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Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General
- Gardening | Techniques
- Nature | Ecosystems & Habitats - General
Dewey: 571.864
LCCN: 2016015593
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 8.1" (1.25 lbs) 240 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Ecology
 
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Publisher Description:
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.

Contributor Bio(s): Xerces Society, The: -

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.

The Xerces Society: -

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.