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Author : Jordi Bosch,William Paul Kemp
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Nature
ISBN : MINN:31951D02067576N
Author : Dave Hunter,Jill Lightner
Publisher : Mountaineers Books
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-22
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781594859649
• Author Dave Hunter is at the leading edge of bee and pollinator issues • Mason bees are part of the solution to honeybees’ decline • No other bee book addresses the topic with such depth and interest • Includes useful information about leafcutter bees too! The national media regularly features dire stories on honeybee colony collapse and its danger to our food supply. But there's another, unsung bee that has the potential to save the planet—the mason bee. Mason Bee Revolution explains how docile, hard-working, solitary mason bees (and their compatriots, the leafcutter bees) are even more productive pollinators than honeybees, and keeping them can be a fun, easy, backyard hobby for gardeners, conservationists, foodies, and families everywhere. Why these bees? Bee pollination is critical for about 80 percent of US agricultural crops, increasing crop value by an estimated $15 billion annually. Since 2006, nearly a third of all honeybee hives have been lost each year, due to parasites, pesticides, habitat loss, climate change, and a newer malady called Colony Collapse Disorder. While scientists search for answers to save the honeybee, Dave Hunter and his company, Crown Bees, are leading the effort to increase the population of other highly efficient pollinators: One mason bee can produce twelve pounds of cherries, via pollination, where it would take sixty honey bees to achieve the same. Mason Bee Revolution is an easy-to-follow guide to keeping both mason and leafcutter bees. It tells you how to set up, care for, and harvest your own bees and what types of plants and habitat encourage mason and leafcutter bees, as well as provides general information on other common pollinators and bee-related facts, projects, and personalities.
Author : Brian L. Griffin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 69 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : Orchard mason bee
ISBN : 0963584111
Author : Brian L. Griffin
Publisher : Knox Cellars Pub
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Nature
ISBN : 096358412X
(Osmia lignaria propinqua Cresson) Raise Pollinating Bees in Your Own Backyard. Here is All the Information You Will Need to Capture and Raise These Docile Bees at Home. GROW apples, pears, and other crops successfully with these highly efficient pollinators. LEARN the fascinating life history of this mild-mannered bee. Watch as its life cycle unfolds in your own bee colony. EDUCATIONAL. A wonderful activity to introduce children to the marvels of the natural world. NON-AGGRESSIVE. Beneficial bees that everyone can propagate at home.
Author : J. Henri Fabre
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 154688128X
The Mason-beesJ. Henri Fabre
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1903
Category : Bee culture
ISBN : OCLC:44278668
A description with illustrations of the biology and behavior of the orchard mason bee. This page also offers WWW links outside WSU as an option for finding further information.
Author : Margriet Dogterom
Publisher : Coquitlam, BC : Beediverse Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Bee culture
ISBN : 0968935702
Introduces concept of pollination and bees/ mason bees to gardeners in order to increase fruit production. Includes information on nest construction and mason bee build-up with detailed pen and ink illustrations.
Author : Brian L. Griffin
Publisher : Knox Cellars Pub
Page : 69 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Science
ISBN : 0963584103
RAISE POLLINATING BEES IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD - here is all the information needed to capture & raise these docile wild bees at home. A must resource book for every fruit tree grower, whether a backyard gardener, or a commercial orchardist. These gentle little bees nest in holes in wood & are easy to propagate. They are native to almost all of the U.S. & Canada & they are far more better pollinators of fruit trees than honey bees. Illustrated with charming drawings by Sharon Smith, the book discusses the history, propagation, & use of the bee in a friendly conversational style. This is a book for the weekend gardener, the nature lover, the parent eager to excite his child with the wonders of nature. Solid scientific information presented in an entertaining easily read fashion-the author has created a delight. Endorsement- "Congratulations! I found your book on the Orchard Mason Bee fascinating. It is engrossing, scholarly, & well written in an informal, conversational style which holds the interest of non-scientists such as myself. I read every word."--Ruth Miller, master gardener. Griffin even sells the hibernating bees. Bee order form on last page.
Author : Eric Mader,Marla Spivak,Elaine Evans
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Bee culture
ISBN : 1933395206
"Examines the history of the British fire service from 1800-1980, embracing certain key themes of modern British history: the impact of industrial change on urban development, the effect of disaster on political reform, the growth of the state, and the relationship between masculinity and trade unionism in creating a professional identity"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Margriet Dogterom
Publisher : Beediverse Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2009-12-09
Category : Bee culture
ISBN : 0968935737
A Gardener’s Guide to Managing Mason Bees for Fruit Production Pollination with Mason Bees is an invaluable tool for anyone wishing to know more about mason bees. It is an informative and well-presented how-to book for those considering starting this fascinating hobby with mason bees. The wonderful illustrations make it possible for even the urban gardener to enjoy a harvest of their favorite fruit from their backyard. In this concise manual, the mason bee's lifecycle is discussed and simple methods are presented to attract various bee species.
Author : Bryan N. Danforth,Robert L. Minckley,John L. Neff,Frances Fawcett
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780691189321
The most up-to-date and authoritative resource on the biology and evolution of solitary bees While social bees such as honey bees and bumble bees are familiar to most people, they comprise less than 10 percent of all bee species in the world. The vast majority of bees lead solitary lives, surviving without the help of a hive and using their own resources to fend off danger and protect their offspring. This book draws on new research to provide a comprehensive and authoritative overview of solitary bee biology, offering an unparalleled look at these remarkable insects. The Solitary Bees uses a modern phylogenetic framework to shed new light on the life histories and evolution of solitary bees. It explains the foraging behavior of solitary bees, their development, and competitive mating tactics. The book describes how they construct complex nests using an amazing variety of substrates and materials, and how solitary bees have co-opted beneficial mites, nematodes, and fungi to provide safe environments for their brood. It looks at how they have evolved intimate partnerships with flowering plants and examines their associations with predators, parasites, microbes, and other bees. This up-to-date synthesis of solitary bee biology is an essential resource for students and researchers, one that paves the way for future scholarship on the subject. Beautifully illustrated throughout, The Solitary Bees also documents the critical role solitary bees play as crop pollinators, and raises awareness of the dire threats they face, from habitat loss and climate change to pesticides, pathogens, parasites, and invasive species.
Author : Ronald Steven Bekey,Edward Charles Klostermeyer,Washington State University. Cooperative Extension,United States. Department of Agriculture
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 4 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Orchard mason bee
ISBN : OCLC:53401515
Author : The Xerces Society
Publisher : Storey Publishing, LLC
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781612127026
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.
Author : The Xerces Society
Publisher : Storey Publishing, LLC
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2011-02-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781603427470
With the recent decline of the European honey bee, it is more important than ever to encourage the activity of other native pollinators to keep your flowers beautiful and your grains and produce plentiful. In Attracting Native Pollinators, you’ll find ideas for building nesting structures and creating a welcoming habitat for an array of diverse pollinators that includes not only bees, but butterflies, moths, and more. Take action and protect North America’s food supply for the future, while at the same time enjoying a happily bustling landscape.
Author : Dr. R. E. Snodgrass
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-02-27
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781789120141
“As a world authority on insect anatomy, Snodgrass has given us this book a brilliant account of the anatomy of the honey bee and how it relates to the way that bees develop and how and why they function as they do in their interesting communal life. This book should be in the library of every student of the honey bee and bee behaviour—beekeepers as well as scientists. The book is delightfully written and is enjoyable reading.”—American Bee Journal “This is not just a technical reference book on honey bee anatomy. It is far more, it is essentially a treatise on entomology, using one species as an example, and including a discussion of the fundamentals of embryology, development, and metamorphosis as well as anatomy. The subject of each chapter is approached from the broadest evolutionary point of view, and its horizon includes all the arthropods and beyond, so that the bee really typifies animal life in general. Finally, the language of the book is such that it can be read straight through with pleasure....It is a delight to follow the author through this complete examination of one insect: how it develops, how it grows, and how it operates.”—Entomological News