The Bee-Kind Garden: Apian Wisdom for Your Garden

New
Hardcover
2011
$16.21
Bees are vital for the future of the planet, for without their dedicated pollinating skills many crops would eventually fail. This delightfully illustrated book is a homage to bees, revealing many facets of their lives, including homes, flight patterns and defence. It also describes how to attract bees to your garden and, essentially, the art of talking to them!

The lives of bees are interwoven with our own, but how much do you know about them?
- Which scents do bees prefer?
- How do bees transport pollen?
- How far can bees fly?
- Do specific colours attract bees?
- Do bees prefer native flowers?
Then there is honey - a near-miraculous elixir that in earlier generations was an integral part of life as a sweetener and food preserver. It can be fermented with water and yeast to create mead, a drink that has been enjoyed for thousands of years.

This book is dedicated to bees and to ensuring that they continue to live in harmony with humans in bee-friendly gardens.

Click on the image to look inside:

Synopsis

Bees are vital for the future of the planet, for without their dedicated pollinating skills many crops would eventually fail. This delightfully illustrated book is a homage to bees, revealing many facets of their lives, including homes, flight patterns and defence. It also describes how to attract bees to your garden and, essentially, the art of talking to them!

The lives of bees are interwoven with our own, but how much do you know about them?

Which scents do bees prefer?
How do bees transport pollen?
How far can bees fly?
Do specific colours attract bees?
Do bees prefer native flowers?

Then there is honey - a near-miraculous elixir that in earlier generations was an integral part of life as a sweetener and food preserver. It can be fermented with water and yeast to create mead, a drink that has been enjoyed for thousands of years.

This book is dedicated to bees and to ensuring that they continue to live in harmony with humans in bee-friendly gardens.

Click on the image to look inside:

$16.21

Quantity

10 in stock

More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 96
Publisher: Green Books
Published: 10 Oct 2011
ISBN 10: 085784024X
ISBN 13: 9780857840240

Media Reviews

A charming little book for anyone who wants a gentle introduction to the world of honeybees, with a surprising amount of useful information about gardening for bees. -- Ken Thompson, author of No Nettles Required
It is a true feast for the eye and a beautiful stocking filler for anyone interested about bees, their remarkable story and the relationship humans have long had with them * Postive News - October 2011 *
The Bee-Kind Garden is a sweet, illustrated book. The information it contains is in nugget-sized chunks and it does not go too in-depth for the bee novice. It certainly illustrates that there is a lot more to bee keeping then just getting their honey! * Wildlife Trust - Birmingham *
This book is a godsend to anyone who is stumped about what to buy a beekeeper for a birthday or Christmas present. * The Honey Press *

Author Bio

David Squire has a keen interest in bees, having kept them for many years. As he says, Bee-keeping is an exciting and fascinating hobby - practical, fulfilling and contemplative, with the bonus of working in harmony with nature. David studied gardening at the Hertfordshire College of Horticulture and at the Royal Horticultural Society's Garden at Wisley, Surrey. He has received the Garden Writers Association of America's `Quill and Trowel' award.