The Bee-friendly Garden by Kate Frey

The Bee-friendly Garden

Design an Abundant, Flower-filled Yard That Nurtures Bees and Supports Biodiversity

Kate Frey, Gretchen LeBuhn

Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed · Print & ebook · February 9, 2016

For every gardener who cares about the planet, this guide to designing a bee garden helps you create a stunningly colorful, vibrant, healthy habitat that attracts both honeybees and native bees.

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Who it’s for
A practical, flower-forward guide to making gardens welcoming for honeybees and native bees.
Themes
Bee-friendly gardening, Biodiversity and habitat, Sustainable gardening
Genres
Garden Design, Insects & Spiders, Insect Biology

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For every gardener who cares about the planet, this guide to designing a bee garden helps you create a stunningly colorful, vibrant, healthy habitat that attracts both honeybees and native bees. In The Bee-Friendly Garden, award-winning garden designer Kate Frey and bee expert Gretchen LeBuhn provide everything you need to know to create a dazzling garden that helps both the threatened honeybee and our own native bees.

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No matter how small or large your space, and regardless of whether you live in the city, suburbs, or country, just a few simple changes to your garden can fight the effects of colony collapse disorder and the worldwide decline in bee population that threatens our global food chain. There are many personal benefits of having a bee garden as well! Bee gardens: · contain a gorgeous variety of flowers · bloom continuously throughout the seasons · are organic, pesticide-free, and ecologically sustainable · develop healthy and fertile soil · attract birds, butterflies, and other beneficial insects · increase the quantity of your fruit and vegetable harvest · improve the quality, flavor, and size of your produce Illustrated with spectacular full-color photos, The Bee-Friendly Garden debunks myths about bees, explains seasonal flower progression, and provides detailed instructions for nest boxes and water features. From “super blooming” flowers to regional plant lists and plants to avoid, The Bee-Friendly Garden is an essential tool for every gardener who cares about the planet and wants to make their yard a welcoming habitat for nature’s most productive pollinator.

Flowers With Purpose

A practical, flower-forward guide to making gardens welcoming for honeybees and native bees.

Come here for

  • Seasonal blooms, regional plant lists, and a more pollinator-friendly yard
  • Garden design where ecological care meets color and harvest

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  • Full-color photos, bee basics, and guidance on seasonal flower progression
  • Instructions for nest boxes and water features, plus plants to avoid

Where it sits

Insects & Spiders55%
Garden Design41%
Insect Biology25%

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Publisher categories

  • Wildflowers
  • Garden Design
  • Beekeeping
Authors
Kate Frey, Gretchen LeBuhn
Publisher
Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
Published
February 9, 2016
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Bee-friendly gardening · Biodiversity and habitat · Sustainable gardening
Reading lane
Wildflowers