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Gardening for Bumblebees
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Gardening for Bumblebees

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From the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Sting In The Tale comes this practical guide to creating a paradise for pollinators.


There are twenty six different species of bumblebees to be found in the UK, of around 250 species worldwide. Bumblebees are among the most important of our insects; these superb pollinators ensure that wildflowers set seed and reappear each year, and that our vegetable and fruit crops give us bountiful harvests. With the decline in the populations of our wild bees, these beloved creatures need looking after more than ever. Gardening for Bumblebees shows you how you can provide a refuge for bumblebees to feed, breed and thrive. No matter how large or small your space is, Dave Goulson shows you how you can make a pollinator-friendly haven.

In this book you will learn the best trees, shrubs and flowers for pollinators, how to create the perfect nest and breeding site, and the best ways to control pests. Gardening For Bumblebees will encourage and inspire gardeners and allotmenters alike to make their patch more bee friendly.


Praise for Dave Goulson

'Goulson has plenty of wondrous biological stories to tell, as well as the tale of his own struggle to return the short-haired bumblebee to Britain'
Patrick Barkham, Guardian

'Dave Goulson... has perfected the art of turning the entomologist's technical expertise into easy-reading everyman's prose'
Mark Cocker, Spectator

'Goulson reminds himself that he 'began studying bumblebees not because they are important pollinators but because they are fascinating, because they behave in interesting and mysterious ways, and because they are rather loveable'
Hannah Rosefield, Literary Review

'Glorious' The Times

'Captivating' Independent
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Weitere ISBN/GTIN9781473578364
ProduktartE-Book
EinbandE-Book
FormatEPUB
Format HinweisDRM Adobe
FormatE101
Erscheinungsdatum01.04.2021
SpracheEnglisch
Dateigrösse155764 Kbytes
Artikel-Nr.9208543
KatalogVC
Datenquelle-Nr.2385567
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Dave Goulson is Professor of Biology at the University of Sussex. He has published more than 300 scientific articles on the ecology and conservation of bumblebees and other insects. His books include the Sunday Times bestsellers The Garden Jungle and A Sting in the Tale, which was also shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson prize and has been translated into fifteen languages. He is a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society, a trustee of Pesticide Action Network, and an Ambassador for the UK Wildlife Trusts.