Common Plants to Attract California Native Bees
Nearly 1600 species of native bees can be found in California's rich ecosystems and this colorful pocket-sized card set will help you select plants for your garden or landscape to support bee populations year-round.
Included in this set are descriptions of 32 native and a select group of non-native plants, from blanket flower to yarrow, California poppy to California lilac. Also covers 6 varieties of sage.
Included are each plant's common, genus, and family names; most frequent bee visitors; floral resoures (nectar, pollen, or both); bloom time; plant height and width; general description, and growing information.
Also covers tips to attract bees including garden design, soil types best for plants and ground nesting bees, bee nesting requirements, and what to look for in a bee house.
Designed as a companion to the card set Common Bees in California Gardens. This 3-1/2" x 5-1/4" card set is spiral bound and printed on sturdy laminated paper designed to hold up to rough
Nearly 1600 species of native bees can be found in California's rich ecosystems; this colorful pocket field guide will help you identify bees commonly found in urban gardens and landscapes.
Buy it here: https://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/Details.aspx?itemNo=3552-2
Common Bees in California Gardens, 2nd Ed
Nearly 1600 species of native bees can be found in California's rich ecosystems; this colorful pocket-sized card set will help you identify 24 of the most common bees found in urban gardens and landscapes.
New in the Second Edition: Larger typeface; organized by family with page headers by common name; discussions of solitary bees vs. social bees, bee life spans, and nesting including a diagram of a typical ground nest.
Using this card set, you'll be able to identify bees on the wing to the genus level. Included for each featured bee are gorgeous color photographs, a general description of appearance, the distribution and richness, flight season, foraging and nesting habits, floral hosts, and how each transports pollen.
Also included is a brief description and illustration of the anatomy of a bee, a glossary, bibliography, and online resources so you can delve deeper into the lives of these fascinating social insects.
Designed as a companion to the card set Common Plants to Attract California Native Bees. This 3-1/2" x 5-1/4" card set is spiral bound and printed on sturdy laminated paper with rounded corners--designed to hold up to rough service in the field.
Buy it here: https://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/Details.aspx?itemNo=3557
And there's more,
in the meantime, you can download for free the following Bee Friendly documents
California Bee-Friendly Garden Recipes
Honey bees and their wild cousins are having hard times lately. See how you can help them out by making your garden more bee-friendly, whether you have a cottage garden or vegetable garden, or even a drought-tolerant native plant garden.
This free publication is available by download.
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How to Attract and Maintain Pollinators in Your Garden
About three-quarters of all flowering plants rely on insects or birds for pollination, and that includes one-third of all crop plants. This publication shows you how to create a landscape that is welcoming for bees and many other pollinators.
This free publication is available by download.
California Bee-Friendly Garden Recipes
Honey bees and their wild cousins are having hard times lately. See how you can help them out by making your garden more bee-friendly, whether you have a cottage garden or vegetable garden, or even a drought-tolerant native plant garden.
This free publication is available by download.
And then there's the BIG BOOK of BEES and the Plants that attract them
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