Bees, Bats, Birds and Blooms - PUBS

Common Bees in California Gardens

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.

Included for each featured bee are color photographs, a general description of appearance, the distribution and richness, flight season, nesting habits, floral hosts, and how each transports pollen.

3552

$15.00

$11.25- Through June 30

California Bees & Blooms

California is home to over 1600 species of undomesticated bees—most of them native—that populate and pollinate our gardens, fields, and urban green spaces. In this absorbing guidebook, bee and botany experts from UC Berkeley's Urban Bee Lab introduce us to this diverse population, holding a magnifying glass up to the twenty-two most common genera.

3546

$28.00

$18.00--Through June 30

Songbird, Bat, and Owl Boxes

Bats are important pollinators and you can turn your vineyard, farm, or garden into a wildlife refuge and control pest activity naturally with this handy guide. Although written with vineyard managers in mind, anyone interested in learning about nest boxes will find this guide useful.

Includes patterns for building your own boxes and advice on where to place your boxes for best results.

21636

$15.00

$11.25- Through June 30

The Beekeepers Handbook

This handbook from Cornell University Press provides step-by-step directions accompanied by more than 100 illustrations for setting up an apiary, handling bees, and working throughout the season to maintain a healthy colony of bees and a generous supply of honey.

This book explains the various colony care options and techniques, noting advantages and disadvantages, so that beekeepers can make the best choices for their own hives.

Reviewed and approved by UC experts for inclusion in our catalog, we're pleased to make this resource available.

3543

$30.00