Gardening for Bumblebees von Dave Goulson
A Practical Guide to Creating a Paradise for Pollinators

Kategorie: Bücher
Seiten / Format: 304 S
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Verlag: Random House UKSquare Peg
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN: 9781529110289

Ideal for filling the garden with a happy hum

Tiffany Daneff Country Life

'Go on, have a flutter! Take a few tips from the new book by biologist Dave Goulson and it's a safe bet that beautiful butterflies will start gathering in your garden'<br>Daily Mail<br><br><br>From theSunday Timesbestselling author ofA Sting In The Talecomes this practical guide to creating a paradise for pollinators.<br><br>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.<br><br>Gardening for Bumblebeesshows 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 Bumblebeeswill encourage and inspire gardeners and allotmenters alike to make their patch more bee friendly.<br><br>Praise for Dave Goulson<br><br>'Ideal for filling the garden with a happy hum'<br>Tiffany Daneff,Country Life<br><br>'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'<br>Hannah Rosefield,Literary Review

1HKDave Goulsonis 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 theSunday TimesbestsellersThe Garden JungleandA 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.

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