Bee Friendly Garden

Author: Doug Purdie

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  • : $39.99 AUD
  • : 9781743367568
  • : Murdoch Books Pty Limited
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  • : November 2015
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Bees are our most important pollinators and they are in decline the world over. They love to live in urban environments, where it's a short flight path from one plant to the next. But conventional gardens that favour lawns and pesticides over flowers and edible plants are scaring the good bugs away. The Bee Friendly Garden is a guide for all gardeners great and small to encouraging bees and other good bugs to your green space. Includes: How bees forage and why your garden needs them, A comprehensive plant guide to bee friendly plants, Simple changes anybody can make, Ideas for gardens of all sizes, Natural pest control and companion planting advice Book jacket.


 

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This is a wonderful handbook on attracting bees & other beneficial insects to your garden. Every gardener needs to read this book even if you are just starting out. It will teach you to think like a bee & you will never look at your garden the same again.


 


 

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Doug Purdie is the co-founder of The Urban Beehive, which manages over 100 hives around Sydney. He teaches beginner beekeeping courses and is the author of Backyard Bees...

 

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