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Bees to Look Out For
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.
Using this card set, you'll be able to identify bees on the wing to the genus level. 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.
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 book California Bees and Blooms. This 3-1/2" x 5-1/4" card set is spiral bound and printed on sturdy laminated paper to hold up to rough service in the field.
CB & B also has lists of plants attractive to different bee species
Get this and "California Bees and Blooms" at :
http://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/Details.aspx?itemNo=3552
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Bee Mine
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Honey bee foraging on a pansy. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee foraging on a rose. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Remembering the Wild Bees
Native bee enthusiast Celeste Ets-Hokin of the Bay Area is on a mission: she wants residents to...
"Wild Bee Gardens" is the first known conservation app for North American native bees.
A sunflower bee foraging on an echinacea flower. (Photo by Celeste Ets-Hokin)