May 25, 2010
The Sustainable Agriculture Research Education Center (SARE) has come out with another great publication that can be downloaded for free.
Managing Alternative Pollinators: A Handbook for Beekeepers, Growers and Conservationist is a full-color, step-by-step guide for rearing alternative pollinators such as bumble bees, mason bees, leafcutter bees and other bee species. Alternative pollinators become increasingly more important as the honey bee population continues to decline.
This book is great for:
- Beekeepers – with detailed information on biology, disease, pest and chemical susceptibility, and instructions on how to rear and manage
- Growers – for understanding the business of pollination, matching pollinators to crops, and other important pollination decisions
- Concerned Citizens – learn of the honey bee’s plight, what we can do to protect pollinators and our food systems
