From Flower to Honey

From Flower to Honey

Author: Robin Nelson

Publisher: Lerner Publications

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13: 9780822507178

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Describes the process of making honey, from a bee's collection of nectar to honey production on a beekeeper's farm.


Bees Like Flowers

Bees Like Flowers

Author: Rebecca Bielawski

Publisher: Rebecca Bielawski

Published: 2014-11-14

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13: 1502481316

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Watch our happy, helpful friend the Honey Bee, always so busy and buzzy and find out why bees and flowers are such good friends. Illustrations using vivid colours include many real flower species which children may recognise from their garden or have seen growing in the wild, 3 of them are named at the end of the book too. The narrator shows us what these fascinating bugs have been getting up to in her garden. What we can learn: concepts: Simple ideas about the life of a bee Bees are insects Some common flowers: Daisy, Poppy, Sunflower new words: Insect, Pollen, Nectar, Hive, Honeycomb, Blossoms PAGES: 26 WORDS: 262 LEVEL: Preschool to 6yrs Other books in the series: Meet Bacteria! Travelling Seeds MUMMY NATURE series – nurturing children's curiosity Each book in the series is one mini nature lesson wrapped up in colour and rhyme. These books are intended for very young children including toddlers and will give them just a glimpse into some of the wonders of the natural world. Illustrated for maximum vibrancy and visual impact, using rhyme to engage young minds and encourage participation. Read the rhymes to your children and soon they will be reading them to you! The narrator is a small child and keen observer who tells us in short rhyming phrases everything she thinks we should know, and all about the magical things she sees around her. Sometimes she is camouflaged in the long grass and other times she has to climb a tree to get a better look. tags: free kids books, free childrens books, books for kids, books for children, free educational books, stories for kids, early reader, children's stories, bedtime stories, kids ebooks, kids book about animals, beginning reader, free ebooks, preschool, ages 3-5, ages 6-8, childrens books ages 4-8, childrens nature books, kids nature, free animal books for kids, free childrens books ages 2-4, childrens free epub, kids box set, childrens non-fiction


100 Plants to Feed the Bees

100 Plants to Feed the Bees

Author: The Xerces Society

Publisher: Storey Publishing

Published: 2016-11-29

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1612127010

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The international bee crisis is threatening our global food supply, but this user-friendly field guide shows what you can do to help protect our pollinators. The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation offers browsable profiles of 100 common flowers, herbs, shrubs, and trees that support bees, butterflies, moths, and hummingbirds. The recommendations are simple: pick the right plants for pollinators, protect them from pesticides, and provide abundant blooms throughout the growing season by mixing perennials with herbs and annuals! 100 Plants to Feed the Bees will empower homeowners, landscapers, apartment dwellers — anyone with a scrap of yard or a window box — to protect our pollinators.


Honey Bees and Flowers

Honey Bees and Flowers

Author: Lola M. Schaefer

Publisher: Capstone

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 9780736802321

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Text and photographs introduce the role of flowers in the lives of honeybees, and how honeybees polinate flowers and collect nectar.


Attracting Native Pollinators

Attracting Native Pollinators

Author: The Xerces Society

Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC

Published: 2011-02-28

Total Pages: 385

ISBN-13: 1603427473

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With the recent decline of the European honey bee, it is more important than ever to encourage the activity of other native pollinators to keep your flowers beautiful and your grains and produce plentiful. In Attracting Native Pollinators, you’ll find ideas for building nesting structures and creating a welcoming habitat for an array of diverse pollinators that includes not only bees, but butterflies, moths, and more. Take action and protect North America’s food supply for the future, while at the same time enjoying a happily bustling landscape.


Plants for Bees

Plants for Bees

Author: William D. J. Kirk

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780860982715

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Plants for Bees is a beautiful and immensely practical book that aims to improve our understanding of the different types of bees we have in the UK, the threats to them and how we can plant bee-friendly gardens to help them survive and thrive. Written by a team of experts with the foreword by Kate Humble (TV presenter).


What If There Were No Bees?

What If There Were No Bees?

Author: Suzanne Slade

Publisher: Capstone

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 14

ISBN-13: 1404860193

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Talks about each habitat and shows what would happen if the food chain was broken.


Bea's Bees

Bea's Bees

Author: Katherine Pryor

Publisher: Schiffer + ORM

Published: 2019-03-28

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 1507300832

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A perfect blend of story, facts, and humor, wrapped up in a message that encourages children to be socially active in their communities and to fight for their beliefs! Beatrix discovers a wild bumblebee nest on her way home from school and finds herself drawn to their busy world. When her bees mysteriously disappear, Bea hatches a plan to bring them back. Follow along with Bea as she uses her school library to learn facts about bumblebees and why they are critical to the sustainability of our planet. Can Bea inspire her school and community to save the bees? Bees provide us with valuable resources, and some types of bees are in danger of disappearing forever. But ordinary people (and kids!) can help save them. Filled with fascinating facts about bumblebees and ideas to help preserve their environment, Bea's Bees encourages kids to help protect bees and other pollinators. • Includes flower identification guide to species that attract bees to create pollinator gardens • Explains that bees are necessary to grow some of our favorite foods. • Tips for kids on how to spread pollinator gardens with the help of others.


A Beekeeper's Diary

A Beekeeper's Diary

Author: Charlotte E Wiggins

Publisher:

Published: 2021-03

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 9781735731902

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Do you want to be a beekeeper and need help on how to start? Charlotte Ekker Wiggins has written the definitive guide to beginning beekeeping. This diary will guide you on how to start, troubleshoot and successfully develop basic beekeeping skills and practices.The information in this easy to use guide, with handy check lists and tips, will answer your beginning beekeeping questions including: How to naturally feed your honey bees.Best beekeeping equipment. Where to set up your hives. How to get honey bees.How to manage pests and diseases.Plus much more! This diary continues to be used in Charlotte's beekeeping classes. It is approved for use with Great Plains Master Beekeeping Program classes.


California Bees and Blooms

California Bees and Blooms

Author: G. W. Frankie

Publisher: Heyday Books

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 9781597142946

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The best source for information on California bees and how to help them thrive in your garden Identification and guidance for planting