**A SUNDAY TIMES GARDENING BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020**'A must-read for every gardener who wants to up their game for wildlife and do their bit for the planet.
"e;Everyday Doing's of Insects"e; is a fantastic guide to all things insects, looking at a variety of subjects from why insects are certain colours, to how they fly, breathe, and much more.
This volume contains a comprehensive guide to the honey plants of America, together with information on those which are of special value to the beekeeper as sources of pollen.
This book contains a comprehensive introductory guide to bee-keeping, being a complete index and reference book on all practical subjects connected with bee culture - in both common and movable-comb hives.
This antique comprises a detailed treatise on the uses of Apis Mellifica - or, the poison of the honey bee - in the treatment of human illnesses and ailments.
In this ';deeply personal and lyrical book' (Publishers Weekly) from the New York Times bestselling author of The Horse, Wendy Williams explores the lives of one of the world's most resilient creaturesthe butterflyshedding light on the role that they play in our ecosystem and in our human lives.
Discover the pleasures of watching insects with this fun, informative, and marvelously illustrated how-to guideInsects are the most abundant wildlife on the planetbut also the least observed.
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Read this book, then look and wonder' Sunday Times *A TLS Book of the Year*We have to learn to live as part of nature, not apart from it.
The poems of Inmates stage encounters with insects at sites and moments of their refuge, torpor, hatching or fighting, of traversing a floor in the night or climbing a wall, of their death and decay all in and around the house of the writer, with whom they are sharing time, as fellow inmates.
**SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER** The Garden Jungle is a wonderful introduction to the hundreds of small creatures with whom welive cheek-by-jowl and of the myriad ways that we can encourage them to thrive.
A fascinating look at the insect world found in one field in France - and how important that world is to all of us - from the author of the Sunday Times bestseller A Sting in the Tale In 2003 Dave Goulson bought a derelict farm in the heart of rural France, together with 33 acres of surrounding meadow.
"e;The Practical Bee-Keeper"e; is a complete and comprehensive guide to bee-keeping, containing chapters on everything from the natural history and society of beers, to setting up and managing a successful apiary.
Volume two of the "e;Hand Books of the Textile Industry"e; contains information on the manufacture of woven fabrics and related materials, describing in detail the different types of yarn and how to use a loom.
This antiquarian volume comprises a comprehensive guide to bee-keeping, with information on seasonal management, diseases, enemies, swarming, honey production, and many other aspects of bee-keeping.
This book contains a collection of articles on bee-keeping, with information on the interaction between bees and plants, general hive management, natural history of the honey bee, and much more besides.
This volume contains a collection of articles on beekeeping, including information on selection, rearing, eggs, and many other aspects of bee breeding.
This antique book contains a concise yet comprehensive guide to the various ailments common to bees, with information on their causes, treatment, and prevention.
This book contains a collection of articles on the monthly and seasonal work to be done by the beekeeper, with information on the general management of bees, the fundamentals of bee-keeping, the natural history of the bee.
This volume contains a collection of articles on the profits and marketing of beekeeping products, with information on beekeeping, natural history, marketing, and more.
Contained within this book is an exposition of the "e;Italian System"e; of bee-keeping, being Don Giotto Ulivi's frame hive design and honey extractor.