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Plants for Beekeeping In Canada and Northern USA, Carver Ramsey

£22.00
£22.00

Plants for Beekeeping In Canada and the Northern USA

A Directory of Nectar and Pollen Sources Found in Canada and the Northern USA
Jane Carver Ramsey
£22.00
£22.00
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Northern Bee Books (1st ed. repr. 2025)
Softback / 218 Pages
ISBN 978-1-914934-96-4

Plants for Beekeeping is an essential reference for beekeepers, agrologists, botanist and gardeners who wish to know which plants are attractive to honeybees, where they will bloom and the nature of the nectar produced.

Many of the 450 plants described are also beneficial forage for many native bees and other pollinators.

Although this book is written with a honeybee focus, it will also be of interest to anyone keen to support our valuable native pollinators.

VIEW Contents
  1. Introduction
  2. Background
  3. Nectar and Pollen: why plants are attractive to bees
    1. Nectar
    2. Pollen
  4. The Plants
    1. Scientific and common names
    2. Choice of plants
    3. Arrangement of species
    4. How the plants are described
      1. Abbreviations used
      2. How the references are cited
    5. Plant hardiness
    6. Blooming dates
    7. Honey potential
  5. Description of Plants
    1. Annuals and biennials
    2. Perennials
    3. Trees and shrubs
  6. Ways to Improve the Attractiveness of Plantings to Bees
  7. Planning for Continuous Bloom
  8. Unpalatable Honey Sources
    1. Floral sources
    2. Non-floral sources
  9. Honeydew
    1. Honeydew honey surplus
    2. The production of honeydew
    3. The nature of honeydew and honeydew honeys
  10. Poisonous Plants
    1. Human poisoning by honey or pollen
    2. Honeybee poisoning by nectar, pollen or honeydew
  11. Pesticides and Honeybees
    1. Pesticide toxicity to honeybees
    2. Precautions to avoid serious loss
  12. Canadian Beekeeping
    1. Canada's position as a world honey producer
    2. Geology and beekeeping in Canada
      1. Pre-Cambrian Shield
      2. Prairie Levels
      3. The Peace River Region
      4. Cordilleran Region
    3. The area available for beekeeping
    4. Major beekeeping areas and honey producing plants
  13. Useful Lists
    1. Selected early pollen sources
    2. Some of the most attractive nectar sources
    3. A selection of plants with potential for roadsides and banks
    4. Calendar of plants
      1. Calendar of annuals and biennials
      2. Calendar of perennials
      3. Calendar of trees and shrubs
  14. Postscript
  15. References
    1. References cited
    2. Further references
  16. Index of names
    1. Common names
    2. Scientific names
  17. Maps

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