Table of Contents

Introduction; Acknowledgements; 1. Bees and Their Needs; 2. Creating and Maintaining a Bee-friendly Garden; 3. Plants and Gardening Jobs Season by Season; 4. Other Flying Insects; 5. Gazetter of Plants Attractive to Bees; 6. Plants Plans; Appendices; Further Reading; Useful Addresses and Websites; Glossary; Index of Common Names of Plants; Plant Index; Index.

Introduction; Acknowledgements; 1. Bees and Their Needs; 2. Creating and Maintaining a Bee-friendly Garden; 3. Plants and Gardening Jobs Season by Season; 4. Other Flying Insects; 5. Gazetter of Plants Attractive to Bees; 6. Plants Plans; Appendices; Further Reading; Useful Addresses and Websites; Glossary; Index of Common Names of Plants; Plant Index; Index.

About the Author

Maureen Little is a professional garden designer and beekeeper and has written widely on her subject, including an article on bees and herbs published in Herbs, the journal of The Herb Society.

Reviews

'A beautifully illustrated book that makes extremely good reading.' www.mygreenlifestyle.co.uk. 'Beautifully illustrated throughout, this will make you want to stock up on plants and grab your spade from the shed.' Best of British. 'After a morning's reading, we reconvene to discuss our thoughts: the overwhelming opinion is that it is an excellent reference book...a genuinely useful and inspiring reference book and a great gift idea.' The English Garden. 'This beautiful, accessible handbook provides ready-to-use, illustrated planting plans and instructions that will transform even the smallest of gardening spaces into a long-term haven for bees.' Horticulture Week. 'This books is a pleasure to behold, each page is a riot of colour and filled to the brim with photographs of flowers pretty enough to lure in any bee.' Petfocus. 'Well illustrated and clearly written, it's a great guide for anyone who wants to nurture bees without keeping any hives.' Daily Mail Weekend. 'By the end of this book you'll have some great new planting plans to try out.' Garden News