Befriending bumble bees : a practical guide to raising local bumble bees / by Elaine Evans, Ian Burns, and Marla Spivak.
Methods for rearing native bumblebee, Bombus impatiens, in confinement. The methods can be used to rear bumblebee colonies for backyard garden pollination, for commercial hot-house pollination of tomatoes, for cranberry and blueberry growers, and to help with native prairie restoration projects.
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| Language: | English |
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[St. Paul, Minn.] :
University of Minnesota Extension,
[2007], ©2007.
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| Physical Description: | viii, 65 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
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Bumble bees. |
| Format: | Book |
| Summary: |
Methods for rearing native bumblebee, Bombus impatiens, in confinement. The methods can be used to rear bumblebee colonies for backyard garden pollination, for commercial hot-house pollination of tomatoes, for cranberry and blueberry growers, and to help with native prairie restoration projects. |
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| Note: | Publication number 08484. |
| Call Number: | QL568.A6 E93 2007 |
| Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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