OUR TITLES

Pollinators of Native Plants

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​ISBN 9780991356300
​6x9", 320 pp, full color
​Published February 2014
A comprehensive book illustrating the specific relationships between native pollinators, beneficial insects, and native plants. Organized by plant communities, the book profiles over 65 perennial native plants of the Midwest, Great Lakes region, Northeast and southern Canada and the pollinators, beneficial insects and flower visitors the plants attract.

With its easy-to-use format, the book provides the reader with information on how to attract, plant for and identify pollinators with native plants. Beautifully designed and illustrated with over 1600 photos of plants and insects, the book includes information on pollination, types of pollinators and beneficial insects, pollinator habitat and conservation, as well as pollinator landscape plans.

Bees: An Identification and Native Plant Forage Guide

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​ISBN 9780991356355
10x8", 228 pp, full color
​Published February 2017
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​2017 Independent Publisher (IPPY) Silver Book Award: Environment, Ecology, and Nature
​2017  Next Generation Indie Book Award (NGIBA) Winner: Regional Non-Fiction
​Finalist: Science, Nature, Environment
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​2017 National Indie Excellence Award (NIEA) Winner: Nature
  • A comprehensive guide illustrating the bees that occur in north-central and eastern United States and southern Canada
  • ​In-depth profiles of 27 bee genera covering the life cycles, habitats, diet, foraging behaviors, crops pollinated, nesting lifestyles, seasonality, and preferred native forage plants
  • 12 additional summary profiles for uncommon genera
  • Approximately 100 native trees, shrubs, and perennials for the Midwest, Great Lakes, and Northeast regions ​
OTHER BEE TITLES BY MINNESOTA AUTHORS

Befriending Bumble Bees

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A Practical Guide to Raising Local Bumble Bees
6x9", 76 pp, full color, spiral bound, revised and updated in 2017
ALA Godort 2008 Notable Government Document Award Winner
In Befriending Bumble Bees, you will learn how to raise your own colonies of bumble bees. This step by step guide provides you with all the information you will need to find, capture, house, and feed the next generation of bumble bees. Bumble bees are formidable pollinators, pollinating crops such as tomatoes, cranberries, blueberries, and squash, in addition to native wildflowers. ​Enjoy the benefits these bees can provide to your gardens and crops while helping to support native ecosystems by encouraging populations of these amazing bees. For beekeepers, gardeners, nature lovers, and anyone interested in pollinators.
"Your book Befriending Bumble Bees is fantastic. .... providing a practical guide for the enjoyment and preservation of Minnesota's native species."
"It is a very clear and well turned book and I want to congratulate the authors. Unfortunately nobody in France and other countries has tried to publish such a guide on bumble bees. Though species are different in North America and Europe, I will recommend your book because you have described common management rules."