Victory Gardens for Bees

Victory Gardens for Bees A DIY Guide to Saving the Bees

Lori Weidenhammer, Pub: 2016

A hands-on guide for gardeners of all levels to help out native bees and honey bees by planting flowers and plants that benefit bees.

Here is a quote from the Preface of the book.

“More than half a century ago, the threat of famine loomed…Yet instead of resigning themselves to scarcity, citizens rolled up their sleeves. In 1943, in North America alone, Victory Gardens … burst forth with nearly 9 million tons of food, much of it coaxed from the ground by people who had never before grown a carrot of cauliflower.”

Now we need Victory Gardens for bees! This book had many charts of plants with loads of info on growing condition such as: Edible Herbs for Bees, Vegetables for Bees, Trees, Shrubs and Perennials for Bees, even “Weeds” to Leave for Bees. A very approachable book for gardeners of all levels. Includes many amazing photographs of bees visiting flowers as well as several garden designs to help you get started or give you ideas of how to improve your own gardens. The author is from Canada, but most of the plants mentioned in the book will grow in our area.

I'll bring the book on Wednesday during our seed packaging event if you are interested in taking a look at it. Afterwards I'll return it to the library.

This gave me an idea!

If you have read a great gardening book, pass along a quick review of it and I'll post it on our blog spot: wblseedlibrary.blogspot.com. The book doesn't have to be at the library--any good plant or gardening book info is welcome. Please include the title, author and when published as well as a couple sentences of why you think this is a good book.