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Over 650 full-color photographs covering 300 plants!! Immensely informative and the most lavishly illustrated honey plant book available in the English language. Published in the UK by the world-renowned International Bee Research Association. It is subtitled “A guide to the plants that benefit the bees of the British Isles,” but this book actually covers most of the major honey plants native to temperate America as well (basswood, tulip tree, sumac, phacelia, goldenrod, etc etc etc). I use it all the time as a detailed & beautiful reference source. Each plant entry includes flowering season, type of plant, its honey potential, utility for honey bees, bumblebees, and solitary bees, plus MUCH additional information as well as high-quality macro photography and even microscope photos of pollen grains for many of the species discussed. Special chapters on honeybees and other species written by leading experts. 311 pages, 8" x 10", hard cover with dust jacket. Printed and bound in Italy, superior gift-quality manufacture (premium-quality binding and paper). Publisher: International Bee Research Association. ISBN: 978-0-86098-271-5.
