The Secret Lives of Garden Bees

Lovely book

I bought this book for a close relative after receiving this in a present from a friend I was so impressed with the Secret lives of bees; they are important for our planet to survive and the author Jean Vernon has provided great images and educates the reader about the bees who live in our gardens in the nooks and crannies and their habitats in our gardens, parks and countryside and explains the U.K has the only population of bees which pollinate our food. I have two bee hotels in my garden for the first bees which can be seen in early springtime when the young bees emerge from their nest site, the Secret lives of bees book has excellent close photographs of the bees the author mentions so we can identify them. It also explains what species of flowers which are rich in nectar to feed the bees and not to use insecticides in your garden. In springtime Queen bees emerge from a long hibernation and dandelion is rich in nectar...It's a fantastic book to read as we are close to winter and gives an insight in what to look for when spring comes to our gardens ....

Beautiful book, excellent photography and relaxed style of writing informative and casual.

Colourful, easy to read with clear pictures

This lovely book, written by Jean is an absolute must for anyone who is interested in attracting, facilitating and caring for all sorts of bees in their gardens. It covers their food plants, habitat and nesting site preparation, as well as things you should avoid that are bee no-nos, such as planting flowers that can cause harm to your bees. It also looks at other pollinating insects too and how to spot them and care for them in your garden. This book is a catch-all for those who love pollinators and want to help create a rich wildlife habitat in their own back yards. Please buy.

This is an excellent resource book for deepening one's knowledge of and appreciation for wild bees. She also describes several plants we can grow and things we can do to support them in our gardens, including on patios or balconies. It's very interesting and easy to understand with lots of great photos.

I bought this as a gift for my elderly mum when for some unknown reason she got all fascinated with bees. She enjoyed it very much making my gift a success so for that reason, I'd recommend! I cannot comment on it from my own aspect as I didn't read it.

Excellent book which gave even my beekeeper wife new information and provided greater understanding for me of the different bees we see in our garden. A book for those who are knowledgeable and for those like me who are just interested.