Flowers and Gardening
Flowers and Gardening
| "So work the honey-bees; Creatures, by a rule in nature teach The art of order to a peopled kingdom. They have a king and officers of sorts; Where some, like magistrates, correct at home; Others, like merchants, venture trade abroad; Others, like soldiers, armed in their stings, Make boot upon the summer's velvet buds; Which pillage they, with merry march, bring home, To the tent royal of their emperor; Who, busied in his majesty, surveys The singing masons building roofs of gold; The civil citizens kneading up the honey; The poor mechanic porters crowding in Their heavy burdens at his narrow gate; The sad-ey'd justice, with his surly hum, Delivering o'er to executors pale The lazy yawning drone." -- William Shakespeare |
"How doth the little busy bee -- Isaac Watts |
Butterfly Gardening (PDF)
www.xerces.org/Pollinator_Insect_Conservation/Xerces_butterf...Plants for butterflies fact sheet created by the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
California Central Valley Bee Plants
www.sacbeekeepers.org/native.pdfThe most important plants for native bees in the Central California valley.
California Plants for Native Bees (PDF)
www.xerces.org/Pollinator_Insect_Conservation/Xerces_Califor...California plants for native bees fact sheet created by the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
Clover Seed Production in Oregon
www.oregonclover.org/seedproduction.htmlClover seed production in Oregon by Susan Aldrich-Markham of Oregon State University.
Honey Bee Plant Nectar and Pollen Yields
www.themelissagarden.com/TMG_Vetaley031608.htmA spreadsheet of honey bee plants including total yield of nectar and pollen per acre.
Insect Pollination of Cultivated Crop Plants
gears.tucson.ars.ag.gov/book/The First and Only Virtual Beekeeping Book Updated Continously.
Insect Pollination Of Cultivated Crop Plants
www.beeculture.com/content/pollination_handbook/index.cfmThe First and Only Virtual Beekeeping Book Updated Continously. Additions listed by crop and date.
Native Plants for Honeybees (Lane County, OR)
www.lcbaor.org/Supportfiles/nativeplants_for_honeybees.pdfNative plants for honey bees in Oregon created by the Lane County Beekeepers Association.
Nectar and Pollen Plants of the Pacific Northwest
www.beeeducation.com/BeeEducation/Beekeeping101_Nectar.cfmNectar and pollen plants of the Pacific Northwest created by Glory Bee foods.
Northern Nectar Sources for Honey Bees
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Nectar_Sources_for_Honeybees#...Wiki covering northern nectar sources for honey bees.
Ohio Nectar and Pollen Producing Plants
ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2168.htmlGood nectar and pollen producing plants by Ohio State University.
Pacific Northwest Plants for Native Bees (PDF)
www.xerces.org/Pollinator_Insect_Conservation/Xerces_PNW_pla...Pacific Northwest plants for native bees fact sheet created by the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
Plants for Honey Bees
www.themelissagarden.com/plants.htmlAn amazing list of honey bee plants created by The Melissa Garden: A Honey Bee Sanctuary.
Plants for Native Bees in North America (PDF)
www.xerces.org/Pollinator_Insect_Conservation/Xerces_general...General North American plants for native bees fact sheet created by the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
Plants for Native Bees in the Upper Midwest (PDF)
www.xerces.org/Upper_Midwest_Bee_Plants.pdfUpper Midwest United States plants for native bees fact sheet created by the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.