Mason Bee Revolution Non-Fiction

Mason Bee Revolution Non-FictionThe national media regularly features dire stories on honeybee colony collapse and its danger to our food supply. But there's another, unsung bee that has the potential to save the planetthe mason bee. Mason Bee Revolution explains how docile, hard working, solitary mason bees (and their compatriots, the leafcutter bees) are even more productive pollinators than honeybees, and keeping them can be a fun, easy, backyard hobby for gardeners,

and propagating

Low maintenance

This fascinating concoction of biology

Northern Tehachapi Area

Said to be America's largest oak

Plant Characteristics Family Name Berberidaceae Species Name Berberis fremontii Common Name Fremont Barberry

but used and adored by readers all over the world

This shrub has very spiny leaves that are various shades of green

Tough evergreen leaves discourage browsing deer

open shrub with deep pink flowers in spring

May Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen Height by Width 8ft

oliganthus var