Promoting pollination and pollinators in farming

Book Review: Promoting pollination and pollinators in farming

Have a read of my book review about an essential and inspiring book, entitled Promoting pollination and pollinators in farming (2023) edited by Peter Kevan and D. Susan Willis Chan, published in Community Ecology (Springer Nature).  To give you a little teaser, here is a snippet from my review: “The primary strength of this book lies …

The bumblebees and the flowering cabbage

Life is buzzing on the cabbage

Of the many gorgeous herbaceous plants and flowering fruit trees, the buff-tailed bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) in our garden chose the blooming cabbage (Brassica oleracea) as their favourite nectar and pollen source this spring. Cabbage is a cross-pollinated crop, which means it is not capable of self-fertilisation, thus pollination via insects is one of the best …

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Book Review: Pollinators & pollination

📚 Have a read of my book review about an inspiring and thought-provoking book, entitled Pollinators & Pollination: Nature and Society (2021) by Prof. Jeff Ollerton, published in Community Ecology (Springer Nature).  As a teaser, here is a snippet from my review: “By learning about the most important research and field experience of a 30-year-long career, …