Author – Paige Embry

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Honey bees get all the press, but the fascinating story of North Americas native beesendangered species essential to our ecosystems and food suppliesis just as crucial. Through interviews with farmers, gardeners, scientists, and bee experts,Our Native Beesexplores the importance of native bees and focuses on why they play a key role in gardening and agriculture. The people and stories are compelling: Paige Embry goes on a bee hunt with the world expert on the likely extinct Franklins bumble bee, raises blue orchard bees in her refrigerator, and learns about an organization that turns the out-of-play areas in golf courses into pollinator habitats.Our Native Beesis afascinating, must-read for fans of natural history and science and anyonecurious about bees.