The Pollen Landscape by Joss Bartlet Book cover type:Softback The accidental introduction of the

The accidental introduction of the Asian hornet or more accurately the yellow-legged hornet into France and South Korea over ten years ago and its subsequent spread to neighbouring countries has been worrying both governments and beekeepers alike

and it has spread through western European countries with astonishing speed

In doing so

where possible there is reference to non-honey bee species to ensure that knowledge of other pollinators is included and considered

This volume was originally published by NBB in 1984

The Pollen Landscape by Joss Bartlet Book cover type:Softback The accidental introduction of theIn this book, we are going to follow one colony of bees through their year of gathering pollen, to see what they find, and how they use it. We will look at the plants which make the pollen too, and the different aspects of the relationship that pollen creates between flower and bee. With the help of a microscope, we can examine something of the variety of pollen forms, and see how those can affect the bees as they collect them. The cycle of the hive