Buy new:
$28.00
This item cannot be shipped to your selected delivery location. Please choose a different delivery location.
Ships from: Amazon.com
Sold by: Amazon.com
$28.00
This item cannot be shipped to your selected delivery location. Please choose a different delivery location.
Only 5 left in stock (more on the way).
$$28.00 () Includes selected options. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Details
Price
Subtotal
$$28.00
Subtotal
Initial payment breakdown
Shipping cost, delivery date, and order total (including tax) shown at checkout.
This item cannot be shipped to your selected delivery location. Please choose a different delivery location.
Ships from
Amazon.com
Ships from
Amazon.com
Sold by
Amazon.com
Sold by
Amazon.com
Returns
Returnable until Jan 31, 2025
Returnable until Jan 31, 2025
For the 2024 holiday season, eligible items purchased between November 1 and December 31, 2024 can be returned until January 31, 2025.
Read full return policy
Returns
Returnable until Jan 31, 2025
For the 2024 holiday season, eligible items purchased between November 1 and December 31, 2024 can be returned until January 31, 2025.
Read full return policy
Payment
Secure transaction
Your transaction is secure
We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more
Payment
Secure transaction
We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more
$21.89
Nice clean copy with no highlighting or writing. We take pride in our accurate descriptions. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Nice clean copy with no highlighting or writing. We take pride in our accurate descriptions. Satisfaction Guaranteed. See less
This item cannot be shipped to your selected delivery location. Please choose a different delivery location.
Only 1 left in stock - order soon.
$$28.00 () Includes selected options. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Details
Price
Subtotal
$$28.00
Subtotal
Initial payment breakdown
Shipping cost, delivery date, and order total (including tax) shown at checkout.
Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.
This item cannot be shipped to your selected delivery location. Please choose a different delivery location.
Added to

Sorry, there was a problem.

There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Please try again.

Sorry, there was a problem.

List unavailable.
Other sellers on Amazon
New & Used (10) from   $9.99
Kindle app logo image

Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.

Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.

Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.

QR code to download the Kindle App

Follow the author

Eric Mader
Follow
Something went wrong. Please try your request again later.

Managing Alternative Pollinators: A Handbook for Beekeepers, Growers, and Conservationists Paperback – February 1, 2010

by Eric Mader (Author), Marla Spivak (Author), Elaine Evans (Author)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
See all formats and editions
{"desktop_buybox_group_1":[{"displayPrice":"$28.00","priceAmount":28.00,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"28","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"00","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"%2BaUs10cOOEBRwh1HkIlAh%2FBk9MUYsw3sv8LPa%2FrTpP4FrsiGn8VXZka6svo2vnpbPRo5hnBf%2BaJ7jSmYB07cRlLE6G2QXf9Xkbs9gsFQTXmxYBFvaLj%2Fgfgayonrmkfy%2BxCHo441K%2FSypyXfICZTSA%3D%3D","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"NEW","aapiBuyingOptionIndex":0}, {"displayPrice":"$21.89","priceAmount":21.89,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"21","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"89","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"%2BaUs10cOOEBRwh1HkIlAh%2FBk9MUYsw3s6TtGBDm2XrtAvpwcNNofkcIyQfn3oRhtCXjNG6fBQqU9J8i7j3UeuAEeMFTfn2zRvQyEKWmZBJrvedR1EngU9GYDEUubTnVAyTJZ6MT5TOs4l55YsCgJJVXAUSJPJxGTCiA%2FE0yVN7WOcjr6RDOTXs0lbP5lKpgE","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"USED","aapiBuyingOptionIndex":1}]}

Purchase options and add-ons

Managing Alternative Pollinators: A Handbook for Beekeepers, Growers and Conservationists is a first-of-its-kind, step-by-step, full-color guide for rearing and managing bumble bees, mason bees, leafcutter bees and other bee species that provide pollination alternatives to the rapidly declining honey bee. Written by Eric Mader of the Xerces Society Pollinator Conservation Program; Professor of Entomology Marla Spivak; and Elaine Evans, author of Befriending Bumble Bees, the book includes expert information on the business and biology of pollination and how-to guidance on raising the alternative bee species. The book is ideal for: Beekeepers: Detailed information on each alternative pollinator s biology, disease, pest and chemical susceptibility, and step-by-step instructions on how to rear and manage. Growers: Guidance for understanding the business of pollination, matching pollinators to crops, and deciding how best to pollinate for successful agriculture and pollinator protection. Concerned Citizens: Easy-to-understand accounts of the honey bee s plight, the business of pollination, and what we all can do to protect pollinators and our food systems.
Previous slide of product details
  1. Print length
    158 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    NRAES
  4. Publication date
    February 1, 2010
  5. ISBN-10
    1933395206
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1933395203
  7. See all details
Next slide of product details
The%20Amazon%20Book%20Review
The Amazon Book Review
Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more. Read it now.

Frequently bought together

Managing Alternative Pollinators: A Handbook for Beekeepers, Growers, and Conservationists
This item: Managing Alternative Pollinators: A Handbook for Beekeepers, Growers, and Conservationists
$28.00
Only 5 left in stock (more on the way).
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
+
Building Soils for Better Crops
$25.52
Only 1 left in stock - order soon.
Sold by PACIFIC STARS and ships from Amazon Fulfillment.
Total price: $00
To see our price, add these items to your cart.
Details
Added to Cart
spCSRF_Treatment
One of these items ships sooner than the other.
Show details Hide details
Choose items to buy together.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ NRAES; 1st edition (February 1, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 158 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1933395206
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1933395203
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.15 pounds
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 6 ratings

About the author

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.
Eric Mader

Eric Mader

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

Discover more of the author’s books, see similar authors, read book recommendations and more.

Customer reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars
6 global ratings

Top reviews from the United States

Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Filled with information on pollinators
Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2019
Verified Purchase
Very informative and very readable.
Helpful
 Report
ASK@NWCLIPS
4.0 out of 5 stars A Book One Might Buy Just Because!!!
Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2014
I bought this well-written, informative, and surprisingly interesting book after attending a talk given by the Xerces Society more as an expression of appreciation for the excellent and spellbinding presentation rather than from any expectation or desire to manage pollinators of any kind.
As such, this sat on a shelf gathering dust for a few months before I actually took a crack at it. I did want to read it, but I feared it would be boring.
I was wrong. This is very interesting, easy to read, well-written and pretty well illustrated to boot.

What is an "alternative pollinator" is likely the first question you have if you don't already know? Quite simply it is an insect that pollinates plants and is not a honey bee. Most of you have by now heard or read about the woes afflicting the North American honey bee population. Too put it bluntly, things don't look good and nobody quite knows what is causing the die off. One of the strategies for coping with this calamity is finding alternatives to honey bees. Thus the book.

This handbook/reference takes place in 10 chapters and 8 appendices, all of which are easily read, informative and brief, and nowhere near exhaustive. The first few chapters are an overview of the actual business of pollination: The state of the art, science, and business. We then get a chapter on the mechanics of plant pollination before examining the different alternatives to honeybees: Bumblebees, Mason Bees, Alfalfa Leafcutters, et al.
We learn about their life cycles, homes, and habits and also the problems facing them in the forms of disease, parasites, insecticides and habitat loss (mostly addressed in the appendices).
Along the way the reader is told how to build homes and habitat for these insects and is provided with sources for more information and materials for those serious about going into the pollination business; or who want to raise bees as a hobby or even just want to create a pollinator friendly environment on a patch of land.

At the risk of repeating myself, allow me to say again that what I like foremost about this book is that it is interesting. I felt like I learned a whole bunch of worthwhile information in a short amount of time without having to labor over the text.

As an aside, a couple who attended the Xerces Society discussion told me a little bit about their Mason Bee hobby. Just for fun they raise bees by putting out nests for them then collecting their pupae and placing them in the fridge to hibernate over winter before releasing them in the Spring when the time is ripe. The way they described their little ceremony of bringing the bugs to life and setting them free was charming and sounded like something that pretty much any human being should like to do.

I've become a big fan of bumblebees since that Xerces Society talk, and reading this book has made me interested in all kinds of pollinators.
I think this would be a really great as a gift to thoughtful teenagers.....most of whom will never turn a page in it, but the few who do just might get the bug.
11 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report