The Bee Friendly Garden

 My Blooging For Book's review of The Bee Friendly Garden

The weather is finally warming up here in the midwest making it the perfect time to consult The Bee Friendly Garden book. I was out uncovering my garden plots  and checking out areas that could use some new plants, but before I start planting I want to pick out the best plants to help with the diminishing bee population. After all, beautiful gardens + more bees is a win-win for all.
  It's so easy to start a bee friendly garden. I know, because the first year I started a little garden by the side of the house, I threw down a couple of packets of wild flower seeds and let nature take it's course. By the end of summer I had towering sunflowers and bold orange cosmos with little effort from me.
  Sunflowers are one of the easiest flowers to grow and bees love them. Black eyed susans and cosmos also make the list. There is nothing better than to watch the growth of a garden from the start of the season to the end. It's a highly addictive activity and before you know it you'll be expanding your gardens in all directions.
  The Bee Friendly Garden book has bright, full color pics of the flowers bees are most attracted to, along with lists of the best annuals and perennials to plant. Many of these are popular varieties that are easy to find at any home and garden center in the springtime, which makes it easy for anybody to get started. Or, if you don't have the time for a full garden, then a cluster of perennials will do. As long as everybody tries, the problem of diminishing bee populations can be helped.
 This is a great book for any would be gardener. The plight of the bee gives an extra incentive to plant a garden to enjoy and while also helping the ecosystem.