Sources for More Information

May/June 2020: Trees, Bees and Pollination

There is an abundance of information online and in print about pollination. Here are some particularly good sources and quick links to help you find it.

A Book Worth Reading

• The name is eye-catching, but the content is a revealing; look at a wide range of issues surrounding pollination and the trees, shrubs and other plants that need it. Available through book stores or your local library: Safe Sex in the Garden and Other Propositions for an Allergy-Free World, by Thomas Leo Ogren.

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Online Video

• LifeLines is an interesting, 9-minute video produced by the Utility Arborist Association.

Organizations

Here are links to just a few of the many organizations that address the issue of pollination and the challenges of diminishing pollinators.

• Arbor Day Foundation's Trees for Bees and Other Pollinators
• Entomological Society of America
• National Park Service
• National Wildlife Federation
• Pollination Partnership
• Penn State Center for Pollinator Research
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• U. S. Forest Service
• Xerces Society

Some Other Helpful Sources

• Bee City USA - An initiative of the Xerces Society
• Bee Informed - A clearinghouse of information about honey bees and related issues.
• Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, a unique outdoor museum at the University of California -- Davis where visitors can observe and learn about bees and the plants that support them.
• Pollinate New England
• Purdue University Online publication: Pollination of Fruits and Nuts by Rosie Lerner and Peter Hirst
• University of Missouri: Pollinating Fruit Crops by Michele R. Warmund. Available for free downloading.

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