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Bluthgen, Nico and Klein, Alexandra-Marie. “Functional Complementarity and Specialization: the Role of Biodiversity in Plant-Pollinator Interactions. Basic and Applied Ecology 12 (2011) 282-291.Accessed August 6, 2021. https://reader.elsevier.com/reader/sd/pii/S1439179110001350?token=174C6197621BC98A907B89950E03942D056057BF75B79A95F78A0E9BF71C9E32B071EE1B8BC2AE3379D81C577CE1AEBB&originRegion=us-east-1&originCreation=20210806150543
Bumble Bees (Bombus): USDA ARS. Accessed July 19, 2021. https://www.ars.usda.gov/pacific-west-area/logan-ut/pollinating-insect-biology-management-systematics-research/docs/bumble-bees-bombus/. This website provided some information on bumblebees. It is short and not comprehensive.
Embry, Paige. Our Native Bees: North Americas Endangered Pollinators and the Fight to save Them. Portland, OR: Timber Press, 2018. This book provided a great foundation on native bees. It also provided valuable information about pesticides, history, and ways to help.
EPA. Accessed July 20, 2021. https://www.epa.gov/pollinator-protection/epa-actions-protect-pollinators. This website was the source of information about the EPA's interim decision regarding neonicotinoids.
Genersch, Elke. "Honey Bee Pathology: Current Threats to Honey Bees and Beekeeping." Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 87, no. 1 (2010): 87-97. Accessed June 25, 2021. doi:10.1007/s00253-010-2573-8. This article provides an overview of pathology causing colonies to collapse around the world.
How Many Species of Native Bees Are in the United States? Accessed July 19, 2021. https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/how-many-species-native-bees-are-united-states?qt-news_science_products=0#qt-news_science_products. A great site with wonderful images and current data.
Jacobsen, Rowan. Fruitless Fall. New York: Bloomsbury USA, 2008. This book was fascinating!! It read like a mystery and provided a detailed account of the struggle to find the cause of Colony Collapse Disorder.
Martinez, Sylvia Libow, and Gary Libow Stager. Invent to Learn: Making, Tinkering and Engineering in the Classroom. Kbh.: Nota, 2019. This book is not the most riveting read, but it the insightful to the development of Maker spaces and its foundation in play and educational philosophy.
"Mason Bee." Chesapeake Bay Program. Accessed July 20, 2021. https://www.chesapeakebay.net/discover/field-guide/entry/mason_bee. This website has a brief overview of blue orchard bees.
Ohlson, Kristin. The Soil Will save Us: How Scientists, Farmers, and Foodies Are Healing the Soil to save the Planet. New York, NY: Rodale, 2014. This book is about organic farming and how to improve the soil in natural ways. It discusses ways to reduce the use of pesticides and herbicides.
Rosner, Hilary. “Return of the Natives: How Wild Bees Will Save Our Agricultural System” Scientific America September 1, 2013. Accessed July 21, 2021. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/return-of-the-natives-how-wild-bees-will-save-our-agricultural-system/. This article contained information about how the loss of bees will affect humans nutritionally.
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"The Bees in Your Backyard." Piedmont Master Gardeners. Accessed July 19, 2021. https://piedmontmastergardeners.org/article/the-bees-in-your-backyard/. This website has information about the foods that result from bee pollination. It also includes a nice overview of the various types of native bees that live in Virginia.
Written By Glenn Detweiler and Last Updated by Judy Moore and Written by Glenn Detweiler Area Agent. "Use Clover to Provide Nitrogen Fertilizer for Grass." NC Cooperative Extension News. February 19, 2019. Accessed July 20, 2021. https://lincoln.ces.ncsu.edu/2019/02/use-clover-to-provide-nitrogen-fertilizer-for-grass-2/. This website discusses details about how clover helps fix nitrogen.
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