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jomanflea's review against another edition
5.0
This book is a great balance of entertaining anecdotes and fascinating (and occasionally disgusting) facts about bumblebees, one of your garden's most endearing visitors.
Dave Goulson has many years of experience studying bumblebees based at universities in the UK, and hise subjects love for the subject shines through in the prose.
I really enjoyed reading this book and have several people in mind to buy a copy for at Christmas :)
Dave Goulson has many years of experience studying bumblebees based at universities in the UK, and hise subjects love for the subject shines through in the prose.
I really enjoyed reading this book and have several people in mind to buy a copy for at Christmas :)
jess_de_troije's review against another edition
5.0
I absolutely loved this book! I'm a bit of a entomophobe, I'm scared of everything that looks like a spider or grasshopper... But I do love bumblebees, I mean, look at that name! Isn't it the cutest name ever? And while reading this book I became even more in love with them! Even though there is a lot of scientific talk in it Goulson wrote it in an understandable language and with a lot of humour! I can recommend this book to anyone, from nature lovers to people with entomophobia, and anything in between!
ange_blossom's review against another edition
4.0
Some inaccuracies, foxes were considered but thankfully never introduced to New Zealand.
ben2million's review against another edition
funny
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
5.0
Great book, very interesting, well structured. Learnt lot.
christiennem's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.5
tanja_alina_berg's review
4.0
A marvelous little book about bumblebees! Non-fiction at its best, entertaining and thought provoking. I thought honey bees were important pollinators, but bumblebees are too. For example tomato plants are only pollinated by bumblebees. Until these were bred for commercial use in the 1990's or so, tomato plants were pollinated by hand - by humans! Sadly many bumblebees are on the verge of extinction due to invading species, disease and loss of habitat.
The author knows his subject intimately and tells about it with a great deal of humor.
I loved bumblebees even before I read this book. I am very mindful of having flowers on the terrace that they enjoy, and that I don't use insecticide on. I love watching them. Until next bumblebee season I must consider what else I can do to help the local population. You should too.
The author knows his subject intimately and tells about it with a great deal of humor.
I loved bumblebees even before I read this book. I am very mindful of having flowers on the terrace that they enjoy, and that I don't use insecticide on. I love watching them. Until next bumblebee season I must consider what else I can do to help the local population. You should too.