Backyard Orchard News
An Amazing Ant/Millipede Video
Deep in the jungles of Cambodia, near the temples of Angkor, an unlikely drama takes place. Blue...
Stéphane De Greef points out a site. (© Anna Bella Betts)
"As a photographer, my main areas of interest are the natural beauty of people, Nature's amazing diversity and the darkest aspects of human societies," says Stéphane De Greef. (© Anna Bella Betts)
For the Love of Butterflies
A passion for butterflies coupled with a yearning to protect their habitat is what drives...
Pipeline swallowtail on Tithonia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Pipeline swallowtail caterpillar on Dutchman's pipeline. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Butterfly crossing in front of the Hallberg home. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The paths are fun to explore. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A metallic reminder that this is a butterfly garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Why She's Packing Pollen That Way
If you've ever seen honey bees foraging on primrose, you may have seen something unusual. What's...
A honey bee prepares to visit another primose. Note the stringy mass of pollen hanging from her hind legs. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee rapidly covering the distance to the primrose. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Almost in! Honey bee partially enters a primrose blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee foraging inside a primrose blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
An App for Bee Health
So you want to know about bee health? Yes, there's an app for that--and you're welcome to download...
A frame from the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Want to know about bee health? There's an app for that. Alberta Agriculture has created Phase 1 and is working on Phase 2. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Learn How to Make Mead at UC Davis
Like to learn how to make mead? You know, transform honey into honey wine? The UC Davis Honey and...
A honey bee foraging on a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Backlight honey bee on a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)