Posts Tagged: honey bees
Let's Hear It for the Bees and Beekeepers
Let's hear it for the honey bees. Right now they're scrambling to gather nectar and pollen from...
Two matched pairs of honey bees on a blanket flower, Gaillardia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
How the Bees Helped Save America
Today, on Veterans' Day, we pay tribute to our military veterans and those serving in our U.S....
Honey bees, shown here modern day, played a role in the Revolutionary War. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Do You Know Me?
The drone fly is an identity thief. It's often mistaken for a honey bee. Hey, isn't every floral...
A drone fly, Eristalis tenax, sips nectar from a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Side view of a drone fly. The fly is often mistaken for a honey bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Over and out--this drone fly says it's time to go. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee sipping nectar from a Tithonia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Arboretum Plant Sale on Oct. 22: Yes, There's Life After Lawn
Is there life after lawn? Yes. If you're looking for plants to attract pollinators, including bees...
Monarch butterfly nectaring on Buddleia 'Purple Haze.' This will be one of the plants offered at the UC Davis Arboretum Plant Sale on Oct. 22. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Showy milkweed (Asclepias speciosa) will be available at the UC Davis Arboretum Plant Sale on Oct. 22. The milkweed plant is the host plant of monarchs; it's the only food that monarch caterpillars eat. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Taste of Honey--Pomegranate Honey
Last spring you may have seen honey bees pollinating the showy pomegranate blossoms. The ancient...
A honey bee heads toward a pomegranate blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee pollinating a pomegranate blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This is what the bees did! A mature pomegranate full of ruby red seeds. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)