Posts Tagged: honey bees
Umm, Where's the Bee?
If there's one thing that entomologists hate, it's journalists who mistake a fly for a bee. To...
A drone fly, Eristalis tenax (left), and a syrphid fly. They're from the same family, Syrphidae, and are often mistaken for honey bees.. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee collecting pollen. Lower right: a freeloader fly.(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of a honey bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of a syrphid fly, aka flower fly or hover fly. Note the setae or bristle on the head. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
C'mon In, the Pollen's Fine!
It's a cold spell. As temperatures dip throughout much of California, and honey bees snuggle...
A pollen-covered honey bee heading toward Bacopa. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
C'mon in, the pollen's fine! A honey bee reaching for pollen.(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Almonds Are Blooming! The Almonds Are Blooming!
The almonds are blooming! The almonds are blooming! Well, at least one almond tree in the Benicia...
An almond tree at the Benicia State Recreation Area was blooming on Christmas Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bees working the broccoli blossoms in the Avant Community Garden, Benicia, on Christmas Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee forages on an oxalis blossom on Christmas Day at the Benicia Capitol State Historic Park. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Night Before Christmas...in a Bee Colony
Professor Clement Clarke Moore (July 15, 1779 – July 10, 1863) wrote "A Visit from St....
Inside the hive. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
New life emerging. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Great ESA Student Debate Topic: Neonics
It was great to see the Entomological Society of America (ESA) select "neonicotinoids" as a student...
The UC Davis team included (from left) Margaret “Rei” Scampavia, Ralph Washington Jr., Jenny Carlson, captain Mohammad-Amir Aghaee and Danny Klittich. At far right is ESA president Frank Zalom of UC Davis who presented the team with its award. (Photo by Trav Williams of Broken Banjo Photography)
The Auburn University team included (from left) alternate Zi Ye, and members Carl Clem, Julian Golec, Adekunle Adesanya, Matthew Burrows, and Olufemi Ajayi, captain.