Backyard Orchard News
Landmark Book Addresses California Bees, Blooms
If you're looking for a holiday gift for family and friends--or maybe yourself--think bees and...
This is a native bumble bee, Bombus californicus, on blanketflower (Gaillardia). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Often mistakenly "identified" as a "golden bumble bee," this is the male Valley carpenter bee, Xylocopa varipuncta, on flowering milkweed. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
What Are Those Red and Black Bugs on Milkweed?
Got milkweed? Then you probably have milkweed bugs. All summer and into fall, we spotted the...
Yule ornaments? No, just milkweed bugs about to reproduce. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of the Small Milkweed Bug, Lygaeus kalmii. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Seed pod of the showy milkweed, Asclepias speciosa. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A milkweed bug and a buffet of seeds from the showy milkweed, Asclepias speciosa. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
How We Can Help the Bees Through Research
How can we help honey bees through research? That's the topic that Francis Ratnieks, professor of...
A honey bee heads toward mustard. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Holiday Gifts Buggin' Ya?
So you're in a quandary. You have no idea what to get the nature lovers/insect enthusiasts on...
Entomologist/artist Stacey Rice wearing one of her prize-winning shirts--this one typifies UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Norm Gary: Jazz Is Music to His Ears--But So Are the Bees
Jazz is music to his ears, but so are the bees. He's been beekeeping and playing the clarinet for...
Bee wrangler Norm Gary clustered with bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A documentary shoot featuring Norm Gary, the bee wrangler. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)