Backyard Orchard News
Butterflies and Jackrabbits!
Have you ever seen butterflies on jackrabbits? No? Well, if you attended the recent "We Know Jack"...
A line of jackrabbits in the Vacaville Museum courtyard. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Artist Richard Rico, former editor and publisher of The Reporter, Vacaville, stands by his work, "Flyin' Jack." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Solano County Supervisor John Vasquez wheels a rabbit back into the museum. In back is Barry Rico. Together they created a "receding hareline." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Seeing Spots--12 of Them
The most common dragonfly in our little family bee garden is the red flameskimmer, Libellula...
A twelve-spotted dragonfly. Libellula pulchella, perches on a bamboo stake. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Seeing spots--12 of them. This is a male twelve-spotted skimmer (Libellula pulchella). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Billy Synk: Director of PAm's Pollination Programs
It's National Pollinator Week and there's exciting news on the horizon. Staff research associate...
Former UC Davis staff research associate/beekeeper Billy Synk, shown in the apiary of the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, has been named the director of Pollination Programs for Project Apis m. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
'P' is for People, Partners and Pollinators!
It's good to see all the focus on National Pollinator Week, as typified by UC Davis graduate...
It was a mix of pollinators and people at the Pollinator Pavilion during UC Davis Picnic Day. Graduate student Rei Scampavia provided the display in Briggs Hall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Visitors at the Pollinator Pavilion, UC Davis Picnic Day, could could get up close and personal with the pollinators in a zipped enclosure. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This poster by Rei Scampavia showcases the many species of pollinators.
Our Bees Deserve The Best
This is National Pollinator Week and what better time to post some bee wisdom from Cooperative...
Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen (now emeritus, shows visitors the inside of a hive at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Extension apiculturist (now retired) Eric Mussen explains bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Inside the hive: the queen bee goes about laying eggs as worker bees tend to her needs and the needs of the colony. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)