Backyard Orchard News
The Almonds Are Blooming! The Almonds Are Blooming!
Everyone has a favorite almond tree, right? Mine--well, it's not exactly mine!--is on the grounds...
Springlike scene--a honey bee foraging in almond blossoms. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Golden is her color and white is her aim. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of honey bee pollinating an almond blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Susan Cobey: Queen Rearing and Instrumental Insemination
We know when spring approaches by the number of information requests we receive for bee...
Bee breeder-geneticist Susan Cobey (kneeling at right) at one of her queen bee-rearing classes at UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Susan Cobey (right) adding bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A healthy frame of bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
About That Cherry Tree...
Did he do it? Probably not. Did he admit it? No, if he didn't do it. Historians agree that the...
A young honey bee foraging on a cherry blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee deep inside a cherry blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Happy Valentine's Day!
Happy Valentine's Day! While everyone else hands out little pink candy conversation hearts...
Ladybugs (lady beetles) "keeping busy" on brittlebush. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
All Abuzz Over Feral Bees
All of Los Angeles seems abuzz about a new bee ordinance. Associated Press reporter Gillian...
This is a feral honey bee colony in a backyard in Vacaville, Solano County. Containing European honey bees, it was a joy to the resident before it collapsed. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)