Backyard Orchard News
The Cause, Bee-Cause
It's The Cause. Bee-Cause. It's great to see the world's most renowned bee wrangler, Norm Gary,...
Bee wrangler Norm Gary surrounded by bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A documentary crew prepares to film Norm Gary. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Opening of the Hives
Thursday, Oct. 17 is Pest Management Day at UC Davis. That's when the California Department of...
Billy Synk, manager of the Ladilaw facility, shows comb to the crowd in the Laidlaw conference room. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Visitors donned bee veils to examine the hives. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Billy Synk shows a frame to the visitors. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of bees at work. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Parasites, Pesticides and Pollination
What are the indirect effects of parasites and pesticides on pollination service? Ecologist Sandra...
UC Davis ecologist Sandra Gillespie answers a question at a recent pollination workshop in Woodland. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee pollinating an onion umbel. (Photo by Sandra Gillespie)
What to Do About Yellowjackets
The question begged for an answer. "It's yellowjacket time again. Does anyone have or...
A yellowjacket entering its nest at an apiary. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A yellowjacket sipping water at an apiary. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Good Things Come in Twos, Too!
There's an old saying that "good things come in threes." Well, they also come in twos. When...
A pair of mating Gulf Fritillary butterflies on a passionflower vine. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Two female Valley carpenter bees sharing a passion flower. Note the Gulf Fritillary caterpillar.(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Two female sweat bees, Halictus ligatus, on a goldenrod. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)