Backyard Orchard News
Another Kind of Drone Strike
No, it's not a honey bee. But many people think all floral visitors are bees. It's a fly. A drone...
Drone fly nectaring on bulbine. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Sunlight glittering on a drone fly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Drone fly in flight, heading toward bulbine. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
All About Honey Bee Colony Health
(Editor's Note: Due to the government shutdown, this seminar has been cancelled.) It's a topic...
Inside the hive. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Varroa mite on a drone pupa. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Mighty Monarchs Gone Missing
The news is not good. Scores of Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) are now migrating...
A Monarch butterfly nectaring on lantana. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Monarch butterfly filling up on nectar from lantana. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Two 'Streaks on a Sedum
Two 'streaks on a sedum. Sounds like a song, doesn't it? Actually there were two gray hairstreaks...
Two gray hairstreaks and a honey bee sharing a sedum. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Foraging Force of a Honey Bee Colony
With all the talk about honey bee nutrition lately, just how much food does a honey bee colony need...
Honey bees foraging on pomegranate blossoms. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A single honey bee on a sunflower. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Inside the hive. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)