It was great to see Robert E. Page Jr., emeritus professor and former chair of the UC Davis...
Bee breeder-geneticist Kim Fondrk of UC Davis manages the Robert Page specialized genetic stock. These bee hives were in a Dixon almond orchard. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bee breeder-geneticist Kim Fondrk of UC Davis manages the Robert Page specialized genetic stock. These bee hives were in a Dixon almond orchard. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at
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It's not spring, but don't tell that to the folks at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research...
Kim Fondrk
BEE BREEDER-GENETICIST Kim Fondrk mows the lush grass at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Examining Almond Blossoms
EXAMINING the almond blossoms on the Laidlaw facility grounds are Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen of the UC Davis Department of Entomology faculty and Tabatha Yang, education and outreach coordinator at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, located on the UC Davis campus. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Lovely almond blossoms
ALMOND BLOSSOMS light up a grassy area on the Laidlaw facility grounds. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Italian Bee
ITALIAN BEE forages among the almond blossoms on the Laidlaw Facility grounds. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at
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Almond pollination season is approaching, and with it, come concerns.
"A concern each year...is...
Almond Orchard
BEE BREEDER-GENETICIST Kim Fondrk of UC Davis tends his bees in a Dixon, Calif. almond orchard. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Kim Fondrk
CLOSE-UP of Kim Fondrk of UC Davis in a Dixon, Calif. almond orchard. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey Bee
HONEY BEE working an almond blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at
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The "honey bee reproductive ground plan" hypothesis that originated two decades ago at the...
Hives of International Interest
BEES in these hives are part of the Robert E. Page Jr. honey bee research program at UC Davis. This photo was taken in a Dixon, Calif. almond orchard. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Queen Bee
QUEEN BEE (with dot) surrounded by worker bees. These bees are part of the Robert E. Page Jr. honey bee research program at UC Davis. Page and colleague Gro Amdam, both of Arizona State University, are featured in the Oct. 23rd edition of Science. Page, emeritus professor of entomology at UC Davis, continues his research at Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Thursday, October 29, 2009 at
6:26 PM
Eagle-eyed Carol Nickles saw it first.
The graduate student coordinator for the UC Davis...
Bee Swarm
BEE SWARM on a limb near Briggs Hall, home of the UC Davis Department of Entomology. This telephoto was taken from the third floor of Briggs. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bee Tree
BEE TREE at Briggs. To the left of the lettering, "Swarm," is the pencil-shaped bee swarm. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Monday, July 13, 2009 at
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