Posts Tagged: Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven
See Bugs, Bees and Nematodes on UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day

It's going to be a long weekend, but it's a short one when you consider all the things you can do...
A six-foot-long mosaic and ceramic sculpture, Miss Beehaven, anchors the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven. It is the work of Donna Billick of Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A colorful--and viable--bee hive at the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven. Bees don't usually fly until the temperature hits 55 degrees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis nematologist and graduate student Christopher Pagan (center) greets visitors at a UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Butterflies are a popular attraction at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
At the Bohart Museum of Entomology, visitors can hold the stick insects. This is a black velvet walking stick with red wings. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bee Garden Open House Draws Not Only People, But Resident Bees and Butterflies

It was not just people who attended the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven open house at the...
Visitors check out the flowers at the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Flowers and bees drew the attention of these visitors in the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Sedum, a bee attractant, is abloom in the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Photographer Allan Jones (right) talks about the bees he's photographed in the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A visitor checks out a table at the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A catch-and-release bee activity highlighted the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven open house. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Good Day for Two Open Houses Saturday, Sept. 22 at UC Davis

If you've often wished you could clone yourself to be able to attend two events on the same day at...
Watch out! A honey bee buzzes into the habitat of a praying mantis. Praying mantids will be exhibited Saturday, Sept. 22 during the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house. UC Davis student Lohit Garikipati will display some of his mantids, including orchids. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A potter wasp sips some nectar. Potter wasps will be featured at the Bohart Museum of Entomology's "Crafty Insects" open house. Their nests are works of art. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This image by Allan Jones of Davis is of a sweat bee, Halictus ligatus. It will be among his images on display at the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven Sept. 22. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Photographer Allan Jones Exudes Patience, Skill and Talent

Photographer Allan Jones of Davis exudes patience, skill and talent from the moment he enters the...
Photographer Allan Jones of Davis focuses his camera on insects in the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A female leafcutter bee, Megachile fidelis, carries a leaf, a Clarkia petal, back to her nest. (Copyrighted photo by Allan Jones, used with permission)
This "honey bee vs. wasp image is designed to help define and differentiate bees and wasps,” says photographer Allan Jones. (Copyrighted image by Allan Jones, used with permission.)
'Bee There' Saturday at the UC Davis Bee Garden

Want to learn more about bees, and what to plant to attract them to your garden? The...
This catch-and-release activity is especially popular among children in the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven. They catch, examine and release bees, including honey bees, bumble bees and carpenter bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
"Miss Bee Haven," a ceramic/mosaic sculpture by Donna Billick of Davis, anchors the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)