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A 'Page' in an Important Chapter on Wild and Managed Bees

Congratulations to doctoral student and pollination ecologist Maureen Page of the Neal Williams...

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Posted on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at 5:51 PM

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• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: bumble bees (34), Department of Defense grant (1), honey bees (316), managed bees (1), Maureen Page (2), UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology (144), wild bees (3), wildflower plantings (1)

Focus Area Tags: Agriculture Environment Natural Resources

Bee-Bopping with the Penstemon Margarita BOP

So we purchased a sky blue Penstemon cultivar with a tag labeled "Penstemon Margarita...

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Posted on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at 4:31 PM

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• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: honey bees (316), Penstemon Margarita BOP (1), tube flowers (1), two lips (1)

Focus Area Tags: Yard & Garden

Fire and Fury in a Pollinator Garden

Just call it "Fire and Fury in a Pollinator Garden." That would be the firecracker red...

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Posted on Monday, May 21, 2018 at 4:16 PM

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• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: bamboo stake (1), fire and fury (1), flameskimmer dragonfly (1), Libellula saturata (15), pollinator garden (7)

Focus Area Tags: Environment Natural Resources Yard & Garden

It's Pollinator Discovery Day Sunday at UC Davis

Meet the pollinators, And meet the UC Davis researchers, UC Master Gardeners, students and...

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Posted on Friday, May 18, 2018 at 5:36 PM

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• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Pollinator Discovery Day (1), UC Davis Arboretum and Public Gardens (2), UC Master Gardeners (4)

Focus Area Tags: Environment Family Natural Resources Yard & Garden

The Bee Tent at the California Honey Festival Was All the Buzz

If you attended the second annual California Honey Festival, held recently in downtown Woodland,...

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Posted on Thursday, May 17, 2018 at 5:23 PM

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• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Amina Harris (58), California Honey Festival (12), Elina Lastro Niño (18), UC Davis Department of Entomlogy and Nematology (1), UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center (26), Woodland (2)

Focus Area Tags: Agriculture Economic Development Family Natural Resources Yard & Garden

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