The news is not good.The honey bee crisis is worsening. Back in November of 2006, commercial...
Tending the Bees
UC DAVIS BEEKEEPER Elizabeth "Liz" Frost tends bees at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-Up
CLOSE-UP of a frame shows the queen bee (upper left) and her colony. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Thursday, March 25, 2010 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
9:35 PM
Pull out the bottom tray (floor) of a beehive and you're likely to see lots of bee droppings, a...
Elizabeth Frost
BEEKEEPER Elizabeth "Liz" Frost of the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis, looks for ants on the tray she's just pulled out. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Thief
ANT finds the pollen to its liking. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Off to the Nest
AN ANT scurries away with a chunk of pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Monday, January 18, 2010 at
3:58 PM
When the U.S. Postal Service Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee meets in January 2010, let's hope...
Bee Hives
BEEKEEPING INDUSTRY is grateful to the Rev. Lorenzo Langstroth for inventing the moveable frame honey bee hive. These hives are at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at the University of California, Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Beekeepers
UC DAVIS bee breeder-geneticist Susan Cobey (left), manager of the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at the University of California, Davis, tends her hives while beekeeper Elizabeth Frost assists. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-Up
CLOSE-UP of moveable frames inside a hive at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at UC Davis. There's a movement under way to honor the inventor of the moveable frames--the Rev. Lorenzo Langstroth--with a commemorative stamp. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at
5:37 PM
Elizabeth Frost is at wick's end.
When she's not tending the bees at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr....
Elizabeth Frost
BEEKEEPER Elizabeth Frost shows a miniature beehive candle she made from beeswax and a little paraffin. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-Up
HIVE-BY SHOOTING--This is a close-up of a beehive candle made by beekeeper Elizabeth Frost. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at
6:53 PM