Posts Tagged: Robbin Thorp
A Very Tiny Bee
At first glance, it appeared to be a gnat circling our head. Then it landed on our passionflower...
A tiny sweat bee, Lasioglossum, subgenus Evylaeus, on a passionflower vine (Passiflora). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of a tiny sweat bee, genus Lasioglossum, subgenus Evylaeus, on a passionflower vine (Passiflora). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
When Varroa Mites Hitch a Ride
Those blood-sucking varroa mites (Varroa destructor) are considered the No. 1 enemy of beekeepers....
A varroa mite attached to a honey bee forager. It's the reddish brown spot near the wing. The bee is foraging on lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bumble bee, Bombus californicus, with a hitchhiking varroa mite. (Photo by Allan Jones, Davis)
Varroa mite on a carpenter bee. (Photo by Allan Jones, Davis)
A Push to Protect Pollinators
A United Nations' organization today issued a global pollinator health report and the news was not...
A yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, foraging on a blackberry blossom. (Photo by KathY Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee pollinating a tangerine blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A squash bee, Peponapis pruinosa, pollinating a squash blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Story Behind This Bumble Bee Pollen Load
What a treat to find not one--but five yellow-faced bumble bees (Bombus vosnesenskii) foraging on a...
Yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, packing a mixed load of pollen from the flowers near her. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The mixed pollen load is highly visible here: the female Bombus vosnesenskii is foraging on rosemary, but her load indicates she previously visited California golden poppy, oxais, wild radish and mustard. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Coming in for a landing--a bumble bee ballet. This is the yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Got 'em!
"Got 'em!" That's the message we've all been waiting for. Several of us bumble bee...
Bumble bee, Bombus melanopygus, foraging in manzanita on Feb. 12. (Photo by Allan Jones)
Bumble bee, Bombus melanopygus, takes flight over a manzanita on Feb. 12. (Photo by Allan Jones)
An early Bombus sighting! Photographer Allan Jones of Davis grabbed this shot of a yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, in manzanitas on Feb. 12. (Photo by Allan Jones)