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Pollen load
POLLEN LOAD--A pollen-packing bee at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility visits an almond blossom. This photo was taken March 5. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Packing pollen
PACKING POLLEN--A worker bee packs pollen in her pollen basket as she visits almond blossoms on the grounds of the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility on Thursday, March 5. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Turning Around
TURNING AROUND--This honey bee on the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility grounds turns around to gather nectar from an almond blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Friday, March 6, 2009 at
5:36 PM
UC Davis bee specialists were well...
Michael "Kim" Fondrk
TENDING BEES--Michael "Kim" Fondrk of UC Davis tends his bees in a Dixon almond orchard. This photo appeared in The IPM Practitioner. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Susan Cobey
CHECKING THE FRAME--UC Davis bee breeder-geneticist Susan Cobey checks the health of a frame of bees. This photo appeared in The IPM Practitioner. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at
4:41 PM
If you've been around honey bee...
Blowin' Smoke
BLOWIN' SMOKE--Smoke shoots from a bee smoker at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at UC Davis. Bee hives are in the background.(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Just Smokin'
JUST SMOKIN'--Smoke curls into intricate patterns in this shot of a bee smoker at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at
5:59 PM
There's been trouble in paradise far too long.
Now, thanks to a generous donation from...
Honey bee on sage
HAVEN FOR HONEY BEES--A honey bee gathers nectar from salvia (sage). Sage is sure to be one of the featured plants in bee friendly garden at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Monday, December 8, 2008 at
5:24 PM
Honey isn't always amber-colored.
It can range from white to dark brown, depending on the flowers...
Honey bee
HONEY BEE--Close-up shot of a honey bee at the Harry Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Friday, November 14, 2008 at
5:35 PM