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Sorry, Spider

When you see a honey bee trapped in a spider web, it's usually dead and about to be consumed.Not...

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Posted on Thursday, June 3, 2010 at 9:14 PM

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• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: catmint (8), honey bee (183), spider web (1)

The Hunter and the Hunted

The crab spider is a clever and skillful hunter. Last Sunday we spotted a camouflaged...

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Posted on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at 10:08 PM

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• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: crab spider (2), honey bee (183), sedum (3), Thomisidae (1)

A Honey of a Plant

It's not the prettiest of plants.It looks somewhat like a thistle.No matter. The honey bees love...

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Posted on Thursday, May 6, 2010 at 9:21 PM

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• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: honey bee (183), Lacy phacelia. Phacelia tanacetifolia (1)

Pollen Power

Talk about pollen power. When honey bees forage among the bird’s eyes, they're a delight to see....

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Posted on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 8:57 PM

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• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Bird’s eyes (1), Gilia tricolor (1), honey bee (183)

Death on a Calla Lily

It probably wasn't colony collapse disorder.Probably not pesticides, a disease, malnutrition or...

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Posted on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 8:31 PM

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• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: calla lily (1), Eric Mussen (19), Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility (8), honey bee (183)

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