Posts Tagged: honey bees
How We Can Help the Bees Through Research
How can we help honey bees through research? That's the topic that Francis Ratnieks, professor of...
A honey bee heads toward mustard. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Count Your Blessings--and Thank the Bees!
It's Thanksgiving. Count your blessings--and thank the bees. If your table includes pumpkin,...
Honey bee heading toward pomegranate blossom on an 87-year-old tree. Pomegranates are among the 100 crops--from almonds to watermelon--pollinated by bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Let's Hear It for the Bees and Beekeepers
Let's hear it for the honey bees. Right now they're scrambling to gather nectar and pollen from...
Two matched pairs of honey bees on a blanket flower, Gaillardia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
How the Bees Helped Save America
Today, on Veterans' Day, we pay tribute to our military veterans and those serving in our U.S....
Honey bees, shown here modern day, played a role in the Revolutionary War. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Do You Know Me?
The drone fly is an identity thief. It's often mistaken for a honey bee. Hey, isn't every floral...
A drone fly, Eristalis tenax, sips nectar from a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Side view of a drone fly. The fly is often mistaken for a honey bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Over and out--this drone fly says it's time to go. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee sipping nectar from a Tithonia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)