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'A' Is for Almonds; 'B' is for Bees

Sign at the entrance to the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at UC Davis depicts honey bees, a skep, DNA and almond blossoms. It is the work of Donna Billick of Davis (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

It's the Big 4-0 for the Almond Board of California's annual almond industry conference this...

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Posted on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 10:10 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Almond Board of California (1), almond industry (1), Donna Billick (35), Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility (6)

Prepare to Be Dazzled!

Entomology student Whitney Krupp at work on her display for the show,

Glow-in-the-dark organisms? Art made of fungus? Tales about insects? That will all take place...

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Posted on Friday, December 7, 2012 at 10:15 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Anna Davidson (4), Diane Ullman (26), Donna Billick (35), Organism Show (1), UC Davis Art/Science Fusion Program (12)

Adopt a Bug

Kathleen Socolofsky, director of the UC Davis Arboreteum, at a ceremony honoring the donors. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Wouldn't you know it, the Argentine ant is among the last to go. Nature's Gallery, a ceramic...

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Posted on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 10:23 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Diane Ullman (26), Donna Billick (35), Kathleen Socolofsky (1), Nature''s Gallery (2), UC Davis Arboretum (1)

The Great Bee Count

Honey bee nectaring in the Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven at UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Are you ready for the Great Bee Count? It's happening Saturday, Aug. 11. You're encouraged...

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Posted on Friday, August 10, 2012 at 9:40 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Diane Ullman (26), Donna Billick (35), Emmet Brady (2), Eric Mussen (3), Great Bee Count (1), Neal Williams (1), Robbin Thorp (4)

Are Bees Finding the 'Zen' in Zinnias?

Honey bee nectaring on a zinnia in the Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Eye-catching zinnias grace the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, the half-acre bee friendly...

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Posted on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 9:33 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Diane Ullman (26), Donna Billick (35), Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven (8), honey bee (1), Mark Leech (1), Robbin Thorp (4), zinnias (1)

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