Posts Tagged: Eric Mussen
Neonics Creating Quite a Buzz
The neonicotinoid pesticides are creating quite a buzz in the bee world. Research published this...
A thriving honey bee colony. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bees have abandoned the hive in an apparent colony collapse disorder. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
They Want the Weather to 'Bee Nice'
"The rain in Spain falls mainly in the plains,” according to a signature song in the musical, My...
View of the Davis Bee Sanctuary. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
If the weather cooperates, visitors to the Davis Bee Sanctuary can see foragers on the nearby blossoms. This one is on a nectarine blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Land of Milk and Honey
At the entrance, the recent California Agriculture Day celebration on the west lawn of the State...
Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen (left) of UC Davis with California State Beekeepers' Association president Bryan Ashurst of Westmorland. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Crowd filters into the California Ag Day celebration. This is the California State Beekeepers' Association booth. (Photo y Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Thumbs up, a costumed tomato mascot stops in front of the California State Beekeepers' Association booth. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bee Swarm!
Bee swarms are absolutely fascinating.Several years ago, when bee breeder-geneticist Susan Cobey...
Honey bee swarm in the North Hall/Dutton Hall complex at UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Know Your California Beekeepers
When the annual California Ag Day takes place Wednesday, March 21 on the west side of the...
Kathy Kellison, executive director of Partners for Sustainable Pollination, headquartered in Santa Rosa, delivers information to the 2011 beekeepers' booth. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Drone (male bee) emerging from drone comb. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)