Posts Tagged: honey bees
A Tiff Over a Tithonia
Honey bees sometimes get into little battles with one another. Here's a case of a tiff over a...
A tiff over a Tithonia. One holds her ground while another wants her share. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Let the battle begin! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Share and share alike! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
And the winner is... (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
What Do You Know About Neonics?
What do you know about neonicotinoids, aka neonics? An educational opportunity to learn more about...
A honey bee pollinating an apple blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Keep Your 'Girls' Out of California Buckeye
Beekeepers don't like their "girls" foraging in California buckeye (Aesculus californica) It's...
A bee forages on California buckeye in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
California buckeye is poisonous to bees and can result in dying brood, or misshapen brood. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A California buckeye blooming on the UC Davis campus. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Boys' Night Out--with a Girl!
Two species of male sunflower bees, Svastra obliqua and Melissodes agilis, spend the day on our...
A honey bee gathers nectar from a lavender blossom while her cousins, sunflower bees (Melisodes agilis), sleep. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Our Bees Deserve The Best
This is National Pollinator Week and what better time to post some bee wisdom from Cooperative...
Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen (now emeritus, shows visitors the inside of a hive at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Extension apiculturist (now retired) Eric Mussen explains bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Inside the hive: the queen bee goes about laying eggs as worker bees tend to her needs and the needs of the colony. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)