Posts Tagged: almonds
First the Tweets, then the Buzzes
"Almonds are one of the first crops of the season that need bee pollination," tweeted the Almond...
Honey bee pollinating almonds in Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee cleaning her tongue as she heads for the next blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Peek-a-bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Up, up and away. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Protecting Our Pollinators
It's not too early to start thinking about NPW.NPW? National Pollinator Week. The fourth annual...
Almond Tree at the Laidlaw Facility
Honing In
Buds 'n Blossoms
Close-Up
No Day Off
It's Presidents' Day today, a holiday for most of us but not for the honey bees.The bees are...
Honey Bee
Pollen Dust
Beach Ball
Wild Blue Yonder
Plant It and They Will Come
Plant it and they will come. The Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, planted last fall, is already...
Making Headway
Almond blossoms
Haven Visitor
What Price Pollination?
What are insect pollinators worth to the global economy? Well, it's a lot less than the Wall...
The honey bee, resplendent here with silvery wings, is gold to the global economy. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee visits an almond blossom. California's 700,000 acres of almonds require two hives per acre for pollination. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)