Backyard Orchard News
A Beer for a Butterfly or 'Suds for a Bug'
It's almost that time again—time for the annual “Beer for a Butterfly” contest or...
This is a cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Learn About Native Bees from Robbin Thorp
If you want to learn about native bees, the place to "bee" on Saturday, Jan. 7 is the Rush Ranch...
A yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenski, exits a foxglove. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Monarch Butterflies: Eight Is Not Nearly Enough
Back in March of 1977, ABC launched a TV comedy-drama series titled "Eight Is Enough." It was...
A monarch ecloses on Tuesday, Dec. 27 in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Three mighty monarchs, with five expected soon. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Monarchs mingling. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A monarch feeding in its indoor habitat. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Aren't You Supposed to Be Hibernating?
Dec. 22 marked the winter solstice, the first day of winter. But don't tell that to the western...
A western yellowjacket, Vespula pensylvanica, flies toward Algerian ivy in mid-December in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A western yellowjacket, Vespula pensylvanica, sipping nectar from Algerian ivy in Vacaville, Calif. in mid-December. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
It's Chrysalis Time in the City
Our unseasonably warm temperatures in November yielded 12 unexpected surprises: 12...
It's chrysalis time in the city. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Santa appears to be looking at the newly eclosed male monarch. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Happy holidays from an out-of-season monarch. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)