Backyard Orchard News
Count Your Blessings--and Thank the Bees!
It's Thanksgiving. Count your blessings--and thank the bees. If your table includes pumpkin,...
Honey bee heading toward pomegranate blossom on an 87-year-old tree. Pomegranates are among the 100 crops--from almonds to watermelon--pollinated by bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Please Eat a Stink Bug!
Oh, if we could just engage in some menu planning and preparation! How often have you thought of...
A praying mantis at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, UC Davis, dines on a stink bug. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis entomology graduate student Charlotte Herbert, who is seeking her doctorate, takes a selfie with a praying mantis eating a stink bug. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Oh, the Bugs They Saw at the Bohart!
They learned about sawtoothed grain beetles, carpet beetles and other pantry pests. They learned...
UC Davis entomology graduate student Charlotte Herbert helps Norah Nguyen of Vacavile, who will be three in January, with an arts and crafts activity. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Newly elected Winters City Council member Jesse Loren high-fives a walking stick, perched on the hand of her husband, Brian Bellamy. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Madagascar hissing cockroaches, aka "hissers," occupy hands. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Chaco golden knee tarantula, fondly nicknamed "Coco McFluffin," drew lots of interest. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bohart Museum associate Greg Kareofelas (center), shows viceroy butterflies to newly elected Winters City Council member Jesse Loren and her husband, Brian Bellamy. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Got Hives or Want Hives? Enroll in UC Davis Beekeeping Courses
So you want to become a beekeeper...or you want to advance your apiary skills? Or maybe there's...
Extension apiculturist Elina Niño (left) with participants in a beekeeping course at UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Extension apiculturist Elina Niño pulls out a frame at a UC Davis beekeeping course. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey, I've Found You! Open House on Sunday, Nov. 20 and Saturday, Dec. 10
If you like honey and want to learn more about it, the place to “bee” on Sunday, Nov....
Before it's jarred, honey looks like this! The honey is at the top of this frame. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Some facts about bees, from the California State Beekeepers' Association. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)