Backyard Orchard News
A Winter Visit to the UC Davis Arboretum
You don't see many honey bee foraging in the winter. They're snuggled deep inside their hives,...
A honey bee foraging on a bush mallow, Lavatera maritima, in the UC Davis Arboretum,in the vicinity of the Mediterranean Collection, back of the Storer Garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A little pollen? A little! A honey bee foraging on the hibiscus-like blossom of a bush mallow. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
For the Love of Honey Bees: Elizabeth Frost Now Back In Australia
Elizabeth "Liz" Frost, formerly of the University of California, Davis, is taking her love of honey...
Elizabeth "Liz" Frost in the pollinator garden she installed at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Elizabeth Frost getting ready for an after-hours bee beard activity. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bee-covered Elizabeth Frost in a lighter moment at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Teaching Moment
How do you get your point across if you're trying to explain what a "parasitoid" is? Well, if...
Wide-eyed Ethan Fry, 5, and his sister Adi Fry, 7, of Davis, listen to graduate student Charlotte Herbert at the "parasitoid" balloon station at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Ethan Fry, 5, of Davis, inflates a balloon at the "parasitoid" balloon station. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
How an Entomologist Switched from Insects to Humans to Target Chronic Pain
He went from researching pest insects to targeting chronic pain in humankind. He went from...
Distinguished professor Bruce Hammock in his office at Briggs Hall, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Another Reason to Be Involved in 4-H: Think Bees!
The 4-H Youth Development Program is an incredible opportunity for youths to learn new skills, make...
A honey bee pollinating an almond blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
California State 4-H Ambassadors Justina Sharp of Sacramento and Lyle Glass of Vacaville look over literature to give out at the 2015 California Agriculture Day at the State Capitol. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)