It was delightful hearing UC Davis nutritionist and fitness expert Liz Applegate extol the virtues...
The Honey People
THE HONEY PEOPLE--Honey bee specialist Eric Mussen, the 2008-09 president of the Western Apicultural Society (WAS), chats with Liz Applegate, a nationally renowned nutritionist and fitness expert who praised the virtues of honey at the WAS meeting. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at
5:33 PM
A tip of the bee veil to Susan Cobey.
Cobey, bee breeder-geneticist and manager of the Harry H....
High Honor
HIGH HONOR--UC Davis bee breeder-geneticist Susan Cobey receives the "Outstanding Service to Beekeeping" award at the Western Apicultural Society conference from president Eric Mussen, Extension apiculturist. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Thursday, August 27, 2009 at
6:06 PM
What's causing colony collapse disorder (CCD)?
Are we any closer to determining the cause?
CCD,...
Honey Bee
HONEY BEE heads for lavender. "It's especially important to provide nectar and pollens at the end of the season-- late summer and fall," says Extension Apiculturist Eric Mussen of UC Davis. "That's when resources tend to become scarce." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at
6:24 PM
Entomologists, geneticists and virologists are still searching for the cause of colony collapse...
Plight of the Honey Bee
EXTENSION APICULTURIST Eric Mussen (left) of the UC Davis Department of Entomology faculty shares information with Pennsylvania State Uniersity entomologist Dennis van Engelsdorp at the 2007 meeting of the Entomological Society of America. UC Davis and Penn State receive research funds in a project launched by Haagen-Dazs. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Jeff Pettis
ENTOMOLOGIST Jeff Pettis talks about the plight of the honey bees at the Entomological Society of America's annual meeting in 2007. Pettis is with the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Bee Research Laboratory in Beltsville, Md. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at
6:38 PM
Beekeepers consider stings just a part of their job.
However, say the word "bee" and John Q. and...
Stinger
CLOSE-UP of a bee sting. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Site of the Sting
THIS WHITE BUMP is the site of a bee sting, about 20 hours old. Beekeepers generally consider stings just a part of the job. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Thursday, August 6, 2009 at
6:36 PM