Backyard Orchard News
Mining for Bees!
Just call it "Mining for Bees." It was not long after Robbin Thorp's talk on wild bees at the UC...
Female of the genus Andrena (Andrenidae) probably Andrena angustitarsata, as identified by Robbin Thorp. This is a native, solitary, ground nesting bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
What's That Bug?
The California poppy draws lots of visitors: honey bees, bumble bees and assorted other...
A striped ladybug, Paranaemia vittigera, on a poppy. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Watching the Girls Go By
Pull up a chair and engage in a little "girl-watching." That is, honey bees heading home to their...
Honey bees making a "bee line" for their home. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Note the load of yellow pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Queen bee and her retinue. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey Bee Expert to Give UC Davis Seminar April 2 on Pesticide Conundrum
Pesticides. Honey Bees. The two don't go together, but how can we protect both crops and...
Maryann Frazier inspects a hive. (Photo courtesy of Penn State)
Honey bees thriving at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Eye on the Buckeye
It won't bloom until summer, but already many eyes are on the California buckeye. The tree's...
Honey bee foraging last May on a California buckeye, which is poisonous to honey bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A California buckeye blooming in May of last year on the UC Davis campus. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)