Backyard Orchard News
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)
Bugs R Us
Who wouldn't want to get up close and personal with bugs? And maybe give them a hug? Or two? Or...
From one hand to another: a walking stick finds a place to walk. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bohart Museum volunteers Maia Lundy and Noah Crockette answer questions. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Jacob Herrera-Padua (left) and Torriano Sanderson of Suisun delight in a walking stick. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Orange Blossom Special
If you like oranges, you can thank a honey bee. Oranges are 90 percent dependent on honey bees for...
A honey bee pollinating an orange blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
One bee forages while another takes flight. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of honey bee on an orange blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey Bee Impostor
It's often mistaken for a honey bee. Indeed, to the untrained eye, the drone fly (Eristalis tenax)...
The drone fly, Eristalis tenax, is often mistaken for a bee. The fly has the letter "H" on its thorax. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
essie Brown, 14, a junior UC Master Gardener with the Lake Tahoe Master Gardeners, photographs insects in the ceanothus at the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)