Backyard Orchard News
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)
Ah, Spring!
It's a glorious day, the first day of spring, and what better time to mark the occasion by visiting...
A honey bee foraging on ceanothus in the UC Davis Arboretum Teaching Nursery. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A painted lady, Vanessa carduii, finds a cut-leaf lilac, Syringa × laciniata, quite attractive. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Check out the pollen on this honey bee foraging on ceanothus. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A mournful dusky-wing butterfly (Erynnis tristis) on Spanish lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Mother Earth, a mosaic ceramic sculpture by Donna Billick of Davis, overlooks the UC Davis Arboretum Teaching Nursery. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A torrent of emotions on the face of Mother Earth, the work of artist Donna Billick. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)