Backyard Orchard News
Viva La Pansies!
Pansies aren't bee plants. But don't tell that to the bees. True, bees are partial to the...
Honey bee foraging on a pansy. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee heads toward a drooping pansy. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee ready for take-off. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee keeps a wary eye on the photographer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Looking Back at 2013
Goodbye, 2013. Hello, 2014. If you're a beginning driver--or you remember being a beginning...
Up close and personal with a robber fly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bee fly mimicking a helicopter--or does a helicopter mimic a bee fly? (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Jumping spider, a floral visitor. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Male Valley carpenter bee is really a teddy bear. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Oh, to have the waist of a mud dauber wasp. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A pollen-covered honey bee ready for take-off. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Want to Trade a Butterfly for a Beer?
Arthur Shapiro is willing to trade a butterfly for a beer. And it’s all in the name of...
Cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bumble Bee in Benicia
A journey to the Benicia (Calif.) Capitol State Historic Park, Solano County, on Christmas Day...
Black-tailed bumble bee, Bombus melanopygus, heading for jade blossoms. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Black-tailed bumble bee targeting jade. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bring 'em On!
It's what I've always wanted to see on Christmas Day. On Dec. 25, we rarely see any...
Gulf Fritillary butterfly laying an egg on Christmas Day in west Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Gulf Fritillary spreading her wings. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)