Backyard Orchard News
A Feast Fit for a King and Queen (Bee)
You like the taste of honey, right? How about “A Taste of Mead and...
When February arrives, honey bees will be out pollinating the almonds. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Fun-Loving, Sun-Loving Cosmos
Oh, the fun-loving, sun-loving cosmos. A native of Mexico and a member of the sunflower family,...
Honey bee visiting a cosmos. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee packing pollen, up, up and away. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)o
This honey bee is "in the pink"--pink cosmos. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
It's All About the Community
If you like community gardens, then you'll want to visit the Avant Garden at the corner of First...
A yellow-faced bumble bee on a zinnia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A hover fly, aka flower fly or syrphid fly, soaking up sunshine. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A spotted cucumber beetle and a green metallic sweat bee sharing a cosmos. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of a male green metallic sweat bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Brush With Bees
If you plant a bottlebrush in your yard, you'll experience a brush with kindness. This time of...
Honey bee on a bottlebrush at the Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This is Miss Bee Haven, art work by Donna Billick. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Someone's Going Home with a Piece of Him
There's no doubt about it. Honey bee guru Eric Mussen, Extension apiculturist with the...
Eric Mussen and the famous bee sting photo showing a bee stinging his wrist. This mounted photo will be auctioned off at the California State Beekeepers' Association conference. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Eric Mussen using his mouse pad. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
What's a coffee cup without a bee sting image on it? (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)