Backyard Orchard News
Purple Forest
Flowering artichokes indicate one of two things (1) someone never bothered to harvest them or (2)...
Honey bee heads toward a flowering artichoke. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Touchdown! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
You can't see the forest for the bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Greenhouse preparations
June is a busy time of year for potting rootstocks in the LREC greenhouses. This month we...
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The Overlooked Bees of Bodega Head
Those who hike the trails of Bodega Head, a small promontory in Sonoma County overlooking the...
A female digger bee finishes her nest. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A digger bee scouts the landscape. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Flying low, flying fast. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Sandy cliffs of Bodega Head hold bee villages. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Welcome Back, Gulf Frit Caterpillars
The scrub jays are just doing their job. But they're doing it too well. The gulf frittillary...
Gulf fritillary caterpillar munching away on passion flower leaves. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Gulf fritillary caterpillar crawls along a stem. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Two stages of caterpillars. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Blue Wasp at Bodega Bay
Visitors to Bodega Head, Sonoma County, will see lupine, California golden poppies, wild radish,...
Metallic blue digger wasp from Sphecidae family. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Digger wasp enters hole. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)