Posts Tagged: pollinators
Make Renewals, Not Resolutions
Today is Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014 the last day of the year. Looking back, it was a year of wonder...
Two Gulf Fritillaries becoming one in the lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A showstopping move and a show of orange. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Spreading the wings! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Soon there will be eggs, larvae, chrysalids and more adults. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Good News for the Bees!
Good news for the honey bees! And none too soon. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary...
Honey bee foraging on mustard. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Pollinator with a New Name
We're almost midway through National Pollinator Week! It's a week that we should celebrate...
A female bumble bee, Bombus fervidus, heads for a purple coneflower. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bombus fervidus atop the purple coneflower. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Countdown in the Good Life Garden
Did you count pollinators on Thursday, May 8? That was "Be a Scientist Day," sponsored by the UC...
Butterfly expert Art Shapiro, distinguished professor of evolution and ecology at UC Davis, talks pollinators with Amina Harris, director of the Honey and Pollination Center. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee foraging on lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Yellow-faced bumble bee (Bombus vosnesenskii) on catmint. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Skipper butterfly on lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Where the Bees Are
Do you now where the bees are? On Thursday, May 8 let's all step outside for three minutes...
Honey bees clustering on pomegranate blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)