“If the bee disappears from the surface of the earth, man would have not more than four years to...
Albert Einstein
GERMAN-BORN physicist Albert Einstein (left), shown here accepting American citizenship in 1940, never said “If the bee disappears from the surface of the earth, man would have not more than four years to live," his biographers say. At right is Judge Phillip Forman. (Photo Courtesy of Wikipedia Commons)
Honey Bee on Almond
HONEY BEE foraging on almond at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Posted on
Monday, March 21, 2011 at
8:32 PM
California peach blossoms are peachy keen.
Especially when honey bees are foraging.
The pink...
Honey Bee and Bumble Bee
HONEY BEE heads for the highest blossoms in a UC Davis peach orchard. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Gathering Pollen
HONEY BEE foraging on a peach blossom in a UC Davis orchard. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Heavy Load
HEAVY POLLEN LOAD of a honey bee in a peach orchard. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Posted on
Monday, March 14, 2011 at
8:31 PM
When something is a "plum," it's something desirable, whether it be a "plum" position, a "plum"...
Bee Heading Toward Plum Blossom
HONEY BEE from the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis, heads toward a plum blossom in the Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, a half-acre bee friendly garden on Bee Biology Road. The garden is open dawn to dusk at no charge. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Sharing a Plum
A HONEY BEE and a hover fly, aka flower fly, share a plum blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Heavy Load
PACKING a heavy load of pollen, a honey bee buzzing toward a plum blossom appears to be "plum-tired." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Friday, March 11, 2011 at
8:21 PM
Growing almonds isn't all it's cracked up to be.
It's expensive.
The next time you're enjoying a...
Honey Bee
HONEY BEE pollinating an almond blossom today at the half-acre Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, a bee friendly garden at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee research Facility, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
In the Pink
HONEY BEE zeroes in on an almond blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Pollen Load
POLLEN LOAD of honey bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Posted on
Monday, March 7, 2011 at
7:46 PM
Cool temperatures and honey bees do not a good team make.
Since honey bees don't forage until...
Pollen Power
HONEY BEE forages in a nectarine blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Pollen Everywhere
POLLEN-PACKIN' honey bee is headfirst inside a nectarine blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Pollen Load
THIS POLLEN LOAD is comparable to a beach ball next to a human. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Posted on
Monday, February 28, 2011 at
8:16 PM