Ever seen a wax builder?A "real" wax builder?Bee breeder-geneticist Susan Cobey and...
Flakes of wax on a wax builder. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Flakes of wax on a wax builder. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Two wax builders and their sister on the hand of Susan Cobey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Two wax builders and their sister on the hand of Susan Cobey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Thursday, May 12, 2011 at
10:17 PM
She didn't come home last night.
The little honey bee at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee...
Bee Gone
BEE GONE--A webweaving spider with "breakfast," a honey bee in the Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bee and the Spider
PREDATOR munches on its prey, a New World Carniolan bee, reared by UC Davis bee geneticist-breeder Susan Cobey, who also does research for Washington State University. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Thursday, September 16, 2010 at
6:19 PM
Tame that tiger.
Wilton beekeeper Brian Fishback, president of the Sacramento Area Beekeepers'...
Spreading Its Wing
WESTERN TIGER SWALLOWTAIL spreads its wings on an agapanthus in front of the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Sip of Nectar
SIP OF NECTAR--The Western tiger swallowtail sips nectar from an agapanthus. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Touch Down!
TOUCH DOWN--The Western tiger swallow tail touches the hand of beekeeper Brian Fishback, president of the Sacramento Area Beekeepers' Association. He was visiting the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at UC Davis on Friday. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Friday, August 6, 2010 at
8:00 PM
Drones--male bees--are a favorite of youthful visitors at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee...
Emerging Drone
A DRONE, a male bee, emerges from a drone comb. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Thank you
ELIZABETH FROST, staff research associate and beekeeper at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis, displays the clever thank-you card made by second graders at the Grace Valley Christian Academy, Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Colorful Bees
COLORFUL BEES, created by second graders at the Grace Valley Christian Academy, Davis, decorate the inside of the thank-you card, given to Elizabeth Frost (shown), staff research associate at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Monday, July 26, 2010 at
6:18 PM
When the Antioch Charter Academy, a middle school in Contra Costa County, toured the Harry H....
Apiary Tour
BEEKEEPER Elizabeth Frost shows a frame to students at the Antioch Charter Academy, a middle school in Contra Costa County. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Many Colors of Pollen
STUDENTS at the Antioch Charter Academy viewed the many colors of pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Taste of Honey
A HIGHLIGHT of the Antioch Charter Academy's tour of the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility: a taste of honey, straight from a frame. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Drone
DRONES, male honey bees that have no stingers, were objects of interest during the tour of the UC Davis apiary. The drone's sole purpose is to mate with a virgin queen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Friday, May 7, 2010 at
7:03 PM