Posts Tagged: bumble bees
Where Are All the Bumble Bees?
Seen any bumble bees lately? No? Me, neither. It's almost the first day of spring, and bumble...
A black-tailed bumble bee, Bombus melanopygus, heading for the Garvey nectarine tree on March 18, 2018 in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Ahh, sweet nectar! A Bombus melanopygus nectaring on a nectarine blossom on March 18, 2018 in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Wait, just a little more! A Bombus melanopygus nectaring on a nectarine blossom on March 18, 2018 in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
What Does Science Tells Us About Bumble Bees and Honey Bees Foraging Together?
It's always a delight to see bumble bees and honey bees foraging together on flowers during the...
A black-tailed bumble bee, Bombus melanopygus, foraging on rosemary at the Benicia Capitol State Historic Park on Feb. 23, 2021. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, foraging on rosemary at Glen Cove Marina, Vallejo. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee, Apis mellifera, foraging on rosemary at the Benicia Capitol State Historic Park on Feb. 23, 2021. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Nighty-Night, Mr. Bumble Bee!
Have you ever seen a bumble bee sleeping? If you slip out to your garden at night or early...
A male yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, sleeps on a Mexican sunflower,Bombus Bombus vosnesenskii,in Vacaville,Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This sleeping male yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, clings to lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Holding tight is this sleeping male yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, clutching a lavender stem. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Meet Two Outstanding Entomology Graduating Seniors at UC Davis
Congratulations to Annaliese Wargin and Garrett Keating, two outstanding graduating seniors in...
This is the device that Annaliese Wargin designed and built for her bumble bee research project. (Photo by Annaliese Wargin)
This is the bee, Osmia lignaria, that Garrett Keating studies. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Buzz: Protecting Our Bumble Bees
Bumble bees--how many have you seen so far this year on the UC Davis campus? If you join the...
This is the Western bumble bee, Bombus occidentalis, one of four bumble bees on California's proposed endangered species list. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This is Crotch's bumble bee, Bombus crotchii, one of four bumble bees on California's proposed endangered species list. (Photo by Allan Jones, used with permission)