There's a magnificent purple aster blooming in the bee yard at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee...
Purple asters
PURPLE ASTERS bloom brilliantly at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at the University of California, Davis. In the back are the bee boxes. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bee on purple aster
HONEY BEE nectars purple aster at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Upside down
UPSIDE DOWN, a honey bee sips nectar from a purple aster. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010 at
9:03 PM
Some folks have the best of both worlds.
Noted bee breeder-geneticist Susan Cobey not only has the...
Bee breeder-geneticist
SUSAN COBEY, noted bee breeder-geneticist, is dividing her time between the University of California, Davis, and Washington State University. (Photos by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Monday, October 18, 2010 at
7:08 PM
If the praying mantis were six feet tall, what an incredible space alien it would make.It's a...
Praying Mantis
PRAYING MANTIS searches for prey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
On the Hunt
PRAYING MANTIS is equipped with keen eyesight, a rotating head and spiked forelegs that grab and grasp its prey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Up Close
ARE YOU DINNER?--This could be the last thing seen by prey captured by a praying mantis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at
8:50 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
It was bound to happen.As soon as New York City lifted its ban on backyard (and rooftop)...
Tending Bees
SUSAN COBEY, bee breeder-geneticist at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at UC Davis, tends her bees with beekeeper-employee Tylan Selby, an entomology major at UC Davis. Selby's family members are commercial beekeepers in the Chico area. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Honey Bee
THE HONEY BEE is the object of much attention, as urban beekeeping takes hold. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Thursday, July 8, 2010 at
9:34 PM