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UC Davis Arboretum Plant Sale: Think Pollinators!

A black-faced bumble bee, Bombus californicus, forages on Purple Ginny salvia (sage). Sages are popular at the UC Davis Arboretum Plant Sales.(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Think bees. Think butterflies. Think plants that will attract them. The UC Davis Arboretum and...

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Posted on Thursday, October 5, 2017 at 5:00 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: butterfly bush (1), lavender (1), pollinators (1), sage (1), salvia (1), Spanish lavender (6), UC Davis Arboretum Plant Sale (1)

Why Dead Bees Can Sting

A California scrub jay nails a honey bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Can dead bees sting? Yes, they can. Here's the scenario: Our pollinator garden is buzzing with the...

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Posted on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at 4:39 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: California scrub jay (1), dead bees can sting (1), honey bees (1), pollinator garden (1), Spanish lavender (6)

Ol' Blue Eyes: A Blue-Eyed Darner

A Rhionaeschna multicolor blue-eyed darner, Aeshna multicolor, soaking up sun on a Spanish lavender in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Ol' Blue Eyes. What a treat to see. No, not an old movie starring Ol' Blue Eyes himself, Frank...

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Posted on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at 10:00 AM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Aeshna multicolor (1), blue-eyed darner (1), Odonato (1), Odonatocentral.org (1), Rhionaeschna multicolor blue-eyed darner (1), Spanish lavender (6), Vacaville (1)

Not a Good Day for the Jumping Spider

A honey bee narrowly avoids the outstretched jumping spider, a Phidippus audax. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Sometimes you get lucky. Sometimes you go hungry. Take the case of the huge jumping spider (a...

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Posted on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at 3:08 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: bold jumping spider (1), honey bee (3), jumping spider (1), Phidippus audax (1), predator (1), prey (1), Spanish lavender (6)

Helicoptering in on the Spanish Lavender

A honey bee nectaring on Spanish lavender. This was taken with a Nikon D500 and a 200mm macro lens. Settings: ISO 3200, f-stop 13, and shutter speed of 1/640 of a second. No flash. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

If you like writing with light (photography), then you'll probably love capturing images of honey...

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Posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at 4:49 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Amina Harris (1), California Honey Festival (1), Eric Mussen (1), honey bee (3), Lavandula stoechas (1), Spanish lavender (6), Steve Sheppard (1), UC Davis Bee Symposium (1), Western Apicultural Society (1)

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