Posts Tagged: beekeeper
Hear That Buzz? Meet the Master Beekeeper

Hear that buzz? That's an accomplishment extraordinaire. Amy Hustead of Grass Valley, a...
Master Beekeeper Amy Hustead of Grass Valley, Nevada County, and a helping tending her hives.
Amy Hustead teaching a Zoom class on Intermediate Backyard Beekeeping.(Screen shot)
Learn About Honey Bee Anatomy at UC Davis Class

Consider the honey bee. Like all insects, it has a head, thorax and abdomen. But are you familiar...
The parts of a honey bee include the head, thorax and abdomen. A class on "Advanced Anatomy and Physiology of the Honey Bee" takes place Oct. 19 at UC Davis, and is offered by the UC Davis-based California Master Beekeeper Program. This image was taken in Vacaville of a bee heading toward a tower of jewels, Echium wildpretii.(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Upcoming UC Davis Course: How to Monitor, Mitigate and Manage Varroa Mites

If you're a beekeeper or plan to be a beekeeper, you're aware of Public Enemy No. 1. That would be...
A varroa mite on a drone pupa. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A varroa mite-infestation on a drone. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A varroa mite on a worker bee that is nectaring lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A vial containing varroa mites. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
If You Were a Bug, What Would You Be?

"If you were a bug, what would you be?" That sign greets visitors to the California State Fair's...
The California State Fair's Insect Pavilion is home to multiple displays borrowed from the Bohart Museum of Entomology, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The bee observation hive is a popular attraction in the California State Fair's Insect Pavilion. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Future entomologist? A visitor to the California State Fair's Insect Pavilion captures an image of butterfly specimens on her cell phone. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A family admires the honey bee observation hive in the California State Fair's Insect Pavilion. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Beekeeper mannequins greet visitors in Building B of the California State Fair. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A gigantic honey bee on the arm of a beekeeper mannequin in Building B of the California State Fair. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Hear That Buzz? Beginning Beekeeping Courses at UC Davis!

Hear that buzz? If you're thinking about becoming a beekeeper but don't know how and where to...
A honey bee frame. Find the queen bee! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)