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That Cuddly Teddy Bear Bee

A male Valley carpenter bee, Xylocopa varipuncta, sipping nectar from a broadleaf milkweed, Asclepias speciosa. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Oh, that cuddly teddy bear. The male Valley carpenter bee, Xylocopa varipuncta, also known as...

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Posted on Thursday, June 16, 2016 at 4:58 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Asclepias latifolia (1), broadleaf milkweed (1), male Valley carpenter bee (8), monarch (1), Robbin Thorp (5), Xylocopa varipuncta (6)

Welcome, Teddy Bear Bee

A male Valley carpenter bee (Xylocopa varipuncta)sips nectar from a foothill penstemon, (Penstemon heterophyllus) in the Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

If you've never seen the "teddy bear bee," keep an eye out for it. A fuzzy golden bee with green...

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Posted on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 7:55 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: (Xylocopa varipuncta (1), Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven. Robbin Thorp (1), male Valley carpenter bee (8), penstemon (1)

Honey, You Ought to Attend This!

Why do honey bees (Apis mellifera) make honey and not most other bees? That question will be answered at the Honey and Pollination Center's

If you've ever wanted to taste exotic honeys (of course, you have!) and if you've ever wondered why...

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Posted on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at 5:29 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Amina Harris (1), Elizabeth Luu (1), Honey and Pollination Center (1), honey tasting (1), male Valley carpenter bee (8), native bees (1), Robbin Thorp (5), stingless bees (1), World of Honey (1), Xylocopa varipuncta (6)

Boy Wonder!

A male Valley carpenter bee engaging in nectar robber; he's drilling a hole in a foxglove to get the nectar, avoiding the pollination process. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

I've been waiting for a decade to see a male Valley carpenter bee (Xylocopa varipuncta) foraging in...

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Posted on Monday, May 18, 2015 at 6:10 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Anthidium manicatum (1), male Valley carpenter bee (8), Robbin Thorp (5), Xylocopa varipuncta (6)

Golden Boy

Male Valley carpenter bee draws attention at the Bohart Museum of Entomology's open house on UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A "golden boy" drew a lot of attention at the Bohart Museum of Entomology last Saturday, April 12...

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Posted on Monday, April 14, 2014 at 9:01 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Bohart Museum of Entomology (2), male Valley carpenter bee (8), Robbin Thorp (5), Xylocopa varipuncta (6)

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