Posts Tagged: stings

Return to Why Have a Backyard Orchard?

About Those Bee Stings: A Question Everyone Wants to Know

It's a question everyone wants to know. When folks hear about the 70-year beekeeping/bee wrangling...

"Bee Man" Norm Gary clustered with bees during a bee wrangling stunt. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

"Bee Man" Norm Gary clustered with bees during a bee wrangling stunt. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Close-up of a bee sting. This photo was taken when a guard bee was defending her colony. Note the stinger embedded in the arm and the stretched abdominal tissue as the bee pulls away. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at 3:30 PM

Comments: 1

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Bee Man (3), bee stings (2), Honey Bee Hobbyist (3), Norman Gary (16), stings (3), UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology (212)

Focus Area Tags: Agriculture Environment Food Natural Resources

Two Pressing Questions

It’s raining in northern California like the proverbial cats and dogs--and all the more reason to...

Flight of the Honey Bee

HONEY BEE moves through salvia (sage). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Foraging

HONEY BEE foraging on salvia (sage). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 4:55 PM

Comments: 0

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Eric Mussen (245), honey bees (337), preventative measures (1), stings (3)

The Sting

Beekeepers consider stings just a part of their job. However, say the word "bee" and John Q. and...

Stinger
Stinger

CLOSE-UP of a bee sting. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Site of the Sting

THIS WHITE BUMP is the site of a bee sting, about 20 hours old. Beekeepers generally consider stings just a part of the job. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Thursday, August 6, 2009 at 6:36 PM

Comments: 0

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Eric Mussen (245), honey bees (337), stinger (4), stings (3)