Posts Tagged: honey bees
Guess What Other Insects Like Milkweed!
Monarch butterflies aren't the only insects that like milkweed. Honey bees, lady beetles and...
Labor Day activity: A honey bee and a lady beetle (see center of blossoms) forage on a scarlet milkweed. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Oleander aphids also like the scarlet milkweed (along with honey bees and monarch butterflies). The milkweed is the host plant of the monarch butterfly but this plant "hosts" other insects, too. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A monarch butterfly laying eggs on a scarlet milkweed. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Find the Praying Mantis!
Whether you call them "praying" mantis or "preying" mantis, one thing is for sure: they are...
Late afternoon sun gives away the location of this praying mantis hidden in a bed of lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Dead Tithonia leaves camouflage this praying mantis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A very gravid female hanging out in the lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
These are all green leaves, right? No, there's a green praying mantis here, too. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Why She's Packing Pollen That Way
If you've ever seen honey bees foraging on primrose, you may have seen something unusual. What's...
A honey bee prepares to visit another primose. Note the stringy mass of pollen hanging from her hind legs. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee rapidly covering the distance to the primrose. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Almost in! Honey bee partially enters a primrose blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee foraging inside a primrose blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Tiff Over a Tithonia
Honey bees sometimes get into little battles with one another. Here's a case of a tiff over a...
A tiff over a Tithonia. One holds her ground while another wants her share. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Let the battle begin! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Share and share alike! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
And the winner is... (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
What Do You Know About Neonics?
What do you know about neonicotinoids, aka neonics? An educational opportunity to learn more about...
A honey bee pollinating an apple blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)