The half-acre garden, the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven planted last fall at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr....
View of the garden
THIS VIEW of the Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven shows the almond tree where a giant bee sculpture will be. To the left, by the front gate, will be a two-column hive sculpture. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Donna Billick
ARTIST Donna Billick shows a ceramic tile she created that will be placed on the donor bench. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Diane Ullman
ENTOMOLOGIST-ARTIST Diane Ullman looks at the two-column hive sculpture that will be placed at the entrance to the Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven. The public opening is set Sept. 11. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Posted on
Thursday, April 22, 2010 at
6:35 PM
Bee connected; save the date.
The grand opening of the half-acre Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven at...
Artichokes
GIGANTIC ARTICHOKE PLANTS fill one of the planters at the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Crimson Clover
ADDING SPLASHES of red to the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven are multiple plantings of crimson clover (foreground). Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Almond Tree
ALMOND TREE in the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven is finished blooming. A gigantic bee sculpture will be placed on the hexagonal platform. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
In the Clover
HONEY BEE nectars crimson clover in the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at
9:04 PM
The Campus Buzzway, a quarter-acre field of wildflowers planted last fall near the Harry H. Laidlaw...
Campus Buzzway
CAMPUS BUZZWAY at UC Davis is awash in gold and blue: California poppies and lupine. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bee on Lupine
HONEY BEE gathers pollen from lupine on the Campus Buzzway. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bee on a Poppy
HONEY BEES frequent California poppies in the Campus Buzzway. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Posted on
Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at
6:40 PM
It didn't take long.
Last year at this time the field next to the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee...
Honey Bee
HONEY BEE heads for a Teucrium frutican "Azureum"--also known as a blue bush germander. Note the ant in the middle. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Peek-a-Bee
PEEK-A-BEE--A honey bee on the Teucrium fruticans "Azureum" keeps an eye on the photographer. Pollen brushes against the back of the bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Seeking Nectar
HONEY BEE appears to be "robbing the nectar" on this Teucrium fruticans, bypassing the traditional entrance to the blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Looking Around
HONEY BEE gets ready for takeoff after nectaring the Teucrium fruticans "Azureum," a member of the mint family. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Posted on
Friday, February 26, 2010 at
5:07 PM
Plant it and they will come.
The Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, planted last fall, is already...
Making Headway
CABBAGE is among the crops planted at the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven. The bee friendly garden includes other vegetables, fruit trees and almond trees, all pollinated by bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Almond blossoms
ALMOND TREES in California are just about ready to bloom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Haven Visitor
THIS HONEY BEE was among the visitors today at the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven on the UC Davis campus. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at
7:44 PM