When the Antioch Charter Academy, a middle school in Contra Costa County, toured the Harry H....
Apiary Tour
BEEKEEPER Elizabeth Frost shows a frame to students at the Antioch Charter Academy, a middle school in Contra Costa County. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Many Colors of Pollen
STUDENTS at the Antioch Charter Academy viewed the many colors of pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Taste of Honey
A HIGHLIGHT of the Antioch Charter Academy's tour of the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility: a taste of honey, straight from a frame. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Drone
DRONES, male honey bees that have no stingers, were objects of interest during the tour of the UC Davis apiary. The drone's sole purpose is to mate with a virgin queen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Friday, May 7, 2010 at
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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)
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Thursday, April 22, 2010 at
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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
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Redmaids aren't red.They're purple-petaled with white centers and yellow stamens.The California...
Field of Redmaids
FIELD OF REDMAIDS, California native wildflowers, near the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at UC Davis. Mixed in are fiddleneck (yellow), also frequented by bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Covered with Pollen
COVERED WITH POLLEN, an Italian honey bee forages among the redmaids near the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
In Flight
A NEW WORLD CARNIOLAN BEE, from a hive at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at UC Davis, leaves one blossom and heads for another. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Monday, April 12, 2010 at
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Sweet!
That one word aptly describes the generous donation by Gimbal's Fine Candies, San...
Check for $10,000
HELPING TO SAVE the honey bees is Gimbal's Fine Candies, which is donating 5 percent of the proceeds from its Honey Lovers' fruit chews to UC Davis research. Accepting the first check, issued March 8, is Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen (left) from Lance Gimbal, CEO of Gimbal's. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey Lovers
HONEY LOVERS' line of candy, made by Gimbal's, contains pure honey. The San Francisco-based company is donating 5 percent of the proceeds from the sale of Honey Lovers to UC Davis honey bee research. (Courtesy Photo)
Cherry Blossom Time
A YOUNG BEE (the hair on her thorax indicates she's a very young bee) forages for nectar in the cherry blossoms. This is an Italian or blond bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Monday, April 5, 2010 at
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