Posts Tagged: Honey bee
Honey Bee Larvae: Weigh to Go!
It's a week before Christmas and it's not just the geese that are getting fat. If you're thinking...
Queen bee laying an egg. A honey bee egg weighs about 0.1 mg, according to the late Extension apiculturist emeritus Eric Mussen, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Over the next six days, a tiny egg will soar to 120 mg. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee larvae grow fast. Here a bee, next to larvae, is ready to emerge. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Newly emerged honey bee. It weighs about 1000 times the weight of a one-day-old bee larva. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey Bee Is a True Communication Specialist
Picture yourself as a waggle-dancing honey bee. You're dancing in the dark, on a small,...
A look inside a bee hive. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Exciting to See Rob Page Double-Featured in 'Bee World'
It's exciting to see internationally acclaimed honey bee geneticist Robert E. Page Jr....
Honey bee geneticist Robert E. Page Jr. looks at a swarm. (Photo courtesy of Arizona State University)
Professor James Nieh: Deciphering Honey Bee Communication
The fascinating world of honey bee communication! The next UC Davis Department of Entomology and...
Honey bees at work in the hive. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bee-ing Thankful for Honey Bees
Let's put the "thanks" in THANKSgiving by bee-ing thankful for the honey bee,...
The squash bee, Peponapis pruinosa, pollinating a squash. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Thank a bee for the squash! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee pollinating a pomegranate blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Thank a bee for the pomegranate! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)