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The Bee and the Butterfly

So here's this Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) clinging to a lavender stem in our pollinator...

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Posted on Friday, June 1, 2018 at 4:42 PM

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• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Agraulis vanillae (1), Art Shapiro (2), catmint (16), Gulf Fritillary (1), honey bees (2), lavender (1), UC Davis (2)

Focus Area Tags: Environment Yard & Garden

All Wrapped Up

Just call it a missed opportunity. Catmint (genus Nepeta) draws scores of insects, from honey bees...

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Posted on Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at 9:59 PM

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• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: catmint (16), cellar spider (1), honey bee (8), Nepeta (9), Pholcidae (1)

How Fast Can a Honey Bee Fly?

How fast can a honey bee fly? We captured these photos today of a honey bee nectaring on catmint...

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Posted on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at 11:31 PM

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• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: catmint (16), flight speed (1), honey bee (8), LiveScience (1), Nepeta (9), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (1)

European Wool Carder Bees Aren't Slow Pokes

Don't ever call the European wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) a slow poke. It's not "as...

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Posted on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 10:25 PM

Comments: 2

• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Anthidium manicatum (3), catmint (16), European wool carder bee (2), Nepeta (9)

A Day in the Life of a Single Worker Bee

A day in the life of a single worker bee... A honey bee tumbles off the flowering catmint (Nepeta)...

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Posted on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 10:25 PM

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• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: catmint (16), honey bee (8), Nepeta (9), worker bee (1)

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