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'A' is for Almonds and 'B' is for Bees and Bradford Pear Blossoms
No, it's not Valentine's Day, yet. Yes, the almonds are blooming. No, it's not spring. But it...
Benicia resident Gordon Hough captured this image of a bee nectaring on a Pyrus calleryana (Bradford pear or another cultivar) at the Benicia State Recreation Area on Monday, Jan. 21, as identified by Daniel Potter, UC Davis professor of plant sciences.
Almonds are blooming in Benicia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bees Are Back Pollinating the Almonds
It's almond pollination season in California but the weather refuses to cooperate. Heavy rains,...
A honey bee foraging on a feral almond tree today (Feb. 10) in Pleasants Valley, Vacaville.(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A pollen-packing honey bee heads for another almond blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Blue skies, almonds blooming, bees buzzing--and all's right with the world. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Almond Field Days in Zamora and Lost Hills: And You're Invited
So you want to learn more about almond pollination, integrated crop pollination, blue orchard bees,...
Pollination ecologist Neal Williams (shown) and several of his lab members will be participating in the Almond Field Days. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Thinking of Becoming a Commercial Beekeeper?
So you're thinking of become a commercial beekeeper and renting your colonies to almond...
A queen bee and her retinue. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Smoking a hive. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Almond and the Bee
Remember Stephanie Hsia? She's the beekeeper/graduate student at Harvard's Graduate School of...
A honey bee heads for an almond blossom in Davis, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
