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California Honey Festival Helps Takes the Sting Out of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The California Honey Festival helped take the sting out of the COVID-19 pandemic. After a...
CAMBP member Peter Kritscher (pictured) of Walnut Creek brought his bee observation hive to the California Master Beekeeper Program's exhibit area. This one contained all worker bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
CAMBP member John Johnson of Carmichael, answers questions about bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Karen Kiyo of Berkeley, member of the California Master Beekeeper Program, shares a laugh at the CAMBP educational table. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
CAMBP members Peter Schumacher and his wife, Barbara, of San Ramon, chat in front of a bee poster. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
CAMBP member Angie Nowicki of Rohnert Park kept busy crafting wildflower seed balls. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Wendy Mather, program manager of the California Master Beekeeper Program, donned a bee costume to greet guests. Luz Torres (pictured) of Woodland adored the bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The children's activities area of the California Master Beekeeper Program proved popular. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Amina Harris, director of the UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center, explained her honey flavor wheel and offered honey samples. She is a co-founder of the California Honey Festival. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
In Defense of Our Lives, In Defense of Our Hives
It's Veterans' Day, the day we officially salute, honor and commemorate our military...
A sign in front of the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at UC Davis includes a skep with a hole tunneling to a hive in the back. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A guard bee defending her hive from possible intruders. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis Bee Classes Are 'The Bees' Knees'
If you want to bee-come a beekeeper, bee scientists at the University of California at Davis will...
A student in the UC Davis class, "Planning Ahead for Your First Hive," holds a frame. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of a frame. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Extension apiculturist Elina Lastro Niño opens a hive as the students gather around. (Photo by Kathy Katley Garvey)
Participants in the UC Davis class, "Planning for Your First Hive," learn about the top bar hive. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis research assistant Bernardo Niño examines a frame. He is the educational supervisor for the California Master Beekeeper Program, which conducts bee classes. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A hive in the foreground is teeming with bees. In the background, students in a UC Davis class learn about bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Hear That Buzz? Beginning Beekeeping Courses at UC Davis!
Hear that buzz? If you're thinking about becoming a beekeeper but don't know how and where to...
A honey bee frame. Find the queen bee! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Top-Bar Beekeeping Advocate Les Crowder to Speak at WAS Conference at UC Davis
Are top-bar beekeeping hives for you? What are their advantages and disadvantages as compared to...
Les Crowder examines a frame from his top-bar hive. A resident of Austin, Texas, he will speak Sept. 7 at the Western Apicultural Society conference at UC Davis.
A honey bee heads over the top of a tropical milkweed. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
