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What's Better than Sighting a Bumble Bee?
What's better than sighting a yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii? Well, a newly emerged...
A newly emerged yellow-faced bumble bee queen, Bombus vosnesenskii, eyes the photographer as it forages on blanket flower (Gaillardia). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Yellow-faced bumble bee shows its distinguishing marks. This is a queen Bombus vosnesenskii, about 21mm long. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Up and away! A distinguishing feature of Bombus vosnesenskii is the yellow stripe, T4 segment of its thorax. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Day in the Life of a Virgin Queen Bee
We've all read stories dealing with "A Day in the Life" of principals, presidents and princesses....
Bees buzz around David Tarpy (far left) and his students. (Photo courtesy of David Tarpy)
David Tarpy (in red), who received his doctorate in entomology from UC Davis, is a noted honey bee biologist and beekeeper. (Photo courtesy of David Tarpy)
Watching the Girls Go By
Pull up a chair and engage in a little "girl-watching." That is, honey bees heading home to their...
Honey bees making a "bee line" for their home. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Note the load of yellow pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Queen bee and her retinue. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bee My Valentine
It's nice to remember the honey bee on Valentine's Day. You'll see many Valentine cards...
Queen bee (with dot) and worker bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Another queen bee in the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The queen and her retinue. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The 13 Bugs of Christmas
It's Christmas Day and time to revisit "The 13 Bugs of Christmas." Back in 2010, Extension...
Golden bee (Italian subspecies of Apis mellifera) nectaring on lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Queen bee emerging. Beekeepers know the sound of a queen bee piping. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
