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Hear the Buzz? UC Davis Celebration of Mead and Honey Coming Feb. 11

Hear the buzz? It's almost time to celebrate A, B, C (almonds, bees and crop pollination). But did you know that there's another celebration bee-ing...

This was the scene at the UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center's 2016 Feast. At right (glasses, facing camera) is pollinator ecologist Neal Williams, associate professor of entomology, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. In the foreground (in purple and blue) are Extension apiculturist Elina Niño and Bernardo Niño of the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility. (Photo by Mick’s Magic Moments)
This was the scene at the UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center's 2016 Feast. At right (glasses, facing camera) is pollinator ecologist Neal Williams, associate professor of entomology, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. In the foreground (in purple and blue) are Extension apiculturist Elina Niño and Bernardo Niño of the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility. (Photo by Mick’s Magic Moments)

This was the scene at the UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center's 2016 Feast. At right (glasses, facing camera) is pollinator ecologist Neal Williams, associate professor of entomology, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. In the foreground (in purple and blue) are Extension apiculturist Elina Niño and Bernardo Niño of the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility. (Photo by Mick’s Magic Moments)

Mead and culinary expert Darrel Corti of the Sacramento area will lead the dessert mead flight at the Honey and Pollination Center's feast. Last year he talked about the history of mead. (Photo by Mick's Magic Moments)
Mead and culinary expert Darrel Corti of the Sacramento area will lead the dessert mead flight at the Honey and Pollination Center's feast. Last year he talked about the history of mead. (Photo by Mick's Magic Moments)

Mead and culinary expert Darrel Corti of the Sacramento area will lead the dessert mead flight at the Honey and Pollination Center's feast. Last year he talked about the history of mead. (Photo by Mick's Magic Moments)

Posted on Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at 12:57 PM

February Promises to Be 'Honey of a Month' for UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center

February promises to be a "honey of a month" for the Honey and Pollination Center, UC Davis. Thank the girls (the worker bees), the honey they...

A honey bee pollinating an orange blossom. Orange blossom honey will be among the varietals featured at the
A honey bee pollinating an orange blossom. Orange blossom honey will be among the varietals featured at the "World of Honey" event, sponsored by the UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee pollinating an orange blossom. Orange blossom honey will be among the varietals featured at the "World of Honey" event, sponsored by the UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey, I've Found You! Open House on Sunday, Nov. 20 and Saturday, Dec. 10

If you like honey and want to learn more about it, the place to “bee” on Sunday, Nov. 20 and Saturday, Dec. 10 is the seventh annual Z...

Before it's jarred, honey looks like this! The honey is at the top of this frame. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Before it's jarred, honey looks like this! The honey is at the top of this frame. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Before it's jarred, honey looks like this! The honey is at the top of this frame. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Some facts about bees, from the California State Beekeepers' Association. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Some facts about bees, from the California State Beekeepers' Association. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Some facts about bees, from the California State Beekeepers' Association. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Show Me the Honey!

Show me the honey! If you're a beekeeper in the United States and folks rave about your honey, then you'll want to enter the annual Good Food Awards...

A sunny day in the apiary--this is one of the scenes at Olivarez Honey Bees, Orland, Calif., owned by Ray Olivarez. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A sunny day in the apiary--this is one of the scenes at Olivarez Honey Bees, Orland, Calif., owned by Ray Olivarez. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A sunny day in the apiary--this is one of the scenes at Olivarez Honey Bees, Orland, Calif., owned by Ray Olivarez. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Rooftop beekeeping! Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen (right, now emeritus) holds up a frame for a photograph. This photo was taken on the rooftop of the San Francisco Chronicle. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Rooftop beekeeping! Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen (right, now emeritus) holds up a frame for a photograph. This photo was taken on the rooftop of the San Francisco Chronicle. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Rooftop beekeeping! Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen (right, now emeritus) holds up a frame for a photograph. This photo was taken on the rooftop of the San Francisco Chronicle. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee on a honey comb. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee on a honey comb. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee on a honey comb. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Thursday, July 14, 2016 at 5:16 PM

Meet Your (Mead) Maker

There's a "me" in mead. And now you have a chance not only to meet your (mead) maker but learn how to make a small batch of mead. The UC Davis...

Mead makers have the honey bee to thank for the key ingredient: honey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Mead makers have the honey bee to thank for the key ingredient: honey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Mead makers have the honey bee to thank for the key ingredient: honey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at 6:49 PM

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