Posts Tagged: Neal Williams

When Bees Get in Trouble

"Bees are incredibly good at picking up what's in their environment." So said Senior Extension Associate Maryann Frazier of Penn State when she...

A queen bee and her colony at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A queen bee and her colony at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Maryann Frazier with the list of 171 pesticides screened in the U.S. survey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Maryann Frazier with the list of 171 pesticides screened in the U.S. survey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Go Native! Be a Native Bee 'Beekeeper'

If you're yearning to be a backyard beekeeper, "go native." "Go native" with native bees, that is. Many folks are building or buying bee condos to...

Leafcutting bees heading home to their condo. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Leafcutting bees heading home to their condo. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Native pollinator specialist Robbin Thorp, emeritus professor of entomology at UC Davis, shows Danielle Wishon of the California Department of Food and Agriculture a bee condo. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Native pollinator specialist Robbin Thorp, emeritus professor of entomology at UC Davis, shows Danielle Wishon of the California Department of Food and Agriculture a bee condo. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Blue orchard bees on display at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Blue orchard bees on display at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Close-up of bee nesting sites shown March 2 at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Close-up of bee nesting sites shown March 2 at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Learning About the Pollinators

If you want to learn more about pollinators and sustainable gardening, then you should circle March 15 on your calendar and register for the...

Honey bee foraging on flowering quince. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee foraging on flowering quince. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Parasites, Pesticides and Pollination

What are the indirect effects of parasites and pesticides on pollination service? Ecologist Sandra Gillespie, a postdoctoral researcher in the Neal...

UC Davis ecologist Sandra Gillespie answers a question at a recent pollination workshop in Woodland. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis ecologist Sandra Gillespie answers a question at a recent pollination workshop in Woodland. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee pollinating an onion umbel. (Photo by Sandra Gillespie)

Honey bee pollinating an onion umbel. (Photo by Sandra Gillespie)

Color Them Hungry

As summer nears its end, the honey bees are hungry. That's why Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and...

A honey bee foraging on a blanket flower, Gaillardia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee foraging on a blanket flower, Gaillardia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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

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

A honey bee on a blanket flower (Gaillardia). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee on a blanket flower (Gaillardia). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee heading toward a tower of jewels, Echium wildpretii. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee heading toward a tower of jewels, Echium wildpretii. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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