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About Those Bee Stings: A Question Everyone Wants to Know

It's a question everyone wants to know. When folks hear about the 70-year beekeeping/bee wrangling career of 85-year-old apiculturist Norman Gary,...


"Bee Man" Norm Gary clustered with bees during a bee wrangling stunt. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

"Bee Man" Norm Gary clustered with bees during a bee wrangling stunt. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Close-up of a bee sting. This photo was taken when a guard bee was defending her colony. Note the stinger embedded in the arm and the stretched abdominal tissue as the bee pulls away. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of a bee sting. This photo was taken when a guard bee was defending her colony. Note the stinger embedded in the arm and the stretched abdominal tissue as the bee pulls away. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Close-up of a bee sting. This photo was taken when a guard bee was defending her colony. Note the stinger embedded in the arm and the stretched abdominal tissue as the bee pulls away. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at 3:30 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Food, Natural Resources

Why Hobby Beekeepers in Urban Environments Should Limit Themselves to Two Hives

Hobby beekeepers in urban environments should limit themselves to two hives, says apiculturist Norman Gary, emeritus professor of entomology at the...

'Bee Man
'Bee Man" Norm Gary is covered with bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

'Bee Man" Norm Gary is covered with bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Norm Gary, emeritus professor of entomology at UC Davis, examines a frame at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Norm Gary, emeritus professor of entomology at UC Davis, examines a frame at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Norm Gary, emeritus professor of entomology at UC Davis, examines a frame at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Friday, December 28, 2018 at 2:44 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Yard & Garden

The Bee Man

It's a honey of a book.Honey bee expert Norman Gary, emeritus professor of apiculture at the University of California, Davis, is the author of a...

NORMAN GARY combines two occupations: bees and music. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
NORMAN GARY combines two occupations: bees and music. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

'BEE MAN' Norman Gary with a cluster of bees. This photo was taken prior to a bee wrangling stunt for a television program earlier this year. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
'BEE MAN' Norman Gary with a cluster of bees. This photo was taken prior to a bee wrangling stunt for a television program earlier this year. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Monday, December 13, 2010 at 11:10 AM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Innovation

'The Human Bee Hive'

Many beekeepers keep bees, but Norman Gary wears them. Gary, who received his doctorate in entomology (apiculture) from Cornell University, served...

BEE MAN Norman Gary, emeritus professor, University of California, Davis, is covered with bees during a shoot for the History Channel. The segment, for Stan Lee’s “Super Humans,” is scheduled to be broadcast at 10 p.m., Pacific Time. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
BEE MAN Norman Gary, emeritus professor, University of California, Davis, is covered with bees during a shoot for the History Channel. The segment, for Stan Lee’s “Super Humans,” is scheduled to be broadcast at 10 p.m., Pacific Time. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

CREW kept busy doing the bee shoot. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
CREW kept busy doing the bee shoot. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

B-FLAT CLARINET--Norman Gary plays the b-flat clarinet during the photo shoot. He's a professional musician who formed the Beez Kneez Jazz Band. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
B-FLAT CLARINET--Norman Gary plays the b-flat clarinet during the photo shoot. He's a professional musician who formed the Beez Kneez Jazz Band. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 5:46 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources

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