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Monarchs and California Golden Poppies: Color Them Orange

Monarchs and California golden poppies...Color them orange...Color them bold...Color them beautiful... And color them natives... The California...

Color them orange: A California golden poppy and a monarch butterfly in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Color them orange: A California golden poppy and a monarch butterfly in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Sorry, Bee, I'm Closed for Bees-Ness

A honey bee heads for a patch of California golden poppies. She finds a blossom she likes.  Bee: "Hey, Goldie Locks, I'm here to collect some...

"Open up!" A honey bee attempts to enter a California golden poppy. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

"Open up!" A honey bee attempts to enter a California golden poppy. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

"Maybe I'll try this entrance." The honey bee doesn't realize that some flowers close for the night. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

"Maybe I'll try this entrance." The honey bee doesn't realize that some flowers close for the night. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

"Please, please open?" The honey bee makes no progress. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

"Please, please open?" The honey bee makes no progress. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

"You're closed for bee-ness?" the honey bee mumbles. "Oh, well, guess I'll come back tomorrow."

"You're closed for bee-ness?" the honey bee mumbles. "Oh, well, guess I'll come back tomorrow."

Not Your Usual Pollinator

Since this is National Pollinator Week, you're probably out celebrating the bees--maybe doing hand stands, cartwheels and pirouettes. But have you...

Melyrid beetle (Endeodes insularis) on a poppy petal. (Photo y Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Melyrid beetle (Endeodes insularis) on a poppy petal. (Photo y Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Close-up of melyrid beetle covered with pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Close-up of melyrid beetle covered with pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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