Posts Tagged: Elina Nino

So You Want to Become a Master Beekeeper...

So you want to become a Master Beekeeper. You don't want to just keep bees, you want to devote your life to learning more about them and...

Extension apiculturist Elina Niño of UC Davis greets a beekeeping class before donning a veil and smoking the hive. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Extension apiculturist Elina Niño of UC Davis greets a beekeeping class before donning a veil and smoking the hive. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Examining a frame. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Examining a frame. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bees clustering on a frame. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bees clustering on a frame. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Everything's Coming Up Bees at UC Davis!

Everything's coming up bees! A number of eminent bee scientists will be speaking soon at UC Davis. They include David Tarby, Gene Robinson and...

Extension apiculturist and professor David Tarpy of North Carolina State University will present a seminar on "Young Regality: a Day in the Life of a Virgin Queen Bee" from 12:10 to 1 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 3 in 122 Briggs Hall, Kleiber Hall Drive, UC Davis. (North Carolina University Photo)

Extension apiculturist and professor David Tarpy of North Carolina State University will present a seminar on "Young Regality: a Day in the Life of a Virgin Queen Bee" from 12:10 to 1 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 3 in 122 Briggs Hall, Kleiber Hall Drive, UC Davis. (North Carolina University Photo)

A Honey of a Day, a Honey of a Picnic

It promises to be a "honey of a day" and a "honey of a picnic" at the 101st annual UC Davis Picnic Day on Saturday, April 18. Lots of activities are...

Beekeepers like to sample honey fresh from a comb. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Beekeepers like to sample honey fresh from a comb. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This was the scene of last year's honey tasting event at Briggs Hall. That's Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen, now retired, staffing the table. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This was the scene of last year's honey tasting event at Briggs Hall. That's Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen, now retired, staffing the table. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bee Health: That's What It's All About

"Bee health" is on the minds of beekeepers, scientists, farmers, growers, gardeners, environmentalists and generally, everyone who cares about bees....

A queen and her colony. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A queen and her colony. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Give Her Some Space

If you see a news story about "honey bees" in a newspaper or magazine, odds are you'll see it spelled as one word, ...

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

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

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