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Posts Tagged: blossoms
Spring Has Sprung: Bees, Butterflies and Blossoms Grace the Dixon May Fair
"Spring Has Sprung!" That's the theme of the 146th annual Dixon May Fair, the 36th District Agricultural Association. It's been a long, cold...
Students at the Tremont Elementary School, Dixon, created this "Spring Has Sprung" basket of flowers and pollinators as their entry in the Dixon May Fair, May 11-14. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
It's all the buzz! Pat Connelly, superintendent of the Dixon May Fair Floriculture Building, crafted this motif of bees and a blossom to decorate the building. With her is her 9-year-old Yorkie, Carly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Pat Connelly, superintendent of the Dixon May Fair Floriculture Building, created this wall art work, which resembles Matilija poppy blossoms. Below are images of bees foraging on Matilija poppies. (Photos by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Two youth exhibitors entered these wall hangings: at left is the work of Regan Van Tuyl, 13, of Dixon, and at right, work of Elizabeth Martinez, 14, of Elk Grove. (Photos by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey Bees Do Love Their Mallow
There's not much blooming this time of year but if and when blossoms burst open, the honey bees are going to find them. Take the Anisodontea...
A honey bee heads for an African mallow, Anisodontea capensis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
What's a mallow without a honey bee? (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bees Buzzing on Breathtakingly Beautiful Berry Blossoms
The alliteration doesn't get much better--bees buzzing on breathtaking berry blossoms. Berry blossoms are in full bloom in the UC Davis...
Two honey bees foraging on berry blossoms at the UC Davis Ecological Garden at the Student Farm. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee and a native bee seeking the nectar at the base of the berry blossoms. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee nectaring on a berry blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee takes flight--time to head for another berry blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Robbin Thorp Began His Career Studying Honey Bees and Almonds
Yes, he began his career studying honey bees. The late Robbin Thorp, the renowned UC Davis distinguished emeritus professor of entomology and global...
A honey bee packing pollen and nectaring on an almond blossom at UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
In his retirement, Robbin Thorp co-authored two books, "Bumble Bees of North America: An Identification Guide" and "California Bees and Blooms: A Guide for Gardeners and Naturalists." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Robbin Thorp (left), legendary authority on bees, shows UC Davis alumnus Alex Wild the "Miss Bee Haven" sculpture in the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology's bee garden on Bee Biology Road. Wild, who received his doctorate in entomology at UC Davis, is the curator of entomology at the University of Texas, Austin. This image was taken in 2008. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Beauty of a Day: Bumble Bees in Benicia
If there's anything better than seeing honey bees foraging on almond blossoms, it's this: Bumble bees foraging on almond blossoms. Make that the...
A yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii,heads for an almond blossom in Benicia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, nectaring on almonds in Benica. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A yellow thorax and face help identify Bombus vosnesenskii. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A wing of Bombus vosnesenskii glistens in the sun. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A yellow abdominal stripe helps characterize Bombus vosnesenskii. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Time to go! Bombus vosnesenskii departs one blossom for another. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
