Posts Tagged: squash blossom

Time to 'Bee' Thankful

It's Thanksgiving Day, and as we sit down with family and friends to count our blessings, let's thank the bees. If your table includes pumpkin,...

A squash bee, Peponapis pruinosa, pollinating a squash blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A squash bee, Peponapis pruinosa, pollinating a squash blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Five honey bees offering their pollination services on a pomegranate blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Five honey bees offering their pollination services on a pomegranate blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Wonder Flies

They're called "wonder flies."And for a good reason.Folks wonder what they are. As native pollinator specialist Robbin Thorp, emeritus professor of...

Wonder Flies

'WONDER FLIES' sharing a squash blossom with two honey bees in Napa. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Close-Up

CLOSE-UP of "wonder flies" and honey bees on a squash blossom in Napa. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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