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M.E.A. McNeil, The Bees, and The Bee Club

When you read the newly published novel, Bee Club, (Nervous Ghost Press) by M.E.A. McNeil, you're immediately struck by the author's...

Worker bees cleaning queen bee cells. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Worker bees cleaning queen bee cells. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Worker bees cleaning queen bee cells. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Journalist M.E.A. McNeil interviewing
Journalist M.E.A. McNeil interviewing "Bug Chef" David George Gordon at a UC Davis event on Nov. 1, 2014. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Journalist M.E.A. McNeil interviewing "Bug Chef" David George Gordon at a UC Davis event on Nov. 1, 2014. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources

Los Angeles Fire Disaster: 'Bee Platoon' to Help the Beekeepers and the Bees

First responders are fiercely battling five raging wildfires in Los Angeles County, wildfires fueled by dry conditions and the hurricane-force...

Bees are classified by the federal government as livestock   government because products from apiculture enter the human food chain. These include honey, propolis, pollen, and royal jelly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bees are classified by the federal government as livestock government because products from apiculture enter the human food chain. These include honey, propolis, pollen, and royal jelly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bees are classified by the federal government as livestock government because products from apiculture enter the human food chain. These include honey, propolis, pollen, and royal jelly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources

U.S. Honey Bee Losses Highest Since 2010-11

The American Bee Journal (ABJ) and Bee Culture just released the preliminary results of the annual U.S. Beekeeping...

A honey bee today (Dec. 5) forms the centerpiece of a mallow, Anisodontea sp.
A honey bee today (Dec. 5) forms the centerpiece of a mallow, Anisodontea sp. "Strybing Beauty." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee today (Dec. 5) forms the centerpiece of a mallow, Anisodontea sp. "Strybing Beauty." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Side view of a honey bee foraging ona winter blossom, Anisodontea sp.
Side view of a honey bee foraging ona winter blossom, Anisodontea sp. "Strybing Beauty." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Side view of a honey bee foraging ona winter blossom, Anisodontea sp. "Strybing Beauty." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The honey bee buzzes off to find another blossom in the dead of winter. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The honey bee buzzes off to find another blossom in the dead of winter. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The honey bee buzzes off to find another blossom in the dead of winter. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Innovation, Pest Management

CAMBP Classes on Pollinator Gardens and Apiary Technology

Like to learn about planning a year-round native pollinator garden or about technology in the apiary?  The California Master Beekeeper Program...

Honey bee nectaring on tower of jewels, Echium wilpretii. This is a non-native, but isn't it pretty? The California Master Beekeeper Program is offering a class on
Honey bee nectaring on tower of jewels, Echium wilpretii. This is a non-native, but isn't it pretty? The California Master Beekeeper Program is offering a class on "Planning Year-Round Native Plant Pollinator Garden" on Nov. 17. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee nectaring on tower of jewels, Echium wilpretii. This is a non-native, but isn't it pretty? The California Master Beekeeper Program is offering a class on "Planning Year-Round Native Plant Pollinator Garden" on Nov. 17. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A class on
A class on "Technology in the Apiary" will be offered Dec. 7 by the California Master Beekeeper Program. (Photo courtesy of the California Master Beekeeper Program)

A class on "Technology in the Apiary" will be offered Dec. 7 by the California Master Beekeeper Program. (Photo courtesy of the California Master Beekeeper Program)

Posted on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 5:41 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Yard & Garden

A Honey of a Bee

Is there a doctor in the house? Is there a doctor in the courtyard? Is there a doctor in the honey bee costume? Yes!  That was the scene at...

Hear that buzz? The Honey Bee (Dr. George Stock) enters the courtyard. With him are Vacaville Museum Guild members Georganne Gebers (right) of Vacaville, and Sharon Walters of Dixon. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Hear that buzz? The Honey Bee (Dr. George Stock) enters the courtyard. With him are Vacaville Museum Guild members Georganne Gebers (right) of Vacaville, and Sharon Walters of Dixon. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Hear that buzz? The Honey Bee (Dr. George Stock) enters the courtyard. With him are Vacaville Museum Guild members Georganne Gebers (right) of Vacaville, and Sharon Walters of Dixon. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Children expressed excitement as they circled The Honey Bee. In the back is a cutout banner of a California dogface butterfly, the state insect, from the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Children expressed excitement as they circled The Honey Bee. In the back is a cutout banner of a California dogface butterfly, the state insect, from the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Children expressed excitement as they circled The Honey Bee. In the back is a cutout banner of a California dogface butterfly, the state insect, from the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Little Eloise Vieira loved The Honey Bee. In back is Vacaville Museum Guild member is bee assistant Sharon Walters. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Little Eloise Vieira loved The Honey Bee. In back is Vacaville Museum Guild member is bee assistant Sharon Walters. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Little Eloise Vieira loved The Honey Bee. In back is Vacaville Museum Guild member is bee assistant Sharon Walters. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Solano County Sheriff's Department, Vacaville Police Department and California Highway Patrol all participated in the Museum Guild's Children's Party. The Honey Bee took time out to pose with several of the officers. From left are CHP Officer Mike Barday, Sheriff Sgt. Rex Hawkins, and CHP Officer Erica Tatum. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Solano County Sheriff's Department, Vacaville Police Department and California Highway Patrol all participated in the Museum Guild's Children's Party. The Honey Bee took time out to pose with several of the officers. From left are CHP Officer Mike Barday, Sheriff Sgt. Rex Hawkins, and CHP Officer Erica Tatum. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Solano County Sheriff's Department, Vacaville Police Department and California Highway Patrol all participated in the Museum Guild's Children's Party. The Honey Bee took time out to pose with several of the officers. From left are CHP Officer Mike Barday, Sheriff Sgt. Rex Hawkins, and CHP Officer Erica Tatum. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Honey Bee poses with
The Honey Bee poses with "Queen Bee" Ettamarie Peterson of Petaluma, who displayed her bee observation hive at the event. At right is a costumed McGruff the Crime Dog from the Vacaville Police Department. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Honey Bee poses with "Queen Bee" Ettamarie Peterson of Petaluma, who displayed her bee observation hive at the event. At right is a costumed McGruff the Crime Dog from the Vacaville Police Department. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Honey Bee gets acquainted with Stanley, a 20-year-old donkey brought to the party by Tina Currie of the Vaca Valley Grange. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Honey Bee gets acquainted with Stanley, a 20-year-old donkey brought to the party by Tina Currie of the Vaca Valley Grange. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Honey Bee gets acquainted with Stanley, a 20-year-old donkey brought to the party by Tina Currie of the Vaca Valley Grange. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Friday, August 9, 2024 at 5:42 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources

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