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Show Me the Honey: Two UC Davis Events

Honey is the soul of a field of flowers. It's also been called "the nectar of the gods." "The bee hive is the ultimate home sweet home," says...

Honey is the soul of a field of flowers. This image was taken at April 2017 in a field on Bee Biology Road, University of California, Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey is the soul of a field of flowers. This image was taken at April 2017 in a field on Bee Biology Road, University of California, Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey is the soul of a field of flowers. This image was taken at April 2017 in a field on Bee Biology Road, University of California, Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee on a honeycomb at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Center, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee on a honeycomb at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Center, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee on a honeycomb at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Center, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at 4:27 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Food, Innovation, Natural Resources, Yard & Garden

If You're Addicted to Insect Images...

If you're addicted to insects or insect photography, you'll want to see the international award-winning images on the Insect Salon website. Each year...


"Faster than a Speeding Bullet," shows a long-horned bee in flight, speeding over a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia). This one received an honorable mention in the international contest, Insect Salon. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

"Faster than a Speeding Bullet," shows a long-horned bee in flight, speeding over a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia). This one received an honorable mention in the international contest, Insect Salon. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)


"Under Attack!" shows a long-horned bee targeting a Red Admiral butterfly (Vanessa atalanta), also on Tithonia. This image gained acceptance into the international contest, Insect Salon. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

"Under Attack!" shows a long-horned bee targeting a Red Admiral butterfly (Vanessa atalanta), also on Tithonia. This image gained acceptance into the international contest, Insect Salon. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Friday, October 27, 2017 at 4:00 PM

Why This UC Davis Course Is Sweet

"The bee hive is the ultimate home sweet home," Amina Harris, director of the UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center,  told the crowd at the...

Home is where the bees are. A beekeeper at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Facility, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Home is where the bees are. A beekeeper at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Facility, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Home is where the bees are. A beekeeper at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Facility, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honeycomb:
Honeycomb: "The bee hive is the ultimate home sweet home," says Amina Harris, director of the Honey and Pollination Center. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honeycomb: "The bee hive is the ultimate home sweet home," says Amina Harris, director of the Honey and Pollination Center. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at 5:00 PM

Know Your Native Bees: Here's How!

Do you know your native bees? Can you distinguish a sweat bee from a leafcutting bee from a cuckoo bee from a mining bee? No sweat? Or, are...

Female sweat bee, Svastra obliqua expurgate, on purple coneflower, Echinacea purpurea. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Female sweat bee, Svastra obliqua expurgate, on purple coneflower, Echinacea purpurea. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Female sweat bee, Svastra obliqua expurgate, on purple coneflower, Echinacea purpurea. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A leafcutter bee, Megachile sp., heading for a broadleaf milkweed, Asclepias speciosa. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A leafcutter bee, Megachile sp., heading for a broadleaf milkweed, Asclepias speciosa. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A leafcutter bee, Megachile sp., heading for a broadleaf milkweed, Asclepias speciosa. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A male cuckoo bee, Triepeolus concavusm, on a blanket flower, Gaillardia. Female cuckoo bees are cleptoparasites; they lay their eggs inside the nests of native bees, including Svastra. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A male cuckoo bee, Triepeolus concavusm, on a blanket flower, Gaillardia. Female cuckoo bees are cleptoparasites; they lay their eggs inside the nests of native bees, including Svastra. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A male cuckoo bee, Triepeolus concavusm, on a blanket flower, Gaillardia. Female cuckoo bees are cleptoparasites; they lay their eggs inside the nests of native bees, including Svastra. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Andrena (mining) bee on  meadowfoam, Limnanthes. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Andrena (mining) bee on meadowfoam, Limnanthes. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Andrena (mining) bee on meadowfoam, Limnanthes. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Do You Know What's In a Hedgerow?

If you like to see lady beetles devouring aphids or assassin bugs piercing spotted cucumber beetles, then you'll love the workshop taking place...

A lady beetle, aka ladybug, devouring an aphid. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A lady beetle, aka ladybug, devouring an aphid. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A lady beetle, aka ladybug, devouring an aphid. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

An assassin bug, a beneficial insect, targeting a pest, a spotted cucumber beetle. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
An assassin bug, a beneficial insect, targeting a pest, a spotted cucumber beetle. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

An assassin bug, a beneficial insect, targeting a pest, a spotted cucumber beetle. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A green lacewing looking for love. Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A green lacewing looking for love. Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A green lacewing looking for love. Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at 8:50 PM

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