Bug Blog
What Will It Bee?
What will it be? Wear bees or eat insects? Let’s do both! UC ANR Vice-President Barbara Allen-Diaz promises to wear bees—honey bees—if she can raise $2500 by Thursday, Oct. 31 for...
Norm Gary in his bee suit. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Jumping up and down will dislodge the bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
We're Not Perfect
We're not perfect. Mother Nature isn't, either. For several weeks, we've been rearing Gulf Fritilliary butterflies (Agraulis vanillae). We purchased a butterfly habitat from the Bohart Museum...
A crippled Gulf Fritillary butterfly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A possible mate checks out the crippled butterfly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
We placed the crippled Gulf Fritillary on a zinnia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Sparkle and Shine!
Poet Gertrude Stein, who coined "A rose is a rose is a rose," probably would have liked it. Julia Child, maybe not. We purchased a "Sparkle and Shine" yellow rose, related to the Julia Child Rose,...
A drone fly heads for a Sparkle and Shine blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A drone fly prepares for its descent. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Heading out, a drone fly pauses before take-off. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Western Bumble Bee Making a Comeback
Incredible. Absolutely incredible. The Western bumble bee (Bombus occidentalis) seems to be making a comeback of sorts in some parts of the West. Reporter Michelle Nijhuis, in an Oct. 14th article...
This Western bumble bee was found on Mt. Shasta on Aug. 15, 2012. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of Western bumble bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Like to Learn How to Make Mead?
There's a "me" in mead. There also could be a "u" in mead, as in "you." There's definitely a honey bee, as without the bee and the honey, there's no mead. The UC Davis Honey and Pollination...
Mead! It all begins with the honey bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Amina Harris, executive director of the UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center, displayed honey and note cards at the UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences' 25th annual College Celebration. The photos on the note cards were donated by Kathy Keatley Garvey.