Posts Tagged: cherry
Fruit Tree Monitoring for Pests
Stone fruit trees like apricot, cherry, nectarine, peach, plum, and prune are a staple of many...
Pruning Trees in Winter
Winter is an ideal time to prune deciduous fruit and shade trees, since the trees are dormant and...
Flies Spoiling Your Cherry Season?
As cherries begin to ripen on backyard fruit trees, you'll want to monitor the fruit for pests,...
'Mining for Bees' in the Cherry Laurels
Have you checked to see what's foraging on your early spring blooms? Our cherry laurels (Prunus...
A tiny Andrena candida foraging in the cherry laurels in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Andrena nigrocaerulea foraging in the cherry laurels in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
When Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries (Cherry Laurels)
It's definitely a bee friendly plant, packed with nectar and pollen. The cherry laurel, Prunus...
A backlit honey bee, its tongue or proboscis extended, heads for cherry laurel blossoms. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The anticipation of nectar and pollen is intense. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Touchdown! Pollen and nectar on the cherry laurel. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)