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Packin' the Plum Pollen

Ever watched an in-flight honey bee packing her load of pollen? A foraging bee carries her...

Pollen-packing honey bee heading toward plum blossoms. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Pollen-packing honey bee heading toward plum blossoms. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee adjusts her load. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee adjusts her load. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee loaded with pollen heading home. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee loaded with pollen heading home. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at 10:14 PM

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Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: honey bees (458), plum (3), pollen (36)

Bee-utiful Blossoms

If you haven't made it over to the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven on Bee Biology Road, UC...

Honey bee foraging on plum blossoms. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee foraging on plum blossoms. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Pollen-packing honey bee heading home. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Pollen-packing honey bee heading home. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 9:20 PM

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Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: honey bee (259), plum (3), pollen (36), Top 10 Gardens (1)

The Leather Wings

Some call them "soldier beetles."Some call them "leather-winged beetles."Some call them...

Soldier Beetle

SOLDIER BEETLE, perched on a plum tree leaf, checks it surroundings. It's an avid aphid-eater. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Ready for Flight

SOLDIER BEETLE opens its wings, ready to take flight. This insect is also called a "leather-winged beetle" or a Cantharid (from family Cantharidae).(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Thursday, April 7, 2011 at 5:59 PM

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Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Cantharids (0), Jerry Powell (0), leather wings (0), plum tree (0), soldier beetles (0)

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Posts Tagged: plum

Packin' the Plum Pollen

Bee-utiful Blossoms

The Leather Wings

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