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In the Pink

Honey bees can't get enough of the New Zealand tea tree, which, as its name implies, is a native of...

Honey bee on a New Zealand tea tree, Leptospermum scoparium keatleyi. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee on a New Zealand tea tree, Leptospermum scoparium keatleyi. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Close-up of New Zealand tea tree blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Close-up of New Zealand tea tree blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Monday, February 25, 2013 at 7:19 PM

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Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Capt. Edward John Keatley (1), honey bee (259), Leptospermum scoparium keatleyi (3)

Tea for Two

In a way, it's "tea for two."The New Zealand tea tree, Leptospermum scoparium, aka "manuka," "tea...

Leptospermum

HONEY BEE heads for a Leptospermum scoparium keatleyi, also known as a "royal pink manuka." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Close-Up

CLOSE-UP of a honey bee nectaring a Leptospermum scoparium keatleyi, or "royal pink manuka." The Leptospermum scoparium is also known as a tea tree; Capt. Cook used to make tea from the leaves. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 5:18 PM

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Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Capt. E. J. Keatley (1), Leptospermum scoparium keatleyi (3), New Zealand tea tree (3)

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