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National Honey Bee Day: A Buzzworthy Day, Indeed
Hear that buzz? Are you ready for National Honey Bee Day? It's held the third Saturday of August...
Honey bee pollinating an almond blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee pollinating a strawberry blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee pollinating a pomegranate blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee pollinating an apple blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bees pollinating an onion umbel (flowering head). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee pollinating a nectarine blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee pollinating a sunflower blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee heading toward a plum blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee pollinating pear blossoms. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Honey of a Day--And It Gets Better!
Saturday, Aug. 19 promises to be a honey of a day--in more ways than one! And it gets better! It's...
Extension apiculturist Elina Lastro Niño shows a frame to her class at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Students take notes as Extension apiculturist Elina Lastro Niño shows opens a hive at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Pretty in Pink--And in Other Colors, Too!
They're pretty in pink. Well, not just pink. All other colors, too. It's National Honey Bee...
A honey bee heads toward rock purslane. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee foraging on zinnia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This bee took a liking to a nectarine blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Why She's Packing Pollen That Way
If you've ever seen honey bees foraging on primrose, you may have seen something unusual. What's...
A honey bee prepares to visit another primose. Note the stringy mass of pollen hanging from her hind legs. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee rapidly covering the distance to the primrose. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Almost in! Honey bee partially enters a primrose blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee foraging inside a primrose blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Celebrating the Honey Bee
Confusion exists as to whether National Honey Bee Day is Aug. 15 or Aug. 22. The group that...
A honey bee gathering pollen from a California golden poppy, California's state flower. The honey bee originated from Africa. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A golden honey bee in a California golden poppy. The poppy yields only pollen, not nectar. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
