Honey bees on daisies
I rarely see honey bees on the daisies. But this weekend I saw two of them on the daisies, one on a flower in full bloom, and the other...
Honey bees in the backyard
As some nectar and pollen sources are drying up the bees still will find food sources. In the image above a honey bee is feeding on the...
At the Berkeley Botanical Garden
It's been a while since we visited the Berkeley Botanical Garden in Tilden Park, so it was exciting to see some pollinators that don't...
September food for bees
California carpenter bee female xylocopa californica on Sapphire salvia. It's taking extra vigilance in this heat to keep the bee food...
Honey bees in the sun
It does take more effort to keep plants fresh and alive in this August heat. We're being vigilant with saving grey water for this...
Busy bees
Honey bee on brown fennel flower head So much vegetation is drying up in the garden, but as I walked around the garden today it was so...
Bee nesting habitat
detail of part of a bee "condo" at the University of California Native Bee Garden in Berkeley When we went on the tour of the Native Bee...
A female wool carder bee at work
I was very fortunate to observe a female wool carder bee anthidium fabricius collecting fibers from the underside of Lamb's Ear leaves....
At the University of California Native Bee Garden
Honey bee on a sunflower Yesterday we went to a talk and guided tour of the Urban Bee Lab Experimental Garden in Berkeley. Docent Carol...
Wow ! This is how they see colors!
We've read about it, but now see how insects and other animals view colors in this article from the New York Times. So all of our...
