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That's One Beautiful Butterfly

First the lantana, and then the passion flower vine. The Gulf Fritillary butterflies (Agraulis vanillae) flutter daily...

Gulf Fritillary butterfly on lantana. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Gulf Fritillary butterfly on lantana. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Another view of the Gulf Fritillary. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Another view of the Gulf Fritillary. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Side view (underside) of Gulf Fritillary about to lay an egg on a passion flower vine. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Side view (underside) of Gulf Fritillary about to lay an egg on a passion flower vine. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Feeling the Blues

You've probably seen a blue moon, which happens every two to three years. That's when a second full moon occurs in a single...

A blue honey bee on a coneflower. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A blue honey bee on a coneflower. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Blue bee scaling the coneflower. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Blue bee scaling the coneflower. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Dahlias

  Diversify with Dahlias! By Christina Muller  Master Gardener   I would like to grow...

Sunny-Side Up

You can tell it's summer along Yolo County roads by the acres and acres of sunflower fields. Looking like real-life Van...

Honey bees and a sunflower bee forage on a sunflower head. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bees and a sunflower bee forage on a sunflower head. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bee boxes line a sunflower field. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bee boxes line a sunflower field. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A spectacular sunflower field. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A spectacular sunflower field. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Pollen: Precious Gold

The California Gold Rush (1848-1855) has nothing on honey bees. Sometimes foraging honey bees are covered with their own...

Honey bee is covered with pollen from a blanket flower, Gaillardia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee is covered with pollen from a blanket flower, Gaillardia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee is dusted with pollen from the blanket flower. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee is dusted with pollen from the blanket flower. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Lift off? The bee struggles to take off. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Lift off? The bee struggles to take off. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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