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Derek Downey checks the cluster on a newly hived colony. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Charmed

April 2, 2012
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The third time was definitely the charm. After rain postponed the grand opening of the Davis Bee Collective's Bee Sanctuary not once, but twice--the third time, Sunday, April 1--proved to be the charm.
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Cooperative Extension Ventura County: Article

April 2012 Clover Lines

April 2, 2012
In this issue... Volunteer Week, Ormond Pointe Walking Path Grand Opening, Super Field Day, Council Corner, All-Star Applicants Wanted, and much more.
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A thriving honey bee colony. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Neonics Creating Quite a Buzz

March 30, 2012
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The neonicotinoid pesticides are creating quite a buzz in the bee world. Research published this week in the Science journal zeroed in on the effects of the neonics on honey bees and bumble bees.
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View of the Davis Bee Sanctuary. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

They Want the Weather to 'Bee Nice'

March 29, 2012
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
"The rain in Spain falls mainly in the plains, according to a signature song in the musical, My Fair Lady. Dont tell that to Derek Downey, who has been trying to schedule the grand opening of the Davis Bee Sanctuary now for the past two weeks.
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Pollen-covered honey bee on brittlebush, Encelia californica (as identified by Ellen Zagory), in back of the UC Davis Lab Sciences Building. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Aloe, There!

March 28, 2012
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Those attending the California Center for Urban Horticulture (CCUH) public workshop on "Your Sustainable Backyard: Pollinator Gardening" on Saturday, April 28 at the University of California, Davis, will, no doubt, leave with a better understanding of how we can all do our part to support healthy be...
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Honey bee sipping honey in the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

A Taste of Honey

March 27, 2012
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Honey! Today at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at the University of California, Davis, we borrowed a plastic spoon and offered a taste of honey to newly emerged honey bees. It was their sisters' making and now it was theirs. And soon, they will be making their own.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Roundup Ready Canola as a Weed

March 27, 2012
By Douglas Munier
Previously in this blog Brad Hanson discussed some of the research Kent Brittan (UCCE Yolo) and I have done with Roundup Ready canola as a crop and then evaluating it as a weed because of its seed dormancy characteristics.
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