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Oregano is a favorite of honey bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Wings of Life

June 24, 2013
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The buzz around UC Davis is about "The Wings of Life." The Disneynature film, narrated by Meryl Streep, will be part of the "Evening of Inspiration" on Wednesday, July 24 at the UC Davis Conference Center, 550 Alumni Lane. Sponsoring the event, to be held from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
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Microirrigation, Fertilizers and Clogging

June 21, 2013
By Ben A Faber
Microirrigation (drip, microsprinkler, fan jet) applies water through small openings and can easily be prone to clogging. For this reason, filtration is used to avoid introducing sediments into the system and all fertilizers are injected before the filters to avoid their clogging the system.
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Honey bee packing white pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Digging the Flowering Artichokes

June 20, 2013
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
What's better than a bee threading through a flowering artichoke? Two bees, a honey bee and a long-horned sunflower bee. Flowering 'chokes are big draws for bees. Plant 'em, let 'em flower, and they will come. Sometimes in droves. Sometimes in diversity. Always amazing.
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Colony collapse disorder--the bee antenna tells it all. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Blossom Buddies

June 19, 2013
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Honey bees are in trouble. They are dying in record numbers. That's why you should watch "Blossom Buddies," a two-part video segment in the Growing California series, produced by the California Department of Food and Agriculture in partnership with California Grown.
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Newly emerged green bottle fly nectaring on lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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A Newly Emerged Green Bottle Fly

June 18, 2013
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Flies are pollinators, too. It's appropriate during National Pollinator Week to remember that. We spotted this newly emerged green bottle fly (below) nectaring on lavender last week in our yard. It seemed out of place among the honey bees, leafcutter bees and carpenter bees working the blossoms.
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