Posts Tagged: Steve Sheppard

UC Davis Researcher to Discuss Fascinating World of Orchid Bees

In the human world, women may splash themselves with perfume to attract men, but did you know that in the orchid bee world, males gather perfume compounds to attract females? Heaven scent? Orchid bee researcher Santiago Ramirez, an assistant professor...

Santiago Ramirez captured this image of an orchid bee on an orchid. The tropical bees are distributed throughout Central and South America.

Santiago Ramirez captured this image of an orchid bee on an orchid. The tropical bees are distributed throughout Central and South America.

An orchid bee in flight. (Photo by Santiago Ramirez)

An orchid bee in flight. (Photo by Santiago Ramirez)

UC Davis Bee Symposium on May 7: The Place to 'Bee'

It's the place to "bee" on Sunday, May 7 at the University of California, Davis. You'll meet scientists, environmentalists and beekeepers; you can brush up on bee friendly plants; and you can learn why honey is "as good as gold." Yes, excitement is...

Apiculturist Steve Sheppard of Washington State University is the keynote speaker at the UC Davis Bee Symposium. (WSU Photo)

Apiculturist Steve Sheppard of Washington State University is the keynote speaker at the UC Davis Bee Symposium. (WSU Photo)

Helicoptering in on the Spanish Lavender

If you like writing with light (photography), then you'll probably love capturing images of honey bees spinning like helicopters. In the late afternoon, when the light softens, head over to your favorite Spanish lavender patch. Pull up a chair, listen...

A honey bee nectaring on Spanish lavender. This was taken with a Nikon D500 and a 200mm macro lens. Settings: ISO 3200, f-stop 13, and shutter speed of 1/640 of a second. No flash. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee nectaring on Spanish lavender. This was taken with a Nikon D500 and a 200mm macro lens. Settings: ISO 3200, f-stop 13, and shutter speed of 1/640 of a second. No flash. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Spinning wings: Honey bees nectaring on Spanish lavender. This photo was taken with a Nikon D500, 200mm macro lens. Settings: ISO 3200; f-stop, 13; and shutter speed of 1/640 of a second. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Spinning wings: Honey bees nectaring on Spanish lavender. This photo was taken with a Nikon D500, 200mm macro lens. Settings: ISO 3200; f-stop, 13; and shutter speed of 1/640 of a second. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Check out the red tongue (proboscis) as the honey bee sips nectar from a Spanish lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Check out the red tongue (proboscis) as the honey bee sips nectar from a Spanish lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee cleaning her tongue, just before heading for more nectar from the Spanish lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee cleaning her tongue, just before heading for more nectar from the Spanish lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Steve Sheppard: Keynote Speaker at UC Davis Bee Symposium

Do you know how to keep your bees healthy or do you want to learn more about bees? Registration for the third annual UC Davis Bee Symposium, "Keeping Bees Healthy," set Sunday, May 7 in the UC Davis Conference Center, gets underway on Wednesday, March...

A honey bee pollinating an almond blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee pollinating an almond blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Off to Italy on a Very Important Mission

It won't be lock, stock and barrel, but it will be stock. A team of scientists from UC Davis and Washington State University will be heading for Italy tomorrow (June 19) to gather germplasm (sperm) of Old World/Italian honey bee stock. They'll bring it...

Italian honey bee heading toward lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Italian honey bee heading toward lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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