Posts Tagged: borage

How We Can Help the Bees Through Research

How can we help honey bees through research? That's the topic that Francis Ratnieks, professor of apiculture, University of Sussex, United Kingdom, will cover when he presents a seminar on Wednesday, Dec. 7 at the University of California, Davis. He'll...

A honey bee heads toward mustard. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee heads toward mustard. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Blue October

It's "Orange October" for the San Francisco Giants, who just defeated the Detroit Tigers in the opening game of the World Series. But over at the Luther Burbank's Gold Ridge Experiment Farm at 7781 Bodega Ave., Sebastopol, it's Blue October. It's...

Honey bee heading for borage. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee heading for borage. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee foraging among the borage. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee foraging among the borage. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Where's the bee? A borage blossom nearly hides the bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Where's the bee? A borage blossom nearly hides the bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Borage! Borage! Borage!

A recent trip to the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens, Fort Bragg, yielded spectacular views of the ocean, but something else also proved spectacular--the honey bees and bumble bees foraging on borage. Borage (Borago officinalis) is a blue starflower...

Honey bee foraging on borage. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee foraging on borage. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Yellow-face bumble bee (Bombus vosnesenskii) takes a liking to borage. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Yellow-faced bumble bee (Bombus vosnesenskii) takes a liking to borage. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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