Posts Tagged: Christine Casey
So, You've Planted a Bee Garden--Now What? Enroll in This UC Davis Class
So, you've planted a bee garden, and you're looking at it and thinking "Okay, now what?" You'll...
A praying mantis hanging out on a cleveland sage, Salvia clevelandii, at the UC Davis Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A six-foot-long honey bee sculpture, the work of Donna Billick (pictured) of Davis, anchors the UC Davis Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis Bee Haven Hosting Two Classes
The UC Davis Bee Haven, part of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, will host two...
A Western tiger swallowtail is a frequent visitor to the UC Davis Bee Haven. This one is on a zinnia. Note the spider lurking beneath the blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A male Valley carpenter bee, Xylocopa varipuncta, nectaring on a California native, foothill penstomen, Penstemon heterophyllus. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A praying mantis awaits prey on Cleveland sage, Salvia clevelandii, in the UC Davis Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis Bee Haven on UC Davis Staff Assembly's Exploration Tours
The UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology's bee garden is the first on the...
A mosaic-ceramic sculpture, Miss Bee Haven, anchors the UC Davis Bee Haven on Bee Biology Road. It is the work of self-described rock artist Donna Billick of Davis, a co-founder and founding co-director of the UC Davis Art-Science Fusion Program. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The UC Davis Bee Haven Is a Haven for Honey Bees and Native Bees
When the 11th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day takes place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on...
In 2011, then UC doctoral student Sarah Dalrymple (shown) coordinated the bee mural in the UC Davis Bee Haven. It mostly features native bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Self-described "rock artist" Donna Billick poses with her sculpture, "Miss Bee Haven," which anchors the UC Davis Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of "Miss Bee Haven," a six-foot-long sculpture of a worker bee by noted artist Donna Billick of Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee forages on a manzanita "Howard McMinn" Arctostaphylos in the UC Davis Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Crowdfund Project Benefits Classroom Field Trips to UC Davis Bee Garden
A UC Davis Crowdfund project, "Nature Is for Everyone: Field Trip Support for...
The Crowdfund for the UC Davis Bee Haven seeks $3000 to fund classroom field trips. As of 11 a.m., Feb. 17, the donations totaled $575. The Crowdfund ends at 12:59, Feb. 28.
Amador County third graders learn about bees from Wendy Mather of the California Master Beekeeper Program during a classroom tour of the UC Davis Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)