Posts Tagged: first bumble bee of year
Bohart Museum Contest: The Search for The First Bumble Bee of the Year
Be on the lookout for the first bumble bee of the year in Yolo and Solano counties. In...
Allan Jones of Davis was a frequent winner of the bee contest that Professor Robbin Thorp launched. In 2020, Jones photographed the first Bombus melanopygus of the year at 1:45 p.m., Jan. 6 on white manzanita in the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden. (Photo by Allan Jones)
The Robbin Thorp Bumble Bee Memorial Contest
Where's the first bumble bee of the year in Solano and Yolo counties? It's not a $64,000 question,...
The 2017 winner: Allan Jones photographed this Bombus melanopygus on manzanita on Jan. 27 in the UC Davis Arboretum.
The 2018 winner: Kathy Keatley Garvey photographed this Bombus melanopygus on rosemary in Benicia on Jan. 1.
The 2019 winner: Kim Chacon photographed this Bombus melanopygus on manzanita on Jan. 10 in the UC Davis Arboretum.