Posts Tagged: lavender
The Return of Bombus
The English lavender drew her in. And there she was, a yellow-faced bumble...
A yellow-faced Bombus vosnesenskii, prepares to sip nectar from an English lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, sipping nectar.(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Side view of the yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, departs. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Lavender Experience Workshop
Last year, the UCCE Stanislaus County Master Gardener Lavender Committee put on a lovely workshop....
Happy Friday Fly Day--from a Golden Goddess
Thar's gold in them thar hills, and then there's that ol' golden dung...
A golden dung fly, Scathophaga stercoraria, perched on a lavender in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Lavender Experience Workshop
Lavender has been used for centuries for many purposes. Lavender flowers can be found in bath...
The Bee and the Butterfly
The bee and the...
A sulphur butterfly, Colias eurytheme, and a honey bee, Apis mellifera, meet on lavender. The butterfly is a male, as identified by Art Shapiro, UC Davis distinguished professor of evolution and ecology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Hey, bee, I was here first! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Hey, butterfly! I was here second. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The male butterfly, leery of the encroaching bee, takes flight. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)