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I Am Honey Bee; Hear Me Roar

Honey bees have nothing on the late Helen Reddy (Oct. 25, 1941-Sept. 29, 2020), an...

A honey bee heads for the lion's tail, Leonotis leonurus, in Vacaville, Calif. on a sunny day in December.

A honey bee heads for the lion's tail, Leonotis leonurus, in Vacaville, Calif. on a sunny day in December.

Ahh, just what this worker was looking for. The plant meets her needs and the needs of her colony. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Ahh, just what this worker was looking for. The plant meets her needs and the needs of her colony. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Word spreads that the lion's tail is the "place to bee." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Word spreads that the lion's tail is the "place to bee." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This pollen-packing honey bee is oblivious to everything but her plant, the lion's tail. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This pollen-packing honey bee is oblivious to everything but her plant, the lion's tail. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Inspecting Landscape Trees for Hazards

You should inspect healthy and unhealthy trees on a regular basis. Although some tree failures are...

Free Resources to Study for Another Dry Gardening Year

Since the drought of the late 1970's, the University of California researchers, UCCE San Joaquin...

Winter Vegetable Gardening

We are fortunate in California that not only can we grow vegetables in summer, but winter gardening...

Herb Study - Peppermint

Peppermint (Mentha x piperita) is an aromatic perennial plant of the Lamiaceae family that grows...

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