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They Want the Weather to 'Bee Nice'

"The rain in Spain falls mainly in the plains,” according to a signature song in the musical, My Fair Lady. Don’t tell that to Derek Downey, who has been trying to schedule the grand opening of the Davis Bee Sanctuary now for the past two weeks. It...

View of the Davis Bee Sanctuary. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
View of the Davis Bee Sanctuary. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

View of the Davis Bee Sanctuary. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

If the weather cooperates, visitors to the Davis Bee Sanctuary can see foragers on the nearby blossoms. This one is on a nectarine blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
If the weather cooperates, visitors to the Davis Bee Sanctuary can see foragers on the nearby blossoms. This one is on a nectarine blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

If the weather cooperates, visitors to the Davis Bee Sanctuary can see foragers on the nearby blossoms. This one is on a nectarine blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Thursday, March 29, 2012 at 10:52 PM

Davis Bee Sanctuary: The Place to 'Bee'

(Note: Due to a forecast of heavy rain,  the grand opening originally scheduled March 24 is now Saturday, March 31. The blog below reflects the change.) The Davis Bee Sanctuary is the place to "bee" on Saturday, March 31.That's when the Davis Bee...

Derek Downey checks out a birdhouse filled with bees. The bees swarmed March 30 and are now established in a once-vacant bee box in the sanctuary. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Derek Downey checks out a birdhouse filled with bees. The bees swarmed March 30 and are now established in a once-vacant bee box in the sanctuary. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Derek Downey checks out a birdhouse filled with bees. The bees swarmed March 30 and are now established in a once-vacant bee box in the sanctuary. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Melanie Lataste examines a frame of honey. She  and her husband, Pierre Arrial, are new members of the Bee Collective.
Melanie Lataste examines a frame of honey. She and her husband, Pierre Arrial, are new members of the Bee Collective.

Melanie Lataste examines a frame of honey. She and her husband, Pierre Arrial, are new members of the Bee Collective.

Posted on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 10:27 PM

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