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Calendaring the North American Bees

This is no ordinary calendar. We just previewed the second annual North American Native Bee calendar and it's just absolutely spectacular. Created by UC Berkeley-alumnus Celeste Ets-Hokin, a native bee advocate from the San Francisco Bay Area, the...

North American Bee Calendar
North American Bee Calendar

THIS is a preview of the North American Bee Calendar, created by native bee enthusiast Celeste Ets-Hokin of the San Francisco Bay Area. Proceeds benefit the Xerces Society of Invertebrate Conservation and the Great Sunflower Project.

Posted on Friday, September 24, 2010 at 8:35 PM

Sunny Sunflowers

If you enjoy sunflowers--and the seeds and oil--thank a bee.Sunflowers, native to the Americas, are spectacular, especially when you encounter a field of them. If you look closely, you'll see honey bees, sunflower bees and bumble bees working the...

Sunflower Field
Sunflower Field

HEADS of sunflowers follow the sun in what scientists call heliotropism. These sunflowers are in a field off Pedrick Road, Dixon, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bee Hives
Bee Hives

BEE HIVES line a sunflower field along Pedrick Road, Dixon, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey Bee
Honey Bee

HONEY BEE forages on a sunflower head. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 8:52 PM

Native Bee Calendar Focuses on 'Pin-Up Girls'--and Boys

Humans aren't the only calendar pin-up models. Think native bees. Think the 2010 Native Bees Calendar. The Xerces Society and the Great Sunflower Project have joined forces to produce a calendar showcasing 12 commonly found native bees. You'll be...

Spectacular Photography
Spectacular Photography

SPECTACULAR PHOTOGRAPHY of entomologist Rollin Coville, who received his doctorate in entomology from UC Berkeley, graces the 2010 Native Bees Calendar, a fundraising project of the Xerces Society and the Great Sunflower Project. (Photos courtesy of Rollin Coville)

Posted on Friday, November 20, 2009 at 7:05 PM

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