Posts Tagged: Leptospermum scoparium

In the Pink

Honey bees can't get enough of the New Zealand tea tree, which, as its name implies, is a native of New Zealand.  Our favorite New Zealand tea tree is Leptospermum scoparium keatleyi. It's the tallest and rangiest variety of the Leptospermum...

Honey bee on a New Zealand tea tree, Leptospermum scoparium keatleyi. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee on a New Zealand tea tree, Leptospermum scoparium keatleyi. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Close-up of New Zealand tea tree blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Close-up of New Zealand tea tree blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bye, Bye 2012

The last honey bee of 2012. Despite the cold weather at Bodega Bay last Friday, we managed to see a few honey bees nectaring a New Zealand tea tree, aka Leptospermum scoparium. The temperature registered 53 degrees and there they were, foraging among...

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Tea for Two

In a way, it's "tea for two."The New Zealand tea tree, Leptospermum scoparium, aka "manuka," "tea tree," and "Leptospermum," is a favorite of the light brown apple moth AND honey bees.We captured images of bees on Leptospermum scoparium keatleyi recently...

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HONEY BEE heads for a Leptospermum scoparium keatleyi, also known as a "royal pink manuka." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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CLOSE-UP of a honey bee nectaring a Leptospermum scoparium keatleyi, or "royal pink manuka." The Leptospermum scoparium is also known as a tea tree; Capt. Cook used to make tea from the leaves. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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