Posts Tagged: apple

How Cold Is It? Ask Siri and Check for Bees

Have you ever asked Siri "How cold is it?" Siri, a computer program known as Apple's "intelligent personal assistant" or "knowledge navigator," is part of Apple's Inc.'s iOS operating system. Folks usually ask Siri for directions. We ask about the...

A honey bee foraging on oxalis at noon on Wednesday, Jan. 25 in Vacaville, Calif. Temperature: 53 degrees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee foraging on oxalis at noon on Wednesday, Jan. 25 in Vacaville, Calif. Temperature: 53 degrees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Pollen-packing honey bee on oxalis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Pollen-packing honey bee on oxalis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

There she is! Silvery wings and all. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

There she is! Silvery wings and all. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

How to Tell It's Almost Spring

You can tell it's almost spring when you hear bees buzzing on the flowering crab apples. Spring officially starts Friday, March 20, but don't tell that to the bees. They're in the midst of their spring build-up. Meanwhile, California Agriculture Day...

Honey bee foraging on flowering crab apple. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee foraging on flowering crab apple. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Check out the pollen load of this honey bee on flowering crab apple. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Check out the pollen load of this honey bee on flowering crab apple. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This bee is making a beeline for the next crab apple blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This bee is making a beeline for the next crab apple blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This bee is coated with pollen from the crab apple blossoms. These photos were taken in the Sonoma Cornerstone gardens. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This bee is coated with pollen from the crab apple blossoms. These photos were taken in the Sonoma Cornerstone gardens. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Of Medflies and Light Brown Apple Moths

Congratulations to James R. Carey, distinguished professor of entomology at the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology for his public service award! He has just been named a recipient of a Distinguished Scholarly Public Service Award from the...

UC Davis Distinguished Professor James R. Carey with some of the maps he used in his research. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis Distinguished Professor James R. Carey with some of the maps he used in his research. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Apple Blossom Time

It's apple blossom time. Whether you wait for it, or the bees wait for it, it's here. Albert Von Tilzer and Neville Fleeson wrote the popular song, "(I'll Be With You) in Apple Blossom Time" back in 1920 and then everyone from Artie Shaw to Harry James...

Honey bee gathering the sweet nectar. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee gathering the sweet nectar. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee about to take flight for another apple blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee about to take flight for another apple blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee tucked in her blanket of blossoms. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee tucked in her blanket of blossoms. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

LBAM--Not Your Typical Invader

The light brown apple moth (Epiphyas postvittana)--it's not your typical invader. UC Berkeley professor Nick Mills will head to UC Davis on Wednesday, Feb. 20 to speak on just that: "The Light Brown Apple Moth--Not a Typical Invader." The seminar,...

Female light brown apple moth, Epiphyas postvittana. (Photo courtesy of David Williams, principal scientist, Perennial Horticulture, Department of Primary Industries, Victoria, Australia.)

Female light brown apple moth, Epiphyas postvittana. (Photo courtesy of David Williams, principal scientist, Perennial Horticulture, Department of Primary Industries, Victoria, Australia.)

Male light brown apple moth, Epiphyas postvittana. (Photo courtesy of David Williams, principal scientist, Perennial Horticulture, Department of Primary Industries, Victoria, Australia.)

Male light brown apple moth, Epiphyas postvittana. (Photo courtesy of David Williams, principal scientist, Perennial Horticulture, Department of Primary Industries, Victoria, Australia.)

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