Posts Tagged: cotton

A Big Cheer for a Crab Spider

What happened in our pollinator garden on June 3 probably would have promoted a standing ovation from agriculturists who grow cotton, strawberries, sugarbeets, tomatoes, beans, safflower, potatoes, and other crops. A crab spider nailed a major pest, a...

A crab spider nails an agricultural pest, a lygus bug. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A crab spider nails an agricultural pest, a lygus bug. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

If You Cotton to Honey...

If you cotton to honey, you'll want to head over to Briggs Hall tomorrow (Saturday, April 17) during the 96th annual UC Davis Picnic Day.You can sample cotton honey, as well as five other flavors, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen...

Honey Bee on Lavender

A YOUNG ITALIAN honey bee nectaring lavender on the UC Davis campus. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey Extraction

AFTER honey bees nectar flowers, they make honey. This is a close-up shot of honey extraction at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

End Product

END PRODUCT: Jars of honey. Visitors to UC Davis Picnic Day at Briggs Hall can sample these flavors, orange blossom, eucalyptus, raspberry, meadowfoam and starthistle, plus cotton. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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