Posts Tagged: Mark Leech

Are Bees Finding the 'Zen' in Zinnias?

Eye-catching zinnias grace the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, the half-acre bee friendly garden planted in the fall of 2009 next to the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility on Bee Biology Road, University of California, Davis. The...

Honey bee nectaring on a zinnia in the Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee nectaring on a zinnia in the Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee foraging on a zinnia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee foraging on a zinnia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Circling a zinnia blossom, a honey bee seeks food for her colony. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Circling a zinnia blossom, a honey bee seeks food for her colony. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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