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Honey bees were all over the Japanese anemone (Anemone hupehensis) on Monday, Oct. 19 at the Luther Burbank Home and Gardens, Santa Rosa. They just could not get enough of the colorful flower, also known as a windflower or thimbleweed. Thought to be a native of central China, the...
Two honey bees compete for floral resources as they forage on a Japanese anemone in the Luther Burbank gardens, Santa Rosa. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This flower is mine. No, it's mine! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
After one honey bee leaves, another returns. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Ah, alone at last! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Lurking in the Orchid Cactus
It's Veterans' Day, but to jumping spiders, it's just another day--another day to ambush unsuspecting prey. We spotted this jumping spider on an orchid cactus, Epiphyllum (Greek for "upon the leaf"). It was catching a little morning sun and poised for business. We bought this cactus at the Luther...
A jumping spider on an orchid cactus, Epiphyllum. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Blue October
It's "Orange October" for the San Francisco Giants, who just defeated the Detroit Tigers in the opening game of the World Series. But over at the Luther Burbank's Gold Ridge Experiment Farm at 7781 Bodega Ave., Sebastopol, it's Blue October. It's delightful to see the honey bees foraging in the...
Honey bee heading for borage. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee foraging among the borage. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Where's the bee? A borage blossom nearly hides the bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Pollen Party
Makes sense that the sunflower bee (Svastra spp.) forages on the genus Cosmos. Cosmos (also the common name) is a member of the sunflower family, Asteraceae. Sunflower bee: sunflower family. A specialist bee. On a recent trip to the Luther Burbank Home and Gardens in Santa Rosa, we spotted...
Sunflower bee (Svastra spp.) foraging on cosmos. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of pollen on a sunflower bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
