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Salvia, July Bee Plant of the Month
As we move into the heat of the summer, few plants show their value as bee plants for hot, dry gardens better than the salvias. Known by both their common name, sage, and their genus name, salvia, we have a tremendous number of these plants in the Haven for good reason. No bee garden should be...
The Waiting Game
When you visit the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, the half-acre bee friendly garden planted next to the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility on Bee Biology Road, UC Davis, don't expect to see just pollinators. There are predators there, too. Plant a garden and the...
Praying mantis on Cleveland sage (Salvia clevelandii). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)