Posts Tagged: pollination
Researchers Announce Findings on Self-Compatible Almond Variety
If you're an almond grower, a beekeeper, or someone interested in almond pollination, you'll want to read what a team of six researchers discovered--and maybe share feedback. The six-member team, including Elina Lastro Niño, associate professor of UC Cooperative Extension, UC...
A honey bee buzzes over an almond branch on its way to pollinate another blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Arnon Dag: How to Improve Cross-Pollination in Almond, Pear, Apple and Cherry Trees
How can you improve cross-pollination in such tree crops as almond, pear, apple and cherry? Senior scientist Arnon Dag of the Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Institute, Israel, will discuss his research at the UC Davis Department of Entomology...
A honey bee pollinating an almond blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee pollinating an apple blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee pollinating a cherry blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
California Honey Festival: The Place to 'Bee' on May 6
The California Honey Festival is the place to "bee" on Saturday, May 6 in downtown Woodland. The festival, free and family friendly, takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event celebrates the importance of bees, and promotes honey and honey bees and their products. Last year it...
Amina Harris, director of the UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center, and co-founder of the California Honey Festival, talks about honey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Wendy Mather, program manager of the California Master Beekeeper Program, dresses as a bee at the California Honey Festival. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The annual California Honey Festival draws an average of 40,000 people. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Show Me the Honey! California Honey Festival Set Saturday, May 6
Show me the honey! The annual California Honey Festival, free and open to the public, will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, May 6 in downtown Woodland. It's about celebrating the importance of bees; the festival's mission is "to promote honey and honey bees and their products."...
Crowds throng Main Street, Woodland, during the annual California Honey Festival. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Wendy Mather, program manager of the UC Davis-based California Master Beekeeper Program, annually dons a bee suit to welcome the California Honey Festival attendees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Amina Harris, director of the UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center, encourages visitors to taste honey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis Honey-Tasting Workshops Are the Place to 'Bee'
The late Jackie Gleason wasn't thinking about honey when he coined the catchphrase, "How Sweet It Is." But sometimes folks associate "sweet" with honey. Honey, however, is not always sweet, says Amina Harris, director of the UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center, who is to...
A dipper of honey for your tea? Sweet! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)