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Plant 'em and They Will Come
In the movie, "Field of Dreams," an Iowa corn farmer hears a voice whispering "If you build it, he will come." Apparently thinking this is the voice of his father, the farmer plows under his corn and builds a baseball field. We are hearing a similar whisper as spring approaches. "Plant...
A honey bee forages on a ceanothus (California lilac) in the UC Davis Arboretum. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee takes a liking to white flowering quince in the White Garden, UC Davis Arboretum. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The UC Davis Arboretum Teaching Nursery will be the site of a Member Appreciation Sale on Saturday, March 12. Prospective members can join at the door. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Fall Color at the Haven
Ask most folks about "fall color" and they'll picture trees turning shades of red, orange, and yellow. Here at the Haven, on the other hand, we think about all the plants that will bloom until frost. These provide honey bees with critical late-season honey-making resources; other bees and...
Ceanothus, March Bee Garden Plant Of The Month
One of the most beautiful and valuable plants for the California bee garden is ceanothus, also called California lilac or blue blossom. Most of the plants in this amazingly diverse genus are California natives. So admired are these plants by botanists and horticulturalists that they have their own...
Honey bee on 'Ray Hartman' ceanothus. Note the pink color of the unopened flower buds.
Here's a preying mantis egg case on the branch of a 'Ray Hartman' ceanothus
Ceanothus 'Valley Violet' blooming this January in the Haven
Ceanothus 'Concha' in full bloom last April in the Haven
Presidents and Pollinators: the Red, White, and Blue Winter Bee Garden
Chaparral currant ...
Ribes malvaceum flowers
Honey bee feeds on 'Howard McMinn' manzanita 01.25.14
Honey bee on wallflower 02.11.14
