Tag: Apis mellifera

Spring flower 6: Skunk cabbage

Family Araceae Genus Symplocarpus Species S. foetidus ZBAS* 9 Alternative title: Eastern skunk cabbage, a peculiar plant that provides bees… read more Spring flower 6: Skunk cabbage

Spring flower 2: Crocus

Family Iridaceae Genus Crocus Species C. chrysanthus, C. vernus Common names crocus ZBAS*: 9 Crocus flowers is common in the… read more Spring flower 2: Crocus

Spring flower 1: Winter Aconite

Zachary Huang, Michigan State University Citation: Huang, Z.Y. 2019. Michigan spring flowers: 1. winter aconite. BeetheBest Blog, http://bees.msu.edu/2014/winter-aconite/. Accessed on… read more Spring flower 1: Winter Aconite

Catalpa is blooming

Family: Bignoniaceae Genus: Catalpa Species: C. speciosa Other names: catawba ZBAS 7 I noticed that the catalpa trees have been… read more Catalpa is blooming

Feeding Honey Bees

Download the Feeding Honey Bees PDF Zachary Huang Department of Entomology Michigan State University  A water feeder with twigs to… read more Feeding Honey Bees

Shootout at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens

August 8, 2017, I was invited to give a talk on honey bee photography (which I call “beetography”) to the… read more Shootout at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens

False queen in a laying worker colony

At the Friday lab meeting, I was told that one colony has become all “laying workers” by a visiting scholar… read more False queen in a laying worker colony

Bees foraging on catalpa leaves, anyone?

Ok, I have seen bees foraging on catalpa flowers, many years ago. In fact here are some pictures I took,… read more Bees foraging on catalpa leaves, anyone?