Author: Zachary Huang

I will be teaching the honey bee anatomy as part of the MSU ANR Week Beekeeping program. In the Saturday… read more Bee Anatomy Class Still Open

Family  Pentaphylacaceae, (formerly Theaceae) Genus Eurya ZBAS 9 (Apis cerana） The Chinese name of this flower,  wild osmanthus, is confusing…. read more Winter flower 4: Eurya

Bee-love [By Zachary Huang] When missing you I taste a bit of honey It is still sweet, as usual The… read more Bee Love

Family Rosaceae Genus Prunus Subgenus Prunus Species P. mume ZBAS 6 One naturally thinks of Japan when seeing or speaking of… read more Winter flower 3: Chinese plum

Family Rosaceae Genus Prunus Subgenus Amygdalus Species P. dulcis ZBAS 8 Personally, I think that the most profitable agriculture in… read more Spring flower 18: Almond

Family Rosaceae Genus Prunus Subgenus Prunus  Species P. tomentosa Common name Korean cherry, Manchu cherry, downy cherry, Shanghai cherry, Ando… read more Spring flower 17: Nanking cherry

Family Rosaceae Genus Prunus Subgenus Cerasus ZBAS 4 These beautiful, but fruitless cherry blossoms are called “Japanese Flowering Cherry”, and… read more Spring flower 16: Flowering cherry

Family Rosaceae Genus Prunus Subgenus Cerasus Species P. avium ZBAS 8 The cherry blossom here refers to the flower of the… read more Spring flower 15: Cherry