Category: bee plants

Flowering time of 2014

Notes for 2014 spring flowers near East Lansing / Okemos (with some bee notes) Zachary Huang This is in reverse… read more Flowering time of 2014

How do bees see flowers?

Although we cannot see ultraviolet (UV, it was said young kids under 3 or 4 can actually see them, then… read more How do bees see flowers?

2013 in Photos

1. Jan 11, The Chocolate Factory, Hershey, PA. The ABRC (American Bee Research Conference) was hold there, I organized the… read more 2013 in Photos

Bees foraging on lotus

Lotus (Nelumbo), which many people confuses with water lily, is actually now in a different family (Nelumbonaceae). Water lily belongs… read more Bees foraging on lotus

Two covers in March

For the first time in my life, I have two photos published simultaneously by the two major beekeeping magazines in… read more Two covers in March

G80 on Eupatorium

After the lucky draw 2 days ago, today I saw yet a different tagged bee foraging. This time on Eupatorium… read more G80 on Eupatorium

Goji Bees

Long time no beetographying…The last time I serious shot bees was probably in Taiyuan, China (June 6-July 6th). I am… read more Goji Bees

Two trees blooming with Kentucky in their names

I knew this one was a legume since during my first driving by, I thought it was a black locust…. read more Two trees blooming with Kentucky in their names