Category: Photo blog

The last hug, by a pretty bug

I took this photo Nov 7th (many years ago)…seeing that the bee was desperate on that little flower…I wrote this… read more The last hug, by a pretty bug

Xianbing Xie CV

CURRICULUM VITAE ALEX XIANBING XIE Postdoctoral of Michigan State University Phone: 1-517-432-0965 Email: xbxbees@msu.edu A. PERSONAL DETAILS Name Alex Xian-bing… read more Xianbing Xie CV

Zachary Huang’s H-index

Last night, I got curious and checked my H-index. H-index is the n-th paper that is cited n times. so… read more Zachary Huang’s H-index

Bees on Covers

Prof. Norman Gary’s new book, the cover has one of my photos…I just received a copy from him as a… read more Bees on Covers

Honeybee Democracy — a book review

A book review (Honeybee Democracy, by Thomas Seeley, Cornell University) by yours truly was published Oct 21: http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=413905&c=2 [in case… read more Honeybee Democracy — a book review

Checking your varroa in the fall

So it is August, if your bees were strong in May and June, chances are that they have made some… read more Checking your varroa in the fall

Alpine flowers in China, Part 1.

Alpine flowers, Part I.I was at the Shangri-La Alpine Botanic Garden for 11 days in June. Shangri-La is about 4… read more Alpine flowers in China, Part 1.

Bees on Peas

Photos taken July 10th, 2010.  This is right before one takes the ramp to I96West from Okemos Road. I saw… read more Bees on Peas