Tag: Apis mellifera

Spring flower 19: Peach

Family Rosaceae Genus Prunus Subgenus Amygdalus Species P. persica ZBAS 7 Peach actually is is the same subgenus as almonds, shared… read more Spring flower 19: Peach

Spring flower 11: Magnolia

Family Magnoliaceae Genus Magnolia Common names magnolia ZBAS 3 March 21, 2012, After I finished shooting the cherry blossoms, I… read more Spring flower 11: Magnolia

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