Tag: pollination

Spring flower 20: Honeysuckle

Family Caprifoliaceae Genus Lonicera Species L. fragrantissima ZBAS 8 Yesterday I was driving into the Giltner Parking Lot and saw… read more Spring flower 20: Honeysuckle

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 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

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

Value of honey bees in Michigan from pollination service and honey production

Value of honey bee pollination in Michigan, based on 2015 data The Western honey bee Apis mellifera plays a crucial… read more Value of honey bees in Michigan from pollination service and honey production

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