A parasitic fly was found in San Francisco taking over a honeybee.
Tag: pollinators
Urban Nature
What’s the Secret of Strawberry Hill, a Butterfly Haven in a City That’s Rough on Butterflies?
For urban butterfly habitats, more is more.
Weather
How to Help Bees When It’s Hot Out
Hot weather can be tough on our local wildlife, including wild bees. But you can help by making a safe “watering hole” for tiny pollinators.
Wildlife
Gearing Up for the Great Bee Count
For the third year in a row, San Francisco State University Professor Gretchen LeBuhn is helping thousands of people pitch in on a major research effort to count bees all across the country. This year, they are gearing up for the Great Bee Count. It’s not till July, but now’s a good time to get seeds in the ground so you’ll be ready!
Spring Issue 2009
In the Key of Bee
Gordon Frankie has an obsession, and he hopes it’s contagious: In gardens around the Bay Area, dozens of species of native bees, many nothing like the more familiar but nonnative honeybee, await your discovery, and your help.
Gardening
Bees, Butterflies, and Other Insect Pollinators
Insects have fascinating lives and behaviors most of us never notice. But if you spend even 15 minutes watching bees or butterflies, you’re sure to be drawn into their worlds and want to know more about them. Here are some … Read more
Winter Issue 2003
What’s the Buzz? Native Bees!
They don’t live in colonies, they rarely sting, and—if you plant natives—you might find some in your own backyard.
Fall Issue 2002
Book Review: The Habitat Garden Book: Wildlife Landscaping for the San Francisco Bay Region
by Nancy BauerCoyote Ridge Press, 200156 pages, $14.95(707) 829-3910 In The Habitat Garden Book, Nancy Bauer deftly paints her philosophy: gardening for wildlife by creating habitats. Most books give instructions for attracting one type of critter at a time, usually … Read more
Spring Issue 2001
What makes wildflowers so colorful?
At the precise moment we are looking at them, flowers are sending light rays back to us. But not all of them are sending us the same kind of light in the same way. The different colors are different wavelengths … Read more
