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Bumble bee on bull thistle at Bodega Bay
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One Little Bee

January 22nd, 2016
It was a bee. One little bee. What are the odds of a honey bee landing on the window of a UC Davis vehicle parked outside the California Bee Breeders' Association meeting on a cool January day--Wednesday, Jan.
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Another Unwelcome Intruder

January 21st, 2016
California's beekeepers not only worry about the varroa mite (aka Public Enemy No. 1), but the small hive beetle. As the state prepares for its annual almond pollination season--which usually begins around Valentine's Day--beekeepers from all over the country are trucking in their bees.
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A Day in the Life of a Virgin Queen Bee

January 20th, 2016
We've all read stories dealing with "A Day in the Life" of principals, presidents and princesses. We're probably familiar with The Beatles' song "A Day in the Life," the final song on their Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album.
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We Have a Winner! Beer-for-a-Butterfly Contest

January 19th, 2016
We have a winner! And he wasn't even looking for it. A UC Davis graduate student won the Beer for a Butterfly contest by collecting the first cabbage white butterfly of the year Saturday morning, Jan. 16 outside his home in West Davis.
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Like to Know More About Honey?

January 17th, 2016
Would you like to know more about honey? You're in luck. The UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center is hosting an educational honey tasting on Wednesday night, Jan. 27 in the Sensory Theater of the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science on Old Davis Road.
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