This page features a selection of bees commonly seen in the Haven. All photos were taken in the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven by Christine Casey unless otherwise indicated. All photos are copyrighted by the Regents of the University of California and may be used with credit. For a complete set of photos from the garden, including bee species and host plant information, please go to our Flickr page.
A complete list of all bee species observed in the Haven between 2009 and 2015 is here. This includes bees caught in pan traps and blue vane traps as well as bees observed on plants. All observations and identifications were made by Robbin Thorp.
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Honey bees
Honey bee, Apis mellifera, on golden currant, Ribes aureum, with heavy pollen load
Honey bee, Apis mellifera, with a full pollen load on ceanothus ‘Ray Hartman’.
Carpenter bees
Bumble bees
Sweat bees
Sunflower bees
Part of a Svastra obliqua male bee sleeping aggregation on tarweed, Madia elegans. Notice how they use their mandibles (mouthparts) to clasp the stem. This photo was taken in a private garden in Woodland, CA.
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