Aggie Explorations Recap: UC Davis Bee Haven

Tour included a sample of local honey and covered the following:

• History and purpose of the garden: concept to reality, how it’s used, supported, and maintained.
• Honey bees and other bee pollinators: biology, economic importance, why they’re in trouble and what’s being done to help.
• Plants: what is pollination, how the garden’s plants are selected and grown.
• Bees and food production: key crops and how they are pollinated, UC Davis research, ideas for home food gardens.
• What you can do: applying principles of bee biology and ecology in your own garden, how to build and maintain a bee garden, how to observe and study bees, supporting bee outreach and research.