By , on March 29th, 2012

Crabapples Blooming in East Lansing, Michigan

Zachary Huang
Michigan State University

Michigan went from winter to summer (20-30s) then back to winter last two days (below freezing at some point). but today (March 28th, 20120)  it came back to 15-16 C.

Some crab-apples were blooming today.  …

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By , on March 25th, 2012

Honey bees foraging on magnolia flowers

Photo and texts by Zachary Huang
Michigan State University

March 21, 2012, After I finished shooting the cherry blossoms, I wandered to behind Natural Science Building to see what was blooming there. Many beautiful magnolia trees were blooming with nice …

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By , on March 25th, 2012

Cherry blossoms and honey bees

Photo and Texts by Zachary Huang, Michigan State University

No permission required to use the photos (click on photo and “save as”) for powerpoint, poster, or pamphlet, for educational purposes.

1. March 20th. There is one cherry tree between Mason …

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By , on March 17th, 2012

The Harvard bee, Davidia and spicy honey

Zachary Huang
Michigan State University

The “Harvard bee” refers to a bee photo I published on Arnoldia, which is a journal from the Arnold Arboretum, which belongs to Harvard :)

1. Photo from Arnodia.

However, the bee was an Apis cerana

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By , on March 11th, 2012

First foragers of 2012

Zachary Huang, Michigan State University

Photos shot today, March 11, 2012. About 1 week earlier than 2010 (March 17, 2010, I posted a first bees of 2010, and also posted some crocus shots on March 28).

Last week …

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