UC Davis Bee Haven

late season visit

It appears that many plants have died over this summer. the garden was interesting none the less. a quick 20 minute maximum walk through for the entire garden. would recommend a visit in the spring ...

See the bees!

My family and friends spent an interesting two hours at the Bee Haven. Unfortunately, there is only one full time person who takes care of the Haven so volunteers are relied upon. Also the funding has...

Learn about Bees and Plan your Pollinator-friendly Landscape

I attended the morning class, and then spent some more time exploring the garden. The class was perfect - practical, educational and interesting. The class started indoors in the facility adjacent to ...

Instructive, educational, interesting-YES! Delightful, entertaining, kid-magnet? NO!

Full Transparency Caveat: I visited in November, so therefore no bountiful blossoms and busy bees all over the place. It was interesting to see, however, which plant varieties blossom even at that ti...

Lots native plants and a variety of bees

I love this place. It is a great place to see native (and non-native) plantings that are attractive to honeybees, as well as a variety of other, native bees (carpenter, cuckoo, mason, bumble and swea...