Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom, a Stockton Democrat and co-author of a bill to protect bee health, says the measure is critical to safeguarding California jobs and food production.

Honey bees, a critical component of California’s agriculture, face several challenges to survival. Will the Legislature spend ...

As climate change raises temperatures around the world, the killer bees may soon be able to survive in even more US states ...

Honey bees, a critical component of California’s agriculture, face several challenges to survival. Will the Legislature spend more money in a deficit year to try and address the problems facing the ...

Africanized honey bees, often called "killer bees," are now in 13 states, including Mississippi. Know where to find them, how ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

By Larry Barnett When most of us think of bees, what we envision is the European Honeybee. But these bees are not native to ...

Today I'm painting some easy acrylic flowers! I am using the bloom technique, this time working with a simple straw to blow out my colors and create beautiful poppy petals. Follow along! I am working ...

US heads to the cliff The bigger they are the harder they fall. With the US on the edge of a fiscal cliff, the world holds ...

• The California poppy has been the state’s official state flower since 1903. • Poppies are best planted by seed in the fall but can be planted as starts in a home garden right now.

Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve. Located in northern Los Angeles County, Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve is one of the best places to see California’s state flower in full bloom.

What to Know. The Jane S. Pinheiro Interpretive Center opens at the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve in Lancaster on March 1 each year; A Feb. 27 social media post from the reserve's team ...