Robbin Thorp Memorial First Bumblebee of the Year Contest Content / Robbin Thorp Memorial First Bumblebee of the Year Contest Content for 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis en Bumblebee and Butterfly, Where Are You? /news/bumblebee-and-butterfly-where-are-you Distinguished Professor Art Shapiro’s Beer for a Butterfly Contest is one of two New Year’s entomology contests at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis. December 28, 2022 - 12:02pm Dave Jones /news/bumblebee-and-butterfly-where-are-you UPDATED: ‘1st’ Bumblebee Is Actually 2 /news/1st-bumblebee-yes-1st-butterfly-no <p class="MsoNormal"><span><strong>Updated 2 p.m. Jan. 3: </strong>We have a winner! Make that two winners, each of whom spotted and photographed the “first†bumblebee of 2022 in different parts of the Arboretum at the same time on New Year’s Day. <a href="https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=51214">Read the story and see the photos, plus a clip from today’s <em>Good Day Sacramento</em> television show.</a></span></p> January 03, 2022 - 8:21pm Dave Jones /news/1st-bumblebee-yes-1st-butterfly-no