PolliNation Podcast

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144 - Mike Burgett - The "other" honey bees Jul 12, 2020

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The common European honey bee is not the only species of honey bee. The biodiversity of the species Apis is rich in SE Asia. In this episode we get to know each of the species in detail.

143 - Hailey Wallace - What makes a bee garden tick? Jul 05, 2020

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Bee gardens involve matching plants that bloom at different times, to bees that emerge at different times. And not all bee species go to all flowers. In this episode we hear about how all these factors come together in Portland gardens.

142 Megan Asche - Social Wasps Jun 28, 2020

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Social wasps are in the news these days. They are often confused with bees. This week we take a deep dive into the world of our most fascinating social wasps, the paper wasps.

141 - Neil Bell - The best pollinator shrubs and trees Jun 21, 2020

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Shrubs and trees are key to any landscape designed for pollinators. This episode we tap OSU's shrub and tree expert to list the top picks for spring, summer and winter and to learn how to care for them.

140 Rebecca Sweet - Pollinator cover crops in vineyards Jun 14, 2020

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Creating pollinator habitat on farms is not as simple as it sounds. To be successful the habitat has to integrate into the cropping system and have low establishment and maintenance costs. In this episode we hear about efforts to strike this balance in Oregon vineyards.

139 Jay Evans - Beeoptimism: Reflections on the advances in bee research Jun 09, 2020

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It's been over 10 years since Colony Collapse Disorder beset the beekeeping industry. We catch up with an author who looks back at the advances made over this period with a sense of Beeoptimism.

138 Ron Spendal - The secret lives of mason bees May 31, 2020

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We've all heard that mason bees are amazing backyard pollinators, but did you know you can make ground-making discoveries about these bee's biology in your own backyard. This week we talk with a Master Gardener who has turned mason bees into a scientific and public outreach pursuit.

137 John Ascher - The problem with measuring bee decline May 25, 2020

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How are wild bees doing? On one hand we hear that they are in trouble and on the other we hear that surveying efforts are too small to detect differences. In this episode we explore issues associated with native bee survey with one of the world's leading native bee taxonomists.

136 Mandy Shaw - Bee Entrepreneurship May 17, 2020

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The intense interest in beekeeping has created a new wave of beekeeping businesses. In this episode we hear about how these businesses are meeting the needs of a new generation of beekeepers.

135 Suzie Savoie - Spring native pollinator plants May 10, 2020

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Southern Oregon has some of the most amazing pollinator species, in large part because of the unique native plant communities. In this episode we learn about the best spring blooming plants for pollinators and how to grow them.

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