184 - Steve Javorek - Bee Habitat in Lowbush Blueberry

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Lowbush blueberry growers in Atlantic Canada have been increasing bee habitat around their fields by encouraging existing plant communities. In this episode we learn how they do this and the incredible bees that pollinate this crop.

Steve Javorek is a Research Biologist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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