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96 Mia Park – Urban Prairie Restoration for Bees

Dr. Mia Park is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Biological Sciences Department at North Dakota State University, Fargo. Dr. Park’s research asks, “Who are our wild pollinators? How are they impacted by anthropogenic disturbance? ...

Andony Melathopoulos | May 2019 | Podcast episode

97 Hannah Levenson – Regional bee communities (and the plants they like)

Hannah Levenson is a North Carolina native with a diverse research background ranging from working on reef degradation in The Bahamas to the impacts of pesticide applications on honey bee hives in South Dakota. Now she is a ...

Andony Melathopoulos | May 2019 | Podcast episode

15 Jen Holt – How to Become a Master Beekeeper

Jen Holt is the brand new Coordinator for the Oregon Master Beekeeper Program at OSU. In this episode, we’ll learn about how Jen got interested in bees, what she sees for the future of the program, and the ins and outs of how the program functions today.

Andony Melathopoulos | Jul 2017 | Podcast episode

81 Dr. Valerie Peters – Climate Change, Pollinators and Coffee

Dr. Valerie Peters is an Assistant Professor in Biological Sciences at Eastern Kentucky University. Valerie is an ecologist interested in the conservation of biodiversity, with research projects both in Kentucky but also Costa Rica,...

Andony Melathopoulos | Jan 2019 | Podcast episode

94 Aaron Anderson – Which Native Plants Are Best For In Your Garden For Oregon Bees?

In this episode, Aaron Anderson, a Ph.D. student in the OSU Department of Horticulture, talks about his research on gardening with native plants. Under the direction of Dr. Gail Langellotto, Aaron is researching native plants ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Apr 2019 | Podcast episode

37 Alison Center – North American Butterfly Association

Alison Center has worked as a wildlife biologist for the Bureau of Land Management and U. S. Forest Service and volunteers on the Coast Fork Willamette watershed council’s technical team. She is presently working as the ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Jan 2018 | Podcast episode

07 Sarah Common – Hive for Humanity: Keeping People Healthy with Bees

Today on the show we explore bees and their social impact. In 2012, Sarah Common co-founded Hives for Humanity Society, alongside her mother, Julia, in response to a gap she saw in opportunities for connection to nature, to ...

Andony Melathopoulos | May 2017 | Podcast episode