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138 Ron Spendal - The secret lives of mason bees

Ron Spendal is a Washington County Master Gardener who has been researching and educating on mason bees for over 15 years. He operates educational mason bee displays across Washington County, Oregon and runs a highly-sought after courses on mason bee management through Washington Co Extension.

Andony Melathopoulos | May 2020 | Podcast episode

141 - Neil Bell - The best pollinator shrubs and trees

Neil Bell oversees the Master Gardener program in Marion County and Polk County and works with my volunteers to assist homeowners with their garden problems. His research interests involve evaluating evergreen shrubs for un-irrigated...

Andony Melathopoulos | Jun 2020 | Podcast episode

137 John Ascher - The problem with measuring bee decline

Dr. Ascher is an Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, National University Singapore (NUS). He studies global bee diversity including systematics, biogeography, and conservation, and contributes to building specimen ...

Andony Melathopoulos | May 2020 | Podcast episode

119 – MR Pollination – Alfalfa leafcutter bees

Alfalfa leafcutting bees don’t get the attention of honey bees, but they are also a remarkable example of how people have learned to manage a bee species. It’s often hard to get details about this industry, but this ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Dec 2019 | Podcast episode

The world's largest student farmer's market

Join Rick as he travels "on assignment" to Summerlin, Nevada to interview two groups of elementary students who participated in the "World's Largest Student Farmer's Market," sponsored by Green Our Planet. 

Rick Sherman, Michelle Markesteyn, PhD, MSEL | Jul 2024 | Podcast episode Peer reviewed (Gray level)

63 Lori Weidenhammer – Victory Gardens for Bees

This week we catch up with Lori Weidenhammer about her book Victory Gardens for Bees: A DIY Guide to Saving the Bees. Lori was recently through Corvallis for the Oregon Bee School and this offered an opportunity to talk about the book before class one morning.

Andony Melathopoulos | Aug 2018 | Podcast episode