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102 – Jacob Pecenka – Watermelons, pests and pollination

Watermelons are hard notoriously to pollinate. But pollination is not their only problem; they can also experience reduced yield from pest damage. This week we hear from Jacob Pecenka, a PhD candidate at Purdue University, from ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Jun 2019 | Podcast episode

125 – Lila Westreich – The Secret Life of Mason Bees

Many of us put mason bees out in our backyard or farm. But when they leave the nest, do you know where they are going to forage? In this episode we hear how a sleuthing graduate student in Seattle is beginning to piece together a picture of what resources these bees are actually using.

Andony Melathopoulos | Jan 2020 | Podcast episode

243 - Bee Friendly Gardening

With the season for pollinator gardening winds down, it is a great time to start planning your garden for next year. In this episode we we learn about a national program to connect gardeners together and provide them with ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Sep 2023 | Podcast episode

34 Dr. Gail Langellotto – What do Bees Need from Your Garden?

Dr. Gail Langellotto is an Associate Professor of Horticulture at Oregon State University, and coordinator of OSU Extension Master Gardener program. As the secretary of the National Initiative for Consumer Horticulture, Gail works ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Jan 2018 | Podcast episode

21 Dr. Jim Rivers – Seeing The Forest For The Bees

Dr. Jim Rivers is a vertebrate ecologist and leader of the Forest Animal Ecology Lab at Oregon State University. With broad research interests that are focused in the fields of animal behavior and physiological ecology, his ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Sep 2017 | 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

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

23 George Hansen – Beekeeper Built Bee Habitat

After a short six-year career as a public school teacher, George and his wife Susan transformed a hobby beekeeping operation into a commercial endeavor. The business started from a few swarms and a collection of retrieved nuisance hives, but now runs 5000 + colonies in three states.

Andony Melathopoulos | Oct 2017 | Podcast episode

25 Dr. Dewey M. Caron – Managing and Preventing Varroa Mites

Dr. Dewey M. Caron is Emeritus Professor of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology, Univ of Delaware, & Affiliate Professor, Dept Horticulture, Oregon State University. He spent 40+ years teaching, doing bee extension and bee research at ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Oct 2017 | Podcast episode

04 Dr. David Lowenstein – Wild Pollinators in Urban Areas

Dr. David Lowenstein is a post-doc researcher at Oregon State University’s Department of Horticulture. Today we talk about Dr. Lowenstein’s fascinating research on urban pollinators during his time in Chicago. In this episode we...

Andony Melathopoulos | May 2017 | Podcast episode