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177- Olivia Messinger Carril - A field guide to the common bees of North America?

Olivia has been studying bees for over 25 years. She got her start at the USDA Pollinating Insects Research Unit, aka the bee lab. Her advisor and mentor gave her numerous opportunities to study bees in ecosystems around ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Apr 2021 | Podcast episode

09 Dr. Meghan Milbrath – Northern Bee Breeding Network

Dr. Meghan Milbrath began working bees with her father as a child over 20 years ago, and now owns and manages The Sand Hill Apiary, a small livestock and queen rearing operation in Munith, Michigan. She studied biology at ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Jun 2017 | Podcast episode

03 Dr. Joseph Wilson – The Bees in Your Backyard

Assistant Professor of Biology at the University of Utah, Dr. Joseph Wilson has coauthored a marvelous book called The Bees in Your Backyard. We discuss the book in detail in the interview, including how to tell bees apart ...

Andony Melathopoulos | May 2017 | Podcast episode

36 John Gruszka – Independence From Packaged Honey Bees: the Case of Saskatchewan, Canada

John Gruszka served as the Provincial Apiculturalist in Saskatchewan, Canada between 1978 and 2011. As John mentions in the interview, Saskatchewan is one of the most productive honey producing places on the planet, but it ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Jan 2018 | Podcast episode

208 - Merissa Moeller - Endangered Species Act 101

Merissa Moeller is an Environmental, Natural Resources and Land Use Attorney at Stoel Rives LLP Attorneys. She helps natural resources clients comply with environmental laws so they can run their businesses and build healthy ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Mar 2022 | Podcast episode

107 – Bryan Danforth – The Solitary Bees

Although solitary bees make up the bulk of bee diversity, there hasn’t been a comprehensive biology book about them. That is until now. This week we catch up with Dr. Bryan Danforth about his new book, The Solitary Bee, authored along with Frances Fawcett, John Neff, and Robert Minckley.

Andony Melathopoulos | Aug 2019 | Podcast episode

Episode 15: Reforestation

In this episode, Stephen Fitzgerald discusses reforestation with Carli Morgan at the McDonald-Dunn Forest planting site. Morgan manages the reforestation, forest inventory, and GIS programs for the OSU research forests.

Stephen Fitzgerald, Carli Morgan | Mar 2022 | Podcast episode

What's the buzz in school gardens? Part 1

Join us as for a fascinating interview with one of the world’s foremost authorities on bees and pollination - Andony Melanthopoulos with Oregon State University. We're talking about how bees fit into the world of school gardens! This is part one of a two-part series.

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

75 Amy Cox – Eco-lawns and Pollinators

How can we ask not what greenspaces can do for us but what greenspaces can do for the environment? Portland-based Pro Time Lawn Seed was one of the first businesses to tackle this question, with the founder of the company...

Andony Melathopoulos | Nov 2018 | Podcast episode