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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

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

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

06 Dr. Dave Smitley – Protecting Pollinators in Urban Landscapes

Dr. Dave Smitley is a professor and researcher at Michigan State University. He works with the turf grass and nursery industries to deal with emerging pest problems, and the greenhouse industry to grow plants in ways that are...

Andony Melathopoulos | May 2017 | Podcast episode

53 Kelly Rourke – National Pollinator Week

Eleven years ago the U.S. Senate’s unanimous approval and designation of a week in June as “National Pollinator Week” marked a necessary step toward addressing the urgent issue of declining pollinator populations. Pollinator ...

Andony Melathopoulos | May 2018 | 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

124 – Lauren Ponisio – Pollinator Hedgerows

Hedgerows can be great ways to attract pollinators in agriculture and forestry settings. But how can such relatively small plantings impact pollinator abundance and diversity on larger scales? This week we dig deep into the science of how hedgerows contribute to pollinator health. 

Andony Melathopoulos | Jan 2020 | Podcast episode

121 – Weston Miller – Solving Pest Problems

People living in cities are confronted by a range of pest problems, some of which impact pollinator health. This week we hear about an initiative to make science-based information on managing these pests clearer, more intuitive and easy to find. 

Andony Melathopoulos | Dec 2019 | Podcast episode

98 – Bob Falconer – Backyard Pollinator Strips Made Easy

Bob Falconer joined the OSU Master Gardeners in 2009 but has been gardening since the 1970s. He’s been involved with horticulture since high school, with experience spanning 50 years. He was part of the team that developed ...

Andony Melathopoulos | May 2019 | Podcast episode