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129 – Ron Bitner – Vineyards for Pollinators

Idaho and Oregon’s Treasure Valley have a deep connection to bee management for alfalfa seed, but in this episode we hear about how that tradition is being transferred to pollinator management in vineyards. 

Andony Melathopoulos | Feb 2020 | Podcast episode

77 David Cantlin – More Clover In Your Turf? Lessons from the City of Fife

David Cantlin is the Facility and Operations Manager for the City of Fife in Washington State, where he is implementing his Bee Clover project. His goal is to educate the people of Fife of the wonderful benefits that clover...

Andony Melathopoulos | Dec 2018 | Podcast episode

114 – John Jacob – Solar panels and pollinator habitat

There is a lot of ground under solar panels that could be planted to pollinator habitat. In this episode guest host Maggie Graham (MSc candidate, Water Resources Science, OSU) talks with John Jacob, a Southern Oregon beekeeper,...

Andony Melathopoulos | Oct 2019 | Podcast episode

65 Robert Coffin and Josh Loy – Teeing off with Monarch Butterflies

In past episodes, we have highlighted the important role golf courses play in pollinator health. In today’s episode, we talk about a fantastic success story here in Oregon. Earlier this month, Stewart Meadows Golf Course in ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Aug 2018 | Podcast episode

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

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

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

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

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