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EPISODE · Dec 6, 2025 · 9 MIN

Do Native Bees Want Your Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire?

from The Secret Pollinators · host Kelly from Montana

Ever wonder how your holiday nuts get pollinated? Chestnuts are pollinated by FLIES and BEETLES—not bees. Pecans rely entirely on wind. Walnuts use wind with help from cold-hardy native bees. In this special holiday episode, we explore the surprising, unglamorous pollination strategies of nut trees. Spoiler: it's not the story anyone expects, but it's the one that actually works.#SecretPollinators #HolidayNuts #NutTrees #Pecans #Walnuts #Chestnuts #NativePollinators #WindPollination #Pollinators #HolidayHarvest #NutTreePollination #BeetlePollinators #NativeBees #BackyardNuts #chestnuts #pecans #walnuts #holidayfood

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