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PolliNation Podcast — 305 episodes
305 - Inside the USGS/FWS Native Bee Lab: Building Bee Monitoring, ID, and Data Capacity | PolliNation
304 - Millions of Solitary Bees in a Cemetery: Andrena regularis Aggregations and Parasite Dynamics | PolliNation
303 - Wonderful World of Wasps | PolliNation
302 - Forest Log Landings for Bees | PolliNation
301 - Mason Bees 101: How to Care for Blue Orchard Bees (and Stop Houdini Flies) | PolliNation
300 - PolliNation RELOADED | PolliNation
299 - Inside Idaho's Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee Cocoon Testing Center | PolliNation
298 - Wibee: A Simple App to Measure Pollination Activity in Your Orchard | PolliNation
297 - Pollen Wasps: A Parallel Path to Pollination | PolliNation
296 - From Isolation to Innovation: Diversified Beekeeping in Northern BC | PolliNation
295 - Commercial Beekeeping Futures | PolliNation
294 - Ghost Bees (and Why They're a Problem) | PolliNation
293 - Pollinator Pathway Bend | PolliNation
292 - The Overlooked Hoverfly | PolliNation
291 - Vancouver Pollinator Festival | PolliNation
290 - Wildfires vs. Timber Harvesting: Impact on Bee Communities | PolliNation
289 - They Make A LOT of Honey in Alberta | PolliNation
287 - The Bees of National Wildlife Refuges | PolliNation
288 - The Future of Washington State Pollination | PolliNation
286 - Precision Pollination with BeeHero | PolliNation
285 - Honey Bee and Native Bee Competition | PolliNation
284 - Queen Bee Honey Co Takes Beekeeping Back to School | PolliNation
283 - BEEvent: the Mighty Conference on Pollinators for Gardeners | PolliNation
282 - Checklist of the Bees of Washington State | PolliNation
281 - Rock Gardens with Dancing Oaks Nursery | PolliNation
280 - Buzzing with Innovation | PolliNation
279 - Southern Oregon Buzzway | PolliNation
278 - Fabrication For Beekeepers | PolliNation
277 - New PNW Bee Keys | PolliNation
276 - Large Colony Losses Looming
275 - Do Filter Strips Help Bees and Butterflies?
274 - Commercial Beekeeping
273 - European Mason Bees in America
272 - The Milwaukee Pollinator Pathway
271 - The MIGHTY Tamalpais Bee Lab
270 - Mason Bees and the Cold
269 - Bees in the Arboretum
268 - Birds and Flowers
266 - Farm to school (and pollinators)
265 - Oregon Honey and Mead Festival
264 - Could changes in pesticide hazard to bees be detected across a state?
263 - National Pollen Phenology Wheel
262 - Buddleja and the bees
261 - Making observations on ground nesting bees
260 - Hornet invasion in the UK (and how they are fighting back)
259 - Washington State Update (so much news)
258 - Tillamook Apiary and Garden Learning Center (aka there is more to Tillamook than cheese)
257 - Lotmaria... the bee gut organism you have never heard of
256 - Backyard Habitat Certification
255 - Stay out! The perils of commercial bumble colonies to wild queens.
254 - Restoring Pollinator Habitat with Greenbelt Land Trust
253 - Bee Friendly Farming in the PNW
252 - Maximizing pollination potential in cherries
251 - Surveying for American foulbrood in honey
250 - Garden bees of Portland
249 - How to buy a native plant
248 - The art of pollination
247 - Too hot for pollen?
246 - Prairie Strips
245 - Bee Friendly Gardening with Elliott Gordon
244 - Bee Friendly Gardening with Lynn Kunstman
243 - Bee Friendly Gardening
242 - Bee Friendly Wine (King Estate)
241 - Rip out your lawn (and replace it with subalpine meadow)
240 - Bumble bee nest relocation and rearing
239 - Oregon Master Beekeeper Field Day
238 - National Pollinator Week 2023
237 - Bee Friendly Wine (Sokol Blosser)
236 - Vanderpool - (Very) wet start to PNW beekeeping
235 - Kulhanek - Washington's new Pollinator Health Research and Extension Program!
234 - Goldstein - Colony strength and blueberry pollination
233 - Hill - The Latest Buzz
232 - Shannon - Do adjuvants influence bee health?
231 - Dean - Georgia bee license plate
230 - Eeraerts - Stocking honey bee colonies for the landscape
229 - Lu - Marker assisted selection 101 (for breeding honey bees)
228 - Rinkevich - Are varroa resistant to amitraz?
227 - Lindsay- Matching plants to bees
226 - Spendal - Those amazing mason bees
225 - Chabert - Would blueberry yield benefit from planting different cultivars together?
224 - Jennings and Willson - Washington Native Bee Society (WANBS)
223 - Youngsteadt - Urban bees: what drives diversity and how do we measure it?
222 - Danielsen - Pollinator habitat on water pipelines?
221 - Taylor - Bees and school farms
220 - Washington Co Master Gardener - Pollinator Outreach (par excellence)
219 - Labuschagne - Living through a Varroapocolypse
218 - Casey Holland - What the heck does IPM mean (in New Mexico)?
217 - O'Shea-Wheller - Are varroa resistant bees ready for primetime with the POL line?
216 - Yang and Henle - Machines learning to classify insecticides as toxic to bees
215 - Mahood - Drone congregation areas
214 - Paul - Mason Bees in (an unusually) Cool Wet Spring
213 - Whitford and Feken - The complex life of the honey bee
212 - Clay Bolt - Grassland Pollinators
211 - Morfin - New Tech Transfer Program in BC
210 - Coffan - What's going on with Western Monarchs
209 - Burgett - Working together in the PNW
208 - Merissa Moeller - Endangered Species Act 101
207 - Andony Melathopoulos - How did I get into bees?
206 - Ellen Topitzhofer - The Holy Grail: Banking Queens Over the Winter
205 - George Kaufman - What the heck does IPM mean (in blueberries)?
204 - Josée Rousseau - Birds and the bees: How bird data can inform us on where insect pollinators live
203 - Dana Church - How humans changed the world of bumble bees
202 - Moyer - Getting Bees Out of the Walls
201 - Nico Ardans - What the heck does IPM mean (in nurseries)?
200 - OSU Pollinator Health Lab - An Expose!
199 - Kayla Perry - What drives bumble bee community composition?
198 - James Tracy - Monarch collisions on roadways
197 - Laura Johnson - Bee Health in Vermont
196 - Bob Walters - Bee Check
195 - Maddie Carpenter - What is the North American honey bee?
194 - Joe Maresh - Oregon State Beekeepers Association Conference
193 - Laurie Adams and Josette Lewis - California Pollinator Coalition
192 - Lisa DeVetter - Blueberry Pollination Planner
191 - Jen Hayes - Natives v nativars for pollinators
190 - Maxime Eeraerts - Sweet cherry pollination
189 - Spencer Leonard - Fable of the Bees (Part 2)
188 - Spencer Leonard - Fable of the Bees (Part 1)
187 - Mace Vaughn - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Pollinators
186 - Dean Herzfeld - Where do pesticide applicators get their training?
185 - Kathleen Law - Keeping Bees Safe During Blueberries
184 - Steve Javorek - Bee Habitat in Lowbush Blueberry
183 - Pollinator Partnership - National Pollinator Week (and Beyond)
182 - Miranda Jones - The Great Oregon Squash Bee Hunt
181- Jim Cane - Pollination of raspberries and other caneberries
180- Glyn Stephens - Splitting your booming colonies
179- Michael Branstetter - The deep history of the mason bees
178- Anna Ashby and Amber Reece - 10 beekeeping questions you were too afraid to ask
177- Olivia Messinger Carril - A field guide to the common bees of North America?
176- Fred Weisensee - The pollinator plants you need!
175 - Marie Vicksta and Michael O'Loughlin - Pollinator Habitat on County Roadsides
174 -Veronica Wignall - Whacking bees for science: Competitive exclusion between honey bees and bumblebees in the UK
173 - Jessica Rendon - Japanese beetle (is no friend of pollinators)
172 - Theresa Pitts-Singer - Where next for managed solitary bees
171 - Brittany Goodrich - How pollinator markets work
170 - Halie Cousineau - School gardens and pollinators
169 - Al Shay - Moving your pollinator garden up a notch
168 - Carolyn Breece and Ellen Topitzhofer - Late Winter Hive Management
167 - Linda Hardison - Oregon Flora… reloaded
166 - Alison McAfee - Queens don't like it too hot or cold
165 - Zach Portman - When pan traps might not pan out (for bee surveys).
164 - Chris Looney - Hornets and invasive bumble bees in Washington
163 - Ian Tait - 2020 Year in Review
162 - Katie Buckley - Washington's Pollinator Health Task Force
161 - Kate LeCroy- Exotic Mason Bees
160 - Jim Cane - Bees and fire
159 - Jamie Ellis - Turning the corner with varroa?
158 - Kara Maddox - Pollinators for the Masses
157 - Katie Arstingstall - Bees collect pollen from more plants than you think
156 - Shelley Hoover - Preparing hives for winter
155 - Brian Speisman - Bee Machine
Episode 154 - Josh Vlach - Invasive pests and pollinators
153 - Miles Dakin - Bee Friendly Farming
152 - August Jackson - The Steens Mountains
151 - Sarah Peebles - Resonating Bodies
150 - Master Melittologists
149 - Caydee Savinelli - BeSure
148 - John Ascher - 10 Oregon Bees
147 - Christina Groziner - BeeScape
146 - Shelby Kilpatrick - Checklist of Pennsylvania Bees
145 - Native Bee Society of British Columbia - Connecting bee enthusiasts together
144 - Mike Burgett - The "other" honey bees
143 - Hailey Wallace - What makes a bee garden tick?
142 Megan Asche - Social Wasps
141 - Neil Bell - The best pollinator shrubs and trees
140 Rebecca Sweet - Pollinator cover crops in vineyards
139 Jay Evans - Beeoptimism: Reflections on the advances in bee research
138 Ron Spendal - The secret lives of mason bees
137 John Ascher - The problem with measuring bee decline
136 Mandy Shaw - Bee Entrepreneurship
135 Suzie Savoie - Spring native pollinator plants
134 Jim Cane - Spring Bees
133 Kim Patten - Pollinator habitat on working farms
132 - Meghan Milbrath - European Foulbrood
131 - Megan O'Rourke - Pasture for beef... and bees?
130 - Carolyn Breece - Should you keep bees?
129 - Ron Bitner - Vineyards for Pollinators
128 – Serkan Ates – Livestock forage plants and bees
127 – Kirsten Traynor – 2 Million Blossoms
126 – Casey Hale – Bees that are parasites on other bees
125 – Lila Westreich – The Secret Life of Mason Bees
124 – Lauren Ponisio – Pollinator Hedgerows
123 – Megan Swanson – Bees in the Classroom
122 – The End of 2019 Show
121 – Weston Miller – Solving Pest Problems
120 – Claire Kremen and Corin Pease – New to the PNW
119 – MR Pollination – Alfalfa leafcutter bees
118 - Rich Hatfield - Queen Quest
117 - Gregory Lynch - Miel Montréal Co-op
116 - Highlights from Apimondia 2019
115 - Robert Marshall - Roadside pollinator habitat
114 - John Jacob - Solar panels and pollinator habitat
113 - Kass Urban-Mead - Bees in trees?
112 - Bob Curtis - Improving bee health during pollination
111 - August Jackson - Bees of the Willamette Valley
110 - International Pollinator Conference Highlights (2019)
109 - Shelley Hoover - Its all in the queen
108 - Rosalyn Johnson - Bio-diverse and drought-tolerant gardens
107 - Bryan Danforth - The Solitary Bees
106 - Jim Cane - Squash and Sunflower Bees
105 - Tyson Wepprich - Insect Apocalypse?
104 - Bonnie Shoffner - The finer points of pollinator outreach
103 - Rachel Mallinger - Bees in blueberries, forests and gardens (in Florida)
102 - Jacob Pecenka - Watermelons, pests and pollination
101 - Sharon Selvaggio - Labeling Pollinator Plants
100 - THE Everything-You-wanted-to-know-about-pollinators-but-were-afraid- to-ask SHOW
99 – Adam Allington – The Business of Bees
98 – Bob Falconer – Backyard Pollinator Strips Made Easy
97 Hannah Levenson - Regional bee communities (and the plants they like)
96 Mia Park - Urban Prairie Restoration for Bees
95 Lincoln Best - The Oregon Bee Atlas
94 Aaron Anderson - Which Native Plants Are Best For In Your Garden For Oregon Bees?
93 Dr. Elina L Niño - Pollinating California Almonds
92 Jim Cane - The Weird And Wonderful World of Alfalfa Pollination
91 Pierre Lau - The Everything-You-Wanted-To-Know-About-Pollen Episode
90 Dr. Casey Delphia - The Bees of Montana
89 Kim Flottum - The Venerable Tradition of Getting the Word Out About Bees
88 Rebecca Perry and Grace Cope - The Benefits of Golf Course Flower Patches Depends on Course Management
87 Steve Peterson - How To Make Mason Bees Thrive?
86 Dr. Priyadarshini Chakrabarti - The Secret Life of Bee Nutrition
85 Lynda Boyer - Producing Native Plants For Bees
84 Kathleen Baughman - Nurseries and Pollinators
83 Harry Vanderpool - Talking to Pesticide Applicators About Bees
82 Sarah Kincaid - Promoting Bee-Friendly Farming
81 Dr. Valerie Peters - Climate Change, Pollinators and Coffee
80 Dr. Christina Mogren - Bees in Hawaii
79 Robyn Shephard - Hybrid Vegetable Seed Pollination
78 Emily Erickson - Breeding and The Attractiveness of Garden Plants
77 David Cantlin - More Clover In Your Turf? Lessons from the City of Fife
76 Dr. Chelsea Cook - Honey Bee Scouting and the Virtues of Being Easily Distracted
75 Amy Cox - Eco-lawns and Pollinators
74 Lila Westreich - Mason Bees and Landscapes
73 Research Retinue - Is Glyphosate Harmful To Bees?
72 Garth Mulkey - Specialty seeds and bees
71 Courtney MacInnis and Dr. Steve Pernal - Honey Bee Nosema Disease: An Old Disease With New Twists
70 Dr. Sara Galbraith - Measuring success: mason bees as an indicator of forest management quality
69 Michelle Flenniken - Bee viruses
68 Project Apis m. - Enhancing the Health of Honey Bees Through Research and Education
67 Rich Hatfield - PNW Bumble Bee Atlas
66 Dr. Sarah Lawson - The small carpenter bee and their Cinderella daughters
65 Robert Coffin and Josh Loy - Teeing off with Monarch Butterflies
64 Mike Rodia - Residential Beekeeping and the Law
63 Lori Weidenhammer - Victory Gardens for Bees
62 Sam Droege and the Bee School
61 Dale Mitchell - Oregon's pesticide incidence reporting system
60 Dr. Bob Peterson - Alfalfa leafcutting bees and mosquitos.
59 Dr. Hollis Woodard - Bees in dynamic and extreme environments
58 Pollinators and their People: The voices of Oregon Pollinator Week 2018
57 Drs. Margaret Couvillon and Roger Schürch - Measuring bee habitat quality through honey bee dances
56 Dr. Ramesh Sagili - How to make a lot of honey this year!
55 Mimi Jenkins - Watermelon Pollination: How native bees affect watermelon crops
54 Ron Miksha - Crop Pollination: Past, Present and Future
53 Kelly Rourke - National Pollinator Week
52 OSU Research Retinue - Mowing or mowing less: What helps the bees more?
51 Heather Higo - Rearing your Own Queens
50 Lincoln Best - Taxonomy with The Oregon Bee Atlas
49 A $7 million investment in pollinator health by the Foundation for Food and Agricultural Research (FFAR)
48 Travis Owen - The Amateur Anthecologist
47 Briana Ezray - Mullerian mimicry and why telling bumble bee species apart by color can be hard.
46 A Well-Curated Bee In A Museum Is Worth A Thousand Pictures
45 Practicing Good Mason Bee Stewardship... The Bee Buddy Way
44 John Gates - Making Nucleus Colonies
43 Mark L. Winston - Listening to Bees
42 OSU Bee Squad - Honey Bees and Conservation (Research Retinue)
41 Rose Kachadoorian - What States Are Doing For pollinator Health
40 Tom Landis - Monarch Butterflies in Southwestern Oregon
39 Jeff Reardon - Bees in the Legislature
38 Dr. Ramesh Sagili - The Elusive Secrets of Honey Bee Nutrition and Controlling Varroa Mites
37 Alison Center - North American Butterfly Association
36 John Gruszka - Independence From Packaged Honey Bees: the Case of Saskatchewan, Canada
35 BEEvent - Oregon's Pollinator Conference
34 Dr. Gail Langellotto - What Pollinators Need From Gardeners in Urban Habitats
33 Mehmet Ali Döke - How Honey Bees Survive The Winter
32 Matt Arrington - Highbush Blueberries and Honeybees
31 Doug Sponsler - The Risk of Pesticides to Honey Bees and Ecotoxicology
30 Steve Frank - Navigating Urban Environments For Pollinators
29 Alan Turanski - Saving The Bee Through Pollinator Awareness
28 Al Shay - Urban Landscapes for People and Pollinators
27 Sarah Johnson - On Bumblebee Watch with Citizen Scientists
26 Skyler Burrows - Bringing Taxonomy to Citizen Scientists
25 Dr. Dewey M. Caron - Managing and Preventing Varroa Mites
24 Kristen Healy - Mosquito Abatement and Pollinators
23 George Hansen - Beekeeper Built Bee Habitat
22 Oregon Flora Project - Making A New Natural Resource
21 Dr. Jim Rivers - Seeing The Forest For The Bees
20 Erin Udal - Bringing Bees To The People
19 David Phipps - Golf Courses as Pollinator Habitat
18 Lynn Royce – Bees in The Trees
17 Ellie Andrews – The Sociology of Pollinator Health
16 Ellen Topitzhofer – Honey Bee Parasite Spread in Pollination
15 Jen Holt - How to Become a Master Beekeeper
14 Jessa Kay Cruz - Creating Pollinator Habitat Around Farms
13 Ruth Marsh - Repairing Bees with Art
12 Scott MacIvor - The Bees of Toronto
11 Laura Taylor - Pollinator Restoration in Soil and Water Conservation Districts
10 Aimee Code - Using Pesticides around Bee Habitat
09 Dr. Meghan Milbrath – Northern Bee Breeding Network
08 Sujaya Rao - Contrary Perspective to Native Bee Declines in Agricultural Landscapes: The Willamette Valley Experience
07 Sarah Common – Hive for Humanity: Keeping People Healthy with Bees
06 Dr. Dave Smitley - Protecting Pollinators in Urban Landscapes
05 Mike Burgett - Honeybee Pollination Markets
04 Dr. David Lowenstein - Wild Pollinators in Urban Areas
03 Dr. Joseph Wilson - The Bees in Your Backyard
02 Dr. Elaine Evans - Citizen Science and Surveying Bumblebees
01 Francis Ratnieks - The Benefits of Bees in Urban Areas
00 Welcome to PolliNation