Pollination | A Pollinator Health Podcast

Listen in as we talk about Reardon’s landmark bill, what it has done for pollinators, and how he involved the bee-keeping community. “[This bill] is one of my favorite projects, ever.“ - Jeff Reardon. Learn more about this episode of PolliNation at bit.ly/PN-Jeff-Reardon

Listen in as we talk about honey bee nutrition, what beekeepers need to know about nutrition supplements and sterols, and what Ramesh has learned about controlling varroa mites. “There is not much that we understand about the needs of sterols in honey bees.” - Dr. Ramesh Sagili. Learn more about this episode of PolliNation at http://bit.ly/PN-Ramesh-Sagili

Listen in as we talk about butterflies, their fascinating relationship with nature, and how you can plant your garden to attract more butterflies. “The first step is to be curious about butterflies and start noticing them, and then where does your interest lie? Would you like to know more about their natural history? Do you want more of them in your yard? Or are you a birder who wants something new?“ - Alison Center. Learn more about this episode of PolliNation at http://bit.ly/PN-Alison-Center

Listen in to hear about the history of pollinators in Northern Canada, wintering techniques, and how packages of bees have changed the beekeeping industry. “In the summertime, it’s God’s country for beekeeping.“ - John Gruszka. Learn more about this episode of PolliNation at http://bit.ly/PN-John-Gruszka

Listen in to learn more about the BEEvent, Oregon’s pollinator conference, and what this event provides gardeners and pollinator enthusiasts of all kinds. “There is a lot of hunger out there to do something to help [pollinators], but people don’t know what to do, and we’re giving them that information.” - Susan Morton. Learn more about this episode of PolliNation at http://bit.ly/PN-BEEvent

Listen in to learn about ground nesting bees, the potential problems of plant lists, and how to maximize the benefits of urban landscapes for pollinators. “A lot of [gardeners] don’t recognize the importance of next sites for bees, and in particular, the importance of nest sites for ground nesting bees.“ - Dr. Gail Langellotto. Learn more about this episode of PolliNation at http://bit.ly/PN-Dr-Gail-Langellotto

Listen in to learn about the effect of the winter season on bee populations, how bees have adapted, and what beekeepers can do to protect their colonies. “They’re in such large numbers, they wouldn’t be able to make it through another year if they couldn't start the spring earlier than the other species. That’s in a way an advantage, but also a curse.” - Mehmet Doke. Learn more about this episode of PolliNation at http://bit.ly/PN-Mehmet-Ali-Doke

Listen in to learn about highbush blueberries, and how honeybees can greatly benefit the pollination and harvest of your plants. “[Blueberries] are blooming in the spring, when we usually have fairly heavy rainfall, low temperatures, windstorms, and those are all environmental conditions that are really not good for foraging activities, especially in honeybees.” - Matt Arrington. Learn more about this episode of PolliNation at http://bit.ly/PN-Matt-Arrington

Listen in as we go over pesticide's effects on pollinators, the difficulties in testing, and the advantages certain insects have in fighting pesticides. “It’s a bit ironic that the most convenient organism for which to study toxicology from a logistical perspective, the honey bee, is also the most problematic one for which to interpret toxicology.“ - Doug Sponsler. Learn more about this episode of PolliNation at http://bit.ly/PN-Doug-Sponsler

Listen in to learn about how urban environments affect pollinators, what homeowners and civil planners can do to improve them, and which plants and trees are best for the city. “People can even help their own local micro-habitat by shading their driveway and their house and things like that, which saves you energy to boot.“ - Steve Frank. Learn more about this episode of PolliNation at http://bit.ly/PN-Steve-Frank

Listen in as we talk about the Alan’s work with GloryBee, their raising of bee awareness, and how beginning beekeepers can get started. “At the beginning those were the two tenets of what we’re still trying to achieve today: to raise and expand awareness, and raise support [for honeybees]. “ - Alan Turanski. Learn more about this episode of PolliNation at bit.ly/PN-Alan-Turanski

Find out more about what you can do for pollinators at your own home, and how Al blends aesthetic and functional aspects of landscaping and pollinator habitats. “It seemed just a horrible shame to have 500-odd acres of space here on campus and have it all strictly geared toward something you look at as you pass by. We could do a better job than that.“ - Al Shay. Learn more about this episode of PolliNation at http://bit.ly/PN-Al-Shay

Listen in as we talk about the bee population of Canada, her new captive breeding project, and how citizen science positively impacts her research. “He surveyed a wide variety of people, and the vast majority of them think bees are important but nobody really knows what a bee is versus what a fly is.“ - Sarah Johnson. Learn more about this episode of PolliNation at bit.ly/PN-Sarah-Johnson

In today’s episode, we will learn about Skyler’s work with pollinators, his projects with citizen scientists, and how you can get started in taxonomy. “Things like ‘Bees In Your Backyard’ are really helpful, but until you have the bee in your hand, it’s really difficult to know what you’ve got.“ - Skyler Burrows. Learn more about this episode of PolliNation at bit.ly/PN-Skyler-Burrows

Listen in to this episode to learn about how you can keep your colonies safe from varroa mites, and what tools you can use to prevent and manage them. “It’s not if your colony has varroa mites, that’s not the question you should be asking. You should be asking how many mites does my colony have? ” - Dr. Dewey M. Caron. Learn more about this episode of PolliNation at bit.ly/PN-Dr-Dewey-M-Caron

We will be talking about mosquito abatement techniques, their effect on pollinator health, and the research Kristen’s team has done to keep them safe. “They really wanted to know if what they were doing with mosquito control was killing bees, so they asked if we could help address that topic.” - Kristen Healy. Learn more about this episode of PolliNation at http://bit.ly/PN-Kristen-Healy

Listen in to learn George's experience as a land manager, good practice in cultivating pollinator habitats, and his work in the advocacy of pollinators. “We’re creating in many areas what are virtually pollinator deserts.“ - George Hansen. Learn more about this episode of PolliNation at http://bit.ly/PN-George-Hansen

Listen in to learn more about the Oregon Flora Project, and the amazing benefits their research and data collection has on pollinators. “The Oregon Flora Project is striving to make information useful and relevant…to a broad sector of the population.“ - Linda Hardison Learn more about this episode of PolliNation at bit.ly/PolliNation-22

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 research program combines observational, experimental, and comparative approaches to test predictions from theory in empirical settings. He recently lead the Pollinators in Managed Forests workshop, which brought together speakers from Oregon State, Washington State, Montana State and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to address a variety of topics, including the influence of wildfire severity, salvage logging, herbicides and practical ways to augment blooms for native bees. We’re talking today about how pollinator habitats and forests coexist and work with each other, the ways that bees thrive in forested areas, and how he and others in the field have begun researching the interaction of pollinators in forested areas. “There’s a lot more that we don’t know about bees in managed forests t

Erin Udal leads community pollinator conservation projects out of Vancouver, BC and was formerly the Program Manager and Pollinator Specialist with the Environmental Youth Alliance. With her background in conservation biology, she designs bee-friendly gardens and develops citizen science projects, working to help people protect pollinators in our backyards and parks. Erin finds facilitating hands-on outdoor education very rewarding, and always pleased to share the fascinating and diverse world of native bees with anyone who cares to learn. On today's episode, we talk with Erin Udal about developing citizen science projects, working to help people protect pollinators in our backyards and parks. “I think it was Carl Sagan that said, ’Science is not so much a body of information, but a way of thinking’, and so I want people to feel like they are part of that way of thinking.“ - Erin Udal. Learn more about this episode of PolliNation at http://bit.ly/PolliNation-20