Pollination | A Pollinator Health Podcast
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Sinopsis
PolliNation is a podcast from Oregon State University Extension Service that tells the stories of researchers, land managers and concerned citizens who are making bold strides to improve the health of pollinators.
Episodios
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159 - Jamie Ellis - Turning the corner with varroa?
15/11/2020 Duración: 36minUS beekeepers have been struggling to manage varroa mites for over 30 years. Our guest discusses why a solution to varroa has been so elusive and what it would take to finally turn the corner with varroa over the next decade.
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158 - Kara Maddox - Pollinators for the Masses
08/11/2020 Duración: 43minIn this episode we learn about an initiative in Texas that engages thousands of families in education around pollinators, headed by the National Pesticide Safety Education Center (NPSEC) and Prairie View A&M University.
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157 - Katie Arstingstall - Bees collect pollen from more plants than you think
18/10/2020 Duración: 41minWe have a very dim picture of the flowers bees collect pollen from. In this episode we hear about how lab techniques can be combined with field records of plant occurrences to show that bees may be using a lot more sources of pollen than we once thought.
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156 - Shelley Hoover - Preparing hives for winter
11/10/2020 Duración: 25minThe highest period of honey bee colony mortality is during the winter. But there are a number of tricks to ensure high colony survival. In this episode we visit a Canadian bee yard to learn about what they do.
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155 - Brian Speisman - Bee Machine
27/09/2020 Duración: 43minIdentifying bees is notoriously difficult and often is an obstacle to beginners interested in contributing to native bee surveys. In this episode we learn about a new initiative to identify bees with machine learning.
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Episode 154 - Josh Vlach - Invasive pests and pollinators
20/09/2020 Duración: 45minWe have all heard about Asian Giant Hornet, but what are some of the other invasive pests that threaten pollinators? We hear about species of concern in Oregon as well as measures taken to prevent their introduction.
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153 - Miles Dakin - Bee Friendly Farming
13/09/2020 Duración: 25minPollinator Partnership’s Bee Friendly Farming programs encourages and rewards growers for taking steps to improve pollinator health on farms. We hear about some new features of the program and how people can get involved.
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151 - Sarah Peebles - Resonating Bodies
30/08/2020 Duración: 49minNative bees have secret and mysterious lives. Beyond their visits to flowers, they spend most of their lives beyond our experience. This week we hear from a sound artist whose work places us deep in the lives of our native bees.
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150 - Master Melittologists
23/08/2020 Duración: 44minThe OSU Pollinator Health Program and Oregon Bee Project have worked together to develop a first of a kind Extension certificate program, the Master Melittologist program. The program is designed for people passionate about native bees and who want to embark on the long term survey of these bees in the state.
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149 - Caydee Savinelli - BeSure
16/08/2020 Duración: 29minGrowers and applicators learn about pollinator health from a wide range of sources. In this episode we hear about an initiative by a coalition led by industry groups to reduce pesticide exposure to pollinators.
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148 - John Ascher - 10 Oregon Bees
09/08/2020 Duración: 59minThere is some great information being collected about Oregon bees by non-experts use phone apps like iNaturalist. In this episode we hear about how to produce a solid record and some of the top 10 bees people are finding.
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147 - Christina Groziner - BeeScape
02/08/2020 Duración: 37minDo you ever wonder how good the area around you is for pollinators? This week we learn about a new tool that allows you to assess your landscape for flower resources, bee nesting habitat and aggregate pesticide use.
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146 - Shelby Kilpatrick - Checklist of Pennsylvania Bees
26/07/2020 Duración: 34minHow do you figure out what bees are in a state, both in the present and historically. You build a checklist! In this episode we learn about how checklists are made from a recent effort in Pennsylvania.
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145 - Native Bee Society of British Columbia - Connecting bee enthusiasts together
19/07/2020 Duración: 14minThere are a growing number of people interested in native bees, but not many regional organizations you can belong to. Today we hear about an example of building such organizations in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
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144 - Mike Burgett - The “other” honey bees
12/07/2020 Duración: 01h05minThe common European honey bee is not the only species of honey bee. The biodiversity of the species Apis is rich in SE Asia. In this episode we get to know each of the species in detail.
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143 - Hailey Wallace - What makes a bee garden tick?
05/07/2020 Duración: 41minBee gardens involve matching plants that bloom at different times, to bees that emerge at different times. And not all bee species go to all flowers. In this episode we hear about how all these factors come together in Portland gardens.
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142 Megan Asche - Social Wasps
28/06/2020 Duración: 42minSocial wasps are in the news these days. They are often confused with bees. This week we take a deep dive into the world of our most fascinating social wasps, the paper wasps.
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141 - Neil Bell - The best pollinator shrubs and trees
21/06/2020 Duración: 53minShrubs and trees are key to any landscape designed for pollinators. This episode we tap OSU’s shrub and tree expert to list the top picks for spring, summer and winter and to learn how to care for them.
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140 Rebecca Sweet - Pollinator cover crops in vineyards
14/06/2020 Duración: 47minCreating pollinator habitat on farms is not as simple as it sounds. To be successful the habitat has to integrate into the cropping system and have low establishment and maintenance costs. In this episode we hear about efforts to strike this balance in Oregon vineyards.