PolliNation Podcast

By Oregon State University Extension

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Episodes: 260

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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.

Episode Date
259 - Washington State Update (so much news)
Apr 21, 2024
258 - Tillamook Apiary and Garden Learning Center (aka there is more to Tillamook than cheese)
Apr 01, 2024
257 - Lotmaria... the bee gut organism you have never heard of
Mar 10, 2024
256 - Backyard Habitat Certification
Feb 19, 2024
255 - Stay out! The perils of commercial bumble colonies to wild queens.
Feb 05, 2024
254 - Restoring Pollinator Habitat with Greenbelt Land Trust
Jan 22, 2024
253 - Bee Friendly Farming in the PNW
Dec 11, 2023
252 - Maximizing pollination potential in cherries
Nov 27, 2023
251 - Surveying for American foulbrood in honey
Nov 12, 2023
250 - Garden bees of Portland
Oct 30, 2023
249 - How to buy a native plant
Oct 23, 2023
248 - The art of pollination
Oct 18, 2023
247 - Too hot for pollen?
Oct 09, 2023
246 - Prairie Strips
Sep 25, 2023
245 - Bee Friendly Gardening with Elliott Gordon
Sep 18, 2023
244 - Bee Friendly Gardening with Lynn Kunstman
Sep 11, 2023
243 - Bee Friendly Gardening
Sep 03, 2023
242 - Bee Friendly Wine (King Estate)
Aug 09, 2023
241 - Rip out your lawn (and replace it with subalpine meadow)
Jul 17, 2023
240 - Bumble bee nest relocation and rearing
Jul 10, 2023
239 - Oregon Master Beekeeper Field Day
Jun 26, 2023
238 - National Pollinator Week 2023
Jun 19, 2023
237 - Bee Friendly Wine (Sokol Blosser)
Jun 12, 2023
236 - Vanderpool - (Very) wet start to PNW beekeeping
Apr 23, 2023
235 - Kulhanek - Washington's new Pollinator Health Research and Extension Program!
Apr 04, 2023
234 - Goldstein - Colony strength and blueberry pollination
Mar 05, 2023
233 - Hill - The Latest Buzz
Feb 26, 2023
232 - Shannon - Do adjuvants influence bee health?
Feb 10, 2023
231 - Dean - Georgia bee license plate
Feb 07, 2023
230 - Eeraerts - Stocking honey bee colonies for the landscape
Jan 01, 2023
229 - Lu - Marker assisted selection 101 (for breeding honey bees)
Dec 21, 2022
228 - Rinkevich - Are varroa resistant to amitraz?
Dec 14, 2022
227 - Lindsay- Matching plants to bees
Dec 07, 2022
226 - Spendal - Those amazing mason bees
Nov 07, 2022
225 - Chabert - Would blueberry yield benefit from planting different cultivars together?
Oct 25, 2022
224 - Jennings and Willson - Washington Native Bee Society (WANBS)
Oct 18, 2022
223 - Youngsteadt - Urban bees: what drives diversity and how do we measure it?
Oct 02, 2022
222 - Danielsen - Pollinator habitat on water pipelines?
Sep 25, 2022
221 - Taylor - Bees and school farms
Sep 19, 2022
220 - Washington Co Master Gardener - Pollinator Outreach (par excellence)
Sep 04, 2022
219 - Labuschagne - Living through a Varroapocolypse
Aug 22, 2022
218 - Casey Holland - What the heck does IPM mean (in New Mexico)?
Aug 14, 2022
217 - O'Shea-Wheller - Are varroa resistant bees ready for primetime with the POL line?
Aug 08, 2022
216 - Yang and Henle - Machines learning to classify insecticides as toxic to bees
Jul 31, 2022
215 - Mahood - Drone congregation areas
Jun 19, 2022
214 - Paul - Mason Bees in (an unusually) Cool Wet Spring
Jun 13, 2022
213 - Whitford and Feken - The complex life of the honey bee
Jun 06, 2022
212 - Clay Bolt - Grassland Pollinators
May 29, 2022
211 - Morfin - New Tech Transfer Program in BC
May 13, 2022
210 - Coffan - What’s going on with Western Monarchs
May 02, 2022
209 - Burgett - Working together in the PNW
Apr 03, 2022
208 - Merissa Moeller - Endangered Species Act 101
Mar 14, 2022
207 - Andony Melathopoulos - How did I get into bees?
Mar 06, 2022
206 - Ellen Topitzhofer - The Holy Grail: Banking Queens Over the Winter
Mar 01, 2022
205 - George Kaufman - What the heck does IPM mean (in blueberries)?
Feb 16, 2022
204 - Josée Rousseau - Birds and the bees: How bird data can inform us on where insect pollinators live
Jan 30, 2022
203 - Dana Church - How humans changed the world of bumble bees
Jan 26, 2022
202 - Moyer - Getting Bees Out of the Walls
Jan 16, 2022
201 - Nico Ardans - What the heck does IPM mean (in nurseries)?
Dec 31, 2021
200 - OSU Pollinator Health Lab - An Expose!
Dec 06, 2021
199 - Kayla Perry - What drives bumble bee community composition?
Nov 27, 2021
198 - James Tracy - Monarch collisions on roadways
Nov 22, 2021
197 - Laura Johnson - Bee Health in Vermont
Nov 08, 2021
196 - Bob Walters - Bee Check
Oct 24, 2021
195 - Maddie Carpenter - What is the North American honey bee?
Oct 17, 2021
194 - Joe Maresh - Oregon State Beekeepers Association Conference
Oct 04, 2021
193 - Laurie Adams and Josette Lewis - California Pollinator Coalition
Sep 29, 2021
192 - Lisa DeVetter - Blueberry Pollination Planner
Sep 20, 2021
191 - Jen Hayes - Natives v nativars for pollinators
Sep 14, 2021
190 - Maxime Eeraerts - Sweet cherry pollination
Aug 30, 2021
189 - Spencer Leonard - Fable of the Bees (Part 2)
Aug 25, 2021
188 - Spencer Leonard - Fable of the Bees (Part 1)
Aug 16, 2021
187 - Mace Vaughn - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Pollinators
Aug 02, 2021
186 - Dean Herzfeld - Where do pesticide applicators get their training?
Jul 26, 2021
185 - Kathleen Law - Keeping Bees Safe During Blueberries
Jul 13, 2021
184 - Steve Javorek - Bee Habitat in Lowbush Blueberry
Jun 23, 2021
183 - Pollinator Partnership - National Pollinator Week (and Beyond)
Jun 14, 2021
182 - Miranda Jones - The Great Oregon Squash Bee Hunt
Jun 08, 2021
181- Jim Cane - Pollination of raspberries and other caneberries
May 09, 2021
180- Glyn Stephens - Splitting your booming colonies
May 02, 2021
179- Michael Branstetter - The deep history of the mason bees
Apr 25, 2021
178- Anna Ashby and Amber Reece - 10 beekeeping questions you were too afraid to ask
Apr 18, 2021
177- Olivia Messinger Carril - A field guide to the common bees of North America?
Apr 11, 2021
176- Fred Weisensee - The pollinator plants you need!
Apr 04, 2021
175 - Marie Vicksta and Michael O'Loughlin - Pollinator Habitat on County Roadsides
Mar 28, 2021
174 -Veronica Wignall - Whacking bees for science: Competitive exclusion between honey bees and bumblebees in the UK
Mar 21, 2021
173 - Jessica Rendon - Japanese beetle (is no friend of pollinators)
Mar 14, 2021
172 - Theresa Pitts-Singer - Where next for managed solitary bees
Mar 07, 2021
171 - Brittany Goodrich - How pollinator markets work
Feb 28, 2021
170 - Halie Cousineau - School gardens and pollinators
Feb 21, 2021
169 - Al Shay - Moving your pollinator garden up a notch
Feb 14, 2021
168 - Carolyn Breece and Ellen Topitzhofer - Late Winter Hive Management
Feb 07, 2021
167 - Linda Hardison - Oregon Flora… reloaded
Jan 31, 2021
166 - Alison McAfee - Queens don’t like it too hot or cold
Jan 24, 2021
165 - Zach Portman - When pan traps might not pan out (for bee surveys).
Jan 17, 2021
164 - Chris Looney - Hornets and invasive bumble bees in Washington
Jan 10, 2021
163 - Ian Tait - 2020 Year in Review
Jan 03, 2021
162 - Katie Buckley - Washington’s Pollinator Health Task Force
Dec 06, 2020
161 - Kate LeCroy- Exotic Mason Bees
Dec 02, 2020
160 - Jim Cane - Bees and fire
Nov 22, 2020
159 - Jamie Ellis - Turning the corner with varroa?
Nov 15, 2020
158 - Kara Maddox - Pollinators for the Masses
Nov 08, 2020
157 - Katie Arstingstall - Bees collect pollen from more plants than you think
Oct 18, 2020
156 - Shelley Hoover - Preparing hives for winter
Oct 11, 2020
155 - Brian Speisman - Bee Machine
Sep 27, 2020
Episode 154 - Josh Vlach - Invasive pests and pollinators
Sep 20, 2020
153 - Miles Dakin - Bee Friendly Farming
Sep 13, 2020
152 - August Jackson - The Steens Mountains
Sep 06, 2020
151 - Sarah Peebles - Resonating Bodies
Aug 30, 2020
150 - Master Melittologists
Aug 23, 2020
149 - Caydee Savinelli - BeSure
Aug 16, 2020
148 - John Ascher - 10 Oregon Bees
Aug 09, 2020
147 - Christina Groziner - BeeScape
Aug 02, 2020
146 - Shelby Kilpatrick - Checklist of Pennsylvania Bees
Jul 26, 2020
145 - Native Bee Society of British Columbia - Connecting bee enthusiasts together
Jul 19, 2020
144 - Mike Burgett - The “other” honey bees
Jul 12, 2020
143 - Hailey Wallace - What makes a bee garden tick?
Jul 05, 2020
142 Megan Asche - Social Wasps
Jun 28, 2020
141 - Neil Bell - The best pollinator shrubs and trees
Jun 21, 2020
140 Rebecca Sweet - Pollinator cover crops in vineyards
Jun 14, 2020
139 Jay Evans - Beeoptimism: Reflections on the advances in bee research
Jun 09, 2020
138 Ron Spendal - The secret lives of mason bees
May 31, 2020
137 John Ascher - The problem with measuring bee decline
May 25, 2020
136 Mandy Shaw - Bee Entrepreneurship
May 17, 2020
135 Suzie Savoie - Spring native pollinator plants
May 10, 2020
134 Jim Cane - Spring Bees
Apr 29, 2020
133 Kim Patten - Pollinator habitat on working farms
Apr 18, 2020
132 - Meghan Milbrath - European Foulbrood
Mar 31, 2020
131 - Megan O'Rourke - Pasture for beef... and bees?
Mar 23, 2020
130 - Carolyn Breece - Should you keep bees?
Mar 02, 2020
129 - Ron Bitner - Vineyards for Pollinators
Feb 26, 2020
128 – Serkan Ates – Livestock forage plants and bees
Feb 16, 2020
127 – Kirsten Traynor – 2 Million Blossoms
Feb 08, 2020
126 – Casey Hale – Bees that are parasites on other bees
Jan 27, 2020
125 – Lila Westreich – The Secret Life of Mason Bees
Jan 20, 2020
124 – Lauren Ponisio – Pollinator Hedgerows
Jan 13, 2020
123 – Megan Swanson – Bees in the Classroom
Jan 06, 2020
122 – The End of 2019 Show
Dec 22, 2019
121 – Weston Miller – Solving Pest Problems
Dec 16, 2019
120 – Claire Kremen and Corin Pease – New to the PNW
Dec 09, 2019
119 – MR Pollination – Alfalfa leafcutter bees
Dec 02, 2019
118 - Rich Hatfield - Queen Quest
Nov 25, 2019
117 - Gregory Lynch - Miel Montréal Co-op
Nov 19, 2019
116 - Highlights from Apimondia 2019
Nov 11, 2019
115 - Robert Marshall - Roadside pollinator habitat
Nov 04, 2019
114 - John Jacob - Solar panels and pollinator habitat
Oct 14, 2019
113 - Kass Urban-Mead - Bees in trees?
Oct 07, 2019
112 - Bob Curtis - Improving bee health during pollination
Sep 30, 2019
111 - August Jackson - Bees of the Willamette Valley
Sep 16, 2019
110 - International Pollinator Conference Highlights (2019)
Sep 02, 2019
109 - Shelley Hoover - Its all in the queen
Aug 26, 2019
108 - Rosalyn Johnson - Bio-diverse and drought-tolerant gardens
Aug 18, 2019
107 - Bryan Danforth - The Solitary Bees
Aug 12, 2019
106 - Jim Cane - Squash and Sunflower Bees
Aug 04, 2019
105 - Tyson Wepprich - Insect Apocalypse?
Jul 29, 2019
104 - Bonnie Shoffner - The finer points of pollinator outreach
Jul 22, 2019
103 - Rachel Mallinger - Bees in blueberries, forests and gardens (in Florida)
Jul 15, 2019
102 - Jacob Pecenka - Watermelons, pests and pollination
Jul 01, 2019
101 - Sharon Selvaggio - Labeling Pollinator Plants
Jun 17, 2019
100 - THE Everything-You-wanted-to-know-about-pollinators-but-were-afraid- to-ask SHOW
Jun 10, 2019
99 – Adam Allington – The Business of Bees
Jun 04, 2019
98 – Bob Falconer – Backyard Pollinator Strips Made Easy
May 27, 2019
97 Hannah Levenson - Regional bee communities (and the plants they like)
May 20, 2019
96 Mia Park - Urban Prairie Restoration for Bees
May 13, 2019
95 Lincoln Best - The Oregon Bee Atlas
Apr 29, 2019
94 Aaron Anderson - Which Native Plants Are Best For In Your Garden For Oregon Bees?
Apr 15, 2019
93 Dr. Elina L Niño - Pollinating California Almonds
Apr 08, 2019
92 Jim Cane - The Weird And Wonderful World of Alfalfa Pollination
Apr 01, 2019
91 Pierre Lau - The Everything-You-Wanted-To-Know-About-Pollen Episode
Mar 25, 2019
90 Dr. Casey Delphia - The Bees of Montana
Mar 18, 2019
89 Kim Flottum - The Venerable Tradition of Getting the Word Out About Bees
Mar 11, 2019
88 Rebecca Perry and Grace Cope - The Benefits of Golf Course Flower Patches Depends on Course Management
Mar 04, 2019
87 Steve Peterson - How To Make Mason Bees Thrive?
Feb 25, 2019
86 Dr. Priyadarshini Chakrabarti - The Secret Life of Bee Nutrition
Feb 18, 2019
85 Lynda Boyer - Producing Native Plants For Bees
Feb 04, 2019
84 Kathleen Baughman - Nurseries and Pollinators
Jan 28, 2019
83 Harry Vanderpool - Talking to Pesticide Applicators About Bees
Jan 21, 2019
82 Sarah Kincaid - Promoting Bee-Friendly Farming
Jan 14, 2019
81 Dr. Valerie Peters - Climate Change, Pollinators and Coffee
Jan 07, 2019
80 Dr. Christina Mogren - Bees in Hawaii
Dec 31, 2018
79 Robyn Shephard - Hybrid Vegetable Seed Pollination
Dec 24, 2018
78 Emily Erickson - Breeding and The Attractiveness of Garden Plants
Dec 17, 2018
77 David Cantlin - More Clover In Your Turf? Lessons from the City of Fife
Dec 10, 2018
76 Dr. Chelsea Cook - Honey Bee Scouting and the Virtues of Being Easily Distracted
Dec 03, 2018
75 Amy Cox - Eco-lawns and Pollinators
Nov 26, 2018
74 Lila Westreich - Mason Bees and Landscapes
Nov 19, 2018
73 Research Retinue - Is Glyphosate Harmful To Bees?
Nov 12, 2018
72 Garth Mulkey - Specialty seeds and bees
Nov 05, 2018
71 Courtney MacInnis and Dr. Steve Pernal - Honey Bee Nosema Disease: An Old Disease With New Twists
Oct 22, 2018
70 Dr. Sara Galbraith - Measuring success: mason bees as an indicator of forest management quality
Oct 15, 2018
69 Michelle Flenniken - Bee viruses
Oct 08, 2018
68 Project Apis m. - Enhancing the Health of Honey Bees Through Research and Education
Sep 24, 2018
67 Rich Hatfield - PNW Bumble Bee Atlas
Sep 17, 2018
66 Dr. Sarah Lawson - The small carpenter bee and their Cinderella daughters
Aug 27, 2018
65 Robert Coffin and Josh Loy - Teeing off with Monarch Butterflies
Aug 20, 2018
64 Mike Rodia - Residential Beekeeping and the Law
Aug 13, 2018
63 Lori Weidenhammer - Victory Gardens for Bees
Aug 06, 2018
62 Sam Droege and the Bee School
Jul 30, 2018
61 Dale Mitchell - Oregon’s pesticide incidence reporting system
Jul 23, 2018
60 Dr. Bob Peterson - Alfalfa leafcutting bees and mosquitos.
Jul 16, 2018
59 Dr. Hollis Woodard - Bees in dynamic and extreme environments
Jul 09, 2018
58 Pollinators and their People: The voices of Oregon Pollinator Week 2018
Jul 02, 2018
57 Drs. Margaret Couvillon and Roger Schürch - Measuring bee habitat quality through honey bee dances
Jun 25, 2018
56 Dr. Ramesh Sagili - How to make a lot of honey this year!
Jun 18, 2018
55 Mimi Jenkins - Watermelon Pollination: How native bees affect watermelon crops
Jun 04, 2018
54 Ron Miksha - Crop Pollination: Past, Present and Future
May 28, 2018
53 Kelly Rourke - National Pollinator Week
May 21, 2018
52 OSU Research Retinue - Mowing or mowing less: What helps the bees more?
May 15, 2018
51 Heather Higo - Rearing your Own Queens
May 07, 2018
50 Lincoln Best - Taxonomy with The Oregon Bee Atlas
Apr 30, 2018
49 A $7 million investment in pollinator health by the Foundation for Food and Agricultural Research (FFAR)
Apr 23, 2018
48 Travis Owen - The Amateur Anthecologist
Apr 16, 2018
47 Briana Ezray - Mullerian mimicry and why telling bumble bee species apart by color can be hard.
Apr 09, 2018
46 A Well-Curated Bee In A Museum Is Worth A Thousand Pictures
Mar 26, 2018
45 Practicing Good Mason Bee Stewardship... The Bee Buddy Way
Mar 19, 2018
44 John Gates - Making Nucleus Colonies
Mar 12, 2018
43 Mark L. Winston - Listening to Bees
Mar 05, 2018
42 OSU Bee Squad - Honey Bees and Conservation (Research Retinue)
Feb 26, 2018
41 Rose Kachadoorian - What States Are Doing For pollinator Health
Feb 19, 2018
40 Tom Landis - Monarch Butterflies in Southwestern Oregon
Feb 12, 2018
39 Jeff Reardon - Bees in the Legislature
Feb 05, 2018
38 Dr. Ramesh Sagili - The Elusive Secrets of Honey Bee Nutrition and Controlling Varroa Mites
Jan 29, 2018
37 Alison Center - North American Butterfly Association
Jan 22, 2018
36 John Gruszka - Independence From Packaged Honey Bees: the Case of Saskatchewan, Canada
Jan 15, 2018
35 BEEvent - Oregon’s Pollinator Conference
Jan 08, 2018
34 Dr. Gail Langellotto - What Pollinators Need From Gardeners in Urban Habitats
Jan 01, 2018
33 Mehmet Ali Döke - How Honey Bees Survive The Winter
Dec 26, 2017
32 Matt Arrington - Highbush Blueberries and Honeybees
Dec 18, 2017
31 Doug Sponsler - The Risk of Pesticides to Honey Bees and Ecotoxicology
Dec 04, 2017
30 Steve Frank - Navigating Urban Environments For Pollinators
Nov 27, 2017
29 Alan Turanski - Saving The Bee Through Pollinator Awareness
Nov 20, 2017
28 Al Shay - Urban Landscapes for People and Pollinators
Nov 13, 2017
27 Sarah Johnson - On Bumblebee Watch with Citizen Scientists
Nov 06, 2017
26 Skyler Burrows - Bringing Taxonomy to Citizen Scientists
Oct 30, 2017
25 Dr. Dewey M. Caron - Managing and Preventing Varroa Mites
Oct 23, 2017
24 Kristen Healy - Mosquito Abatement and Pollinators
Oct 16, 2017
23 George Hansen - Beekeeper Built Bee Habitat
Oct 09, 2017
22 Oregon Flora Project - Making A New Natural Resource
Oct 02, 2017
21 Dr. Jim Rivers - Seeing The Forest For The Bees
Sep 18, 2017
20 Erin Udal - Bringing Bees To The People
Sep 11, 2017
19 David Phipps - Golf Courses as Pollinator Habitat
Aug 28, 2017
18 Lynn Royce – Bees in The Trees
Aug 14, 2017
17 Ellie Andrews – The Sociology of Pollinator Health
Aug 07, 2017
16 Ellen Topitzhofer – Honey Bee Parasite Spread in Pollination
Jul 31, 2017
15 Jen Holt - How to Become a Master Beekeeper
Jul 24, 2017
14 Jessa Kay Cruz - Creating Pollinator Habitat Around Farms
Jul 17, 2017
13 Ruth Marsh - Repairing Bees with Art
Jul 10, 2017
12 Scott MacIvor - The Bees of Toronto
Jul 03, 2017
11 Laura Taylor - Pollinator Restoration in Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Jun 26, 2017
10 Aimee Code - Using Pesticides around Bee Habitat
Jun 19, 2017
09 Dr. Meghan Milbrath – Northern Bee Breeding Network
Jun 12, 2017
08 Sujaya Rao - Contrary Perspective to Native Bee Declines in Agricultural Landscapes: The Willamette Valley Experience
Jun 05, 2017
07 Sarah Common – Hive for Humanity: Keeping People Healthy with Bees
May 30, 2017
06 Dr. Dave Smitley - Protecting Pollinators in Urban Landscapes
May 26, 2017
05 Mike Burgett - Honeybee Pollination Markets
May 24, 2017
04 Dr. David Lowenstein - Wild Pollinators in Urban Areas
May 22, 2017
03 Dr. Joseph Wilson - The Bees in Your Backyard
May 19, 2017
02 Dr. Elaine Evans - Citizen Science and Surveying Bumblebees
May 17, 2017
01 Francis Ratnieks - The Benefits of Bees in Urban Areas
May 15, 2017
00 Welcome to PolliNation
Feb 24, 2017