PolliNation Podcast

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PolliNation Podcast

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.

  1. 280 - Buzzing with Innovation | PolliNation

    HÁ 2 DIAS

    280 - Buzzing with Innovation | PolliNation

    Karen Pedersen is a fifth generation commercial beekeeper and apiary owner in Cut Knife, Saskatchewan, Canada. Pedersen Apiaries make hundreds of pounds of honey bee colony, while wintering single brood chamber colonies outdoors when temperatures are -30F below. She also leads an impressive stock improvement program. Harry and Andony find how she does it in this week's episode.  Pedersen Apiaries website: http://www.pedersenapiaries.ca Bee Maid Honey Coop: https://www.beemaid.com Harvesting Honey: https://youtu.be/CNc-AfvCgLA?si=I867-OJNHnC4qaA6

    51min
  2. 279 - Southern Oregon Buzzway | PolliNation

    13 DE JAN.

    279 - Southern Oregon Buzzway | PolliNation

    In this episode we learn about an effort to map pollinator habitat, as well as their stories, in Southern Oregon. The Southern Oregon Buzzway is a collaboration between Southern Oregon University and Pollinator Project Rogue Valley.  Pollinator Project Rogue Valley: https://www.pollinatorprojectroguevalley.org/ Southern Oregon Buzzway Map: https://www.pollinatorprojectroguevalley.org/rogue-buzzway-maps Dr. Jamie Trammell's work: https://sou.edu/academics/environmental-science/faculty/e-jamie-trammell/

    31min
  3. 278 - Fabrication For Beekeepers | PolliNation

    6 DE JAN.

    278 - Fabrication For Beekeepers | PolliNation

    This week on our Commercial Beekeeping segment, Nick VanCalcar from VanCalcar Apiaries in Amity, Oregon joins us to discuss the importance of doing your own fabrication in beekeeping operations.

    38min
  4. 277 - New PNW Bee Keys | PolliNation

    23/12/2024

    277 - New PNW Bee Keys | PolliNation

    There are over a thousand species of bees in the Pacific Northwest. However, The resources available for someone to tell the bees apart is lacking for this region. In this episode we hear from the team that is working to solve this problem. Carol Yamada, Lincoln Best, August Jackson, Jim Rivers, Joshua Dunlap & Joe Engler discuss their publication of four new taxonomic keys for the bees of the PNW.

    46min
  5. 276 - Large Colony Losses Looming

    16/12/2024

    276 - Large Colony Losses Looming

    Early reports are that there may be a large loss of commercial honey bee colonies across the U.S. this winter. In this episode we are joined by co-host Harry Vanderpool to talk with Russell Heitkam. Russell is a second generation beekeeper and Northern California queen, queen cell, package, and nuc producer. He also brokers about 7,000 hives from Oregon and Washington for almond pollination.

    52min
  6. 275 - Do Filter Strips Help Bees and Butterflies?

    09/12/2024

    275 - Do Filter Strips Help Bees and Butterflies?

    Filter strips surround agricultural fields and reduce soil loss and pesticide effluent reaching streams and rivers. They can also host flowering plants that bees and butterflies like. We talk to Dr. Amy Toth about whether these narrow ribbons of land can actually benefit pollinators. Toth Lab website: https://www.tothlab.org/people Episode 246 on filter strips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MIcDh_SreU

    24min
  7. 274 - Commercial Beekeeping

    02/12/2024

    274 - Commercial Beekeeping

    This week we kick off our new segment on commercial beekeeping with our new co-host, Harry Vanderpool of Vanderpool Farms in Salem, OR. Harry shares his beekeeping journey and what it takes to run a successful operation.

    43min
  8. 273 - European Mason Bees in America

    25/11/2024

    273 - European Mason Bees in America

    Michael Getz, a master's student here at Oregon State University, joins us this week on PolliNation to discuss his new paper on the recent introduction of the European Mason bee (Osmia cornuta) to British Columbia, Canada. Using computer vision technology he was able to identify Mason bee cocoons and model the bee's spread across North America.  Learn more about Michael's research here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/381659270_The_Establishment_and_Potential_Spread_of_Osmia_cornuta_Hymenoptera_Megachilidae_in_North_America

    26min
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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.

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  • Criado por
    Oregon State University Extension
  • Anos de atividade
    2017 - 2025
  • Episódios
    280
  • Classificação
    Livre
  • Site do podcast
    PolliNation Podcast

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