PolliNation

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.

259 - Washington State Update (so much news) 04/21/2024

259 - Washington State Update (so much news) This episode we catch up with Katie Buckley the Pollinator Health Coordinator for Washington State Department of Agriculture. She tells us about two new pollinator bills that passed in the Washington Legislature, as well as the growing Washington Bee Atlas. /episode/index/show/pollination/id/30908803

258 - Tillamook Apiary and Garden Learning Center (aka there is more to Tillamook than cheese) 04/01/2024

258 - Tillamook Apiary and Garden Learning Center (aka there is more to Tillamook than cheese) This week we hear about a remarkable initiative in Tillamook, Oregon. Known for its world famous dairy, its home to an industrious beekeeping club that is providing top-notch education to the region (and the thousands of people who come through it each summer). /episode/index/show/pollination/id/30618023

257 - Lotmaria... the bee gut organism you have never heard of 03/10/2024

257 - Lotmaria... the bee gut organism you have never heard of Adult honey bees have a variety of organisms that live in their guts. Some are benign but some, like Nosema ceranae, can be pathogentic. In this episode we hear of Courtney MacInnis' relentless pursuit of understanding the status of an organism you have never heard of - Lotmaria passim - both on its own, and in combination with Nosema ceranae. Her findings are most unexpected. /episode/index/show/pollination/id/30312033

256 - Backyard Habitat Certification 02/19/2024

256 - Backyard Habitat Certification In this episode we hear from Susie Peterson who is the co-manager of the very popular Backyard Habitat Certification Program in Oregon. The program is managed in partnership with Portland Audubon and can help you better design your backyard for biodiversity. /episode/index/show/pollination/id/30019248

255 - Stay out! The perils of commercial bumble colonies to wild queens. 02/05/2024

255 - Stay out! The perils of commercial bumble colonies to wild queens. Bumble bee queens have been known to try and take over already established nests. Sometimes they manage to take over the nest and increase their own reproductive success. But according to new research from Heather Grab this is not what happens when a wild bumble bee queen tries to take over a commercial bumble bee colony. /episode/index/show/pollination/id/29797888

254 - Restoring Pollinator Habitat with Greenbelt Land Trust 01/22/2024

254 - Restoring Pollinator Habitat with Greenbelt Land Trust Land Trusts punch above their weight in creating pollinator habitat. In this episode we talk with Greenbelt Land Trust of some of their innovative methods for restoring pollinator habitat on a working farm. /episode/index/show/pollination/id/29588513

253 - Bee Friendly Farming in the PNW 12/11/2023

253 - Bee Friendly Farming in the PNW Bee Friendly Farming is an initiative to certify agricultural production for taking steps to help bees. This week we hear about the expansion of the program to the Pacific Northwest, specifically with regards to wine grapes. /episode/index/show/pollination/id/29015688

252 - Maximizing pollination potential in cherries 11/27/2023

252 - Maximizing pollination potential in cherries Bees are just one part of maximizing cherry yield. Before the bees arrive, cherries have to be pruned properly and given the right nutrition. Also, bee attractive cover crops can help rejuvinate the soil before replanting. We hear about all the tricks to maximizing pollination success in cherries from Mike Omeg of Orchard View Cherries. /episode/index/show/pollination/id/28767318

251 - Surveying for American foulbrood in honey 11/12/2023

251 - Surveying for American foulbrood in honey American foulbrood (AFB) is one of the most damaging diseases of honey bees. Up until now, beekeepers have lacked an early warning system to know whether the disease is rising in their colonies. In this episode we hear from Dr. Sarah Wood about an innovative system for surveying for AFB in honey, /episode/index/show/pollination/id/28605453

250 - Garden bees of Portland 10/30/2023

250 - Garden bees of Portland Have you ever wondered which fuzzy yellow bee you just saw visiting a flower? In this episode, guest host Jen Hayes interviews Nicole Bell about two new and free resources that explore 67 species of bees found in Portland area gardens. Jen and Nicole are both graduate student members of OSU's Garden Ecology Lab. /episode/index/show/pollination/id/28431935

249 - How to buy a native plant 10/23/2023

249 - How to buy a native plant As nursery catalogs start to show up in our mailboxes and we think about the plants we want to grow next season, it's easy to get overwhelmed. In this episode, guest host Nicole Bell talks with Jen Hayes about two handouts that can help you better understand plant labels and discover if the plant in front of you is a wild-type native plant, a cultivar, or some other plant form! Jen and Nicole are both graduate student members of OSU's Garden Ecology Lab. /episode/index/show/pollination/id/28384031

248 - The art of pollination 10/18/2023

248 - The art of pollination This week we hear a facinating conversation between an established mutimedia artist (Jasna Guy) and young artist and melittologist (Marek Stanton) on how art, ecology and the natural world overlap. /episode/index/show/pollination/id/28360862

247 - Too hot for pollen? 10/09/2023

247 - Too hot for pollen? There have been extreme temperatures during the pollination of early season crops. In this episode we explore how these temperatures not only influence the activity of pollinating insects, but also the pollen they are shuttling around. /episode/index/show/pollination/id/28261043

246 - Prairie Strips 09/25/2023

246 - Prairie Strips Prairie ecosystems are essential to many pollinator species across North America. Generating prairie after its been lost can be challenging. This week we travel to Iowa to hear from the STRIPS (Science-based Trails of Rowcrops Integrated with Prairie Strips) team. They have been perfecting how to get growers to install prairie strips on the edges of their farms. /episode/index/show/pollination/id/28129517

245 - Bee Friendly Gardening with Elliott Gordon 09/18/2023

245 - Bee Friendly Gardening with Elliott Gordon We continue on our bee friendly gardening kick with a trip to Albuquerque, New Mexico to hear how one naturalist transformed his front yard into biodiversity hotspot. Using tools like iNaturalist, he has documented over 90 bee species and 1,200 other insects on less than a quarter acre of land. /episode/index/show/pollination/id/28053567

244 - Bee Friendly Gardening with Lynn Kunstman 09/11/2023

244 - Bee Friendly Gardening with Lynn Kunstman This week we continue our September on Bee Friendly Gardening with a southern Oregon Master Gardener who has a passion for native plants. /episode/index/show/pollination/id/27984756

243 - Bee Friendly Gardening 09/03/2023

243 - Bee Friendly Gardening With the season for pollinator gardening winds down, it is a great time to start planning your garden for next year. In this episode we we learn about a national program to connect gardeners together and provide them with resources to up their pollinator gardener game. /episode/index/show/pollination/id/27926145

242 - Bee Friendly Wine (King Estate) 08/09/2023

242 - Bee Friendly Wine (King Estate) The Oregon Bee Friendly Wine Tour is coming to an end for 2023. We hear about what makes King Estate a great place for bees, get some gardening tips and hear about an event hosted along with the Save the Bee Foundation. /episode/index/show/pollination/id/27707139

241 - Rip out your lawn (and replace it with subalpine meadow) 07/17/2023

241 - Rip out your lawn (and replace it with subalpine meadow) This week we hear from Dr. Phil Allen who has the audacious idea of reducing water use and increasing benefits to pollinator by replacing lawns with subalpine meadows. /episode/index/show/pollination/id/27480798

240 - Bumble bee nest relocation and rearing 07/10/2023

240 - Bumble bee nest relocation and rearing Bumble bees nest in the darndest places - like bird houses and water meters. In this episode we learn about how to relocate bumble bee colonies. We also figure out how to get bumble bee nests where you want them, by rearing colonies from queens that emerge in the spring. /episode/index/show/pollination/id/27409554

239 - Oregon Master Beekeeper Field Day 06/26/2023

239 - Oregon Master Beekeeper Field Day Beekeeping takes a lot of training and mentorship. In many states, the place to learn the finer points of this trade is in state Master Beekeeper programs. We hear about the Oregon program through its annual field day. /episode/index/show/pollination/id/27264309

238 - National Pollinator Week 2023 06/19/2023

238 - National Pollinator Week 2023 It's National Pollinator Week next week. We hear about what makes effective public engagement on pollinators and of a new event in Vancouver, Washington, the Pollinator Festival. /episode/index/show/pollination/id/27174771

237 - Bee Friendly Wine (Sokol Blosser) 06/12/2023

237 - Bee Friendly Wine (Sokol Blosser) A number of Oregon vineyards are working together to enhance the habitat for bees (which includes over 700 species in Oregon). In this episode we visit one of those vineyards, Sokol Blosser Winery, and learn about how they are working to improve habitat for their bees. /episode/index/show/pollination/id/27106527

236 - Vanderpool - (Very) wet start to PNW beekeeping 04/23/2023

236 - Vanderpool - (Very) wet start to PNW beekeeping This week we hear about what this cold and wet spring has meant for Pacific Northwest beekeepers (and the crops they pollinate). /episode/index/show/pollination/id/26620503

235 - Kulhanek - Washington's new Pollinator Health Research and Extension Program! 04/04/2023

235 - Kulhanek - Washington's new Pollinator Health Research and Extension Program! There are some amazing things happening for pollinators in Washington State these days. This week we hear about the brand new Pollinator Health Research and Extension Program. /episode/index/show/pollination/id/26432778

234 - Goldstein - Colony strength and blueberry pollination 03/05/2023

234 - Goldstein - Colony strength and blueberry pollination This week we hear why the strength of the colonies, not just the stocking rate, matters for blueberry pollination and how growers can evaluate strength in the field. /episode/index/show/pollination/id/26086407

233 - Hill - The Latest Buzz 02/26/2023

233 - Hill - The Latest Buzz This week we hear about one of the best kept secrets, a newsletter from USDA that gives a regular update on what is going on in the pollinator world. /episode/index/show/pollination/id/26015202

232 - Shannon - Do adjuvants influence bee health? 02/10/2023

232 - Shannon - Do adjuvants influence bee health? Pesticide applicators frequently add adjuvants to help their pesticide applications be more effective or safer to use. Adjuvants, however, are not assessed for their risk to bees by regulators. We hear about new research that assesses the safety of these products to bees. /episode/index/show/pollination/id/25895373

231 - Dean - Georgia bee license plate 02/07/2023

231 - Dean - Georgia bee license plate Oregon is going to be getting a new bee plate. We hear about our inspiration from beekeepers in Georgia. /episode/index/show/pollination/id/25851372

230 - Eeraerts - Stocking honey bee colonies for the landscape 01/01/2023

230 - Eeraerts - Stocking honey bee colonies for the landscape Extension guides often offer blanket recommendations for honey bee colony stocking rates on a field scale. This week we learn about new blueberry research that suggests these recommendations need to take the landscape into consideration. /episode/index/show/pollination/id/25476237

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