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37 Alison Center – North American Butterfly Association

Alison Center has worked as a wildlife biologist for the Bureau of Land Management and U. S. Forest Service and volunteers on the Coast Fork Willamette watershed council’s technical team. She is presently working as the ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Jan 2018 | Podcast episode

36 John Gruszka – Independence From Packaged Honey Bees: the Case of Saskatchewan, Canada

John Gruszka served as the Provincial Apiculturalist in Saskatchewan, Canada between 1978 and 2011. As John mentions in the interview, Saskatchewan is one of the most productive honey producing places on the planet, but it ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Jan 2018 | Podcast episode

35 BEEvent – Oregon’s Pollinator Conference

BEEvent is really without equal in the US. Started in 2014, this annual event provides gardeners and land managers with the practical knowledge and tools to help bee pollinators. The conference is organized by the Linn County ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Jan 2018 | Podcast episode

34 Dr. Gail Langellotto – What do Bees Need from Your Garden?

Dr. Gail Langellotto is an Associate Professor of Horticulture at Oregon State University, and coordinator of OSU Extension Master Gardener program. As the secretary of the National Initiative for Consumer Horticulture, Gail works ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Jan 2018 | Podcast episode

33 Mehmet Ali Döke – How Honey Bees Survive The Winter

Mehmet Ali Döke earned his bachelor’s in Molecular Biology and Genetics, and master’s in Biology from Middle East Technical University in Turkey. During his junior year, he started working with honey bees and was a part of...

Andony Melathopoulos | Dec 2017 | Podcast episode

32 Matt Arrington – Pollinating Blueberries in the Pacific Northwest

Matt Arrington recently graduated with a Ph.D. in horticulture from Washington State University. He has experience in applied plant research with small fruit and tree fruit. Matt is currently working with Dr. Lisa DeVetter at the...

Andony Melathopoulos | Dec 2017 | Podcast episode

31 Doug Sponsler – The Risk of Pesticides to Honey Bees and Ecotoxicology

Doug is currently a postdoctoral scholar at Penn State University’s Center for Pollinator Research. He was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA, and he went on to receive his PhD from Ohio State University. His research brings...

Andony Melathopoulos | Dec 2017 | Podcast episode

30 Steve Frank – Healthy Trees, Healthy Pollinators

Dr. Steve Frank is an entomologist who recognizes that urban trees provide a lot of services back to people living in cities. Trees also provide a lot resources to pollinating insects as well. Given the importance of trees ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Nov 2017 | Podcast episode

29 Alan Turanski – What companies can do to Save the Bee

Alan leads vision, innovation and continuous improvements at GloryBee. Ranging from sustainability, technology, facilities and being a cause forward company, he is committed to ensuring GloryBee is a business as a force for good. ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Nov 2017 | Podcast episode

28 Al Shay – Urban Landscapes for People and Pollinators

Al Shay is currently an instructor in the Horticulture Department at Oregon State University. Al holds undergraduate degrees in art as well as horticulture. Additionally Al has a Masters in Agriculture degree from OSU. Al has ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Nov 2017 | Podcast episode