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Learning about native bees and forest ecosystems

Many of Oregon’s 800 species of native bees live in forests. Scientists, however, are just beginning to learn about their populations, their roles in forest ecosystems and how forests support them.

Amy Grotta | Feb 2019 | Article

87 Steve Peterson – How To Make Mason Bees Thrive?

Steve Peterson has been working with cavity nesting bees for a long time. How long is a bit of a mystery, as Steve is going full bore placing blue orchard bees out in California almond orchards at the time of writing (and catching up with Steve at this juncture would be very, very hard).

Andony Melathopoulos | Feb 2019 | Podcast episode

86 Dr. Priyadarshini Chakrabarti – The Secret Life of Bee Nutrition

Dr. Chakrabarti is currently working as a post-doctoral researcher in Dr. Ramesh Sagili’s Honey Bee Lab at Oregon State University. Her chief focus lies in improving honey bee health by understanding honey bee nutrition and deciphering the effects of pesticides on pollinators.

Andony Melathopoulos | Feb 2019 | Podcast episode

85 Lynda Boyer – Producing Native Plants For Bees

Lynda Boyer was hired in 2001 by Heritage Seedlings to facilitate restoration of native habitats on nursery properties and manage a native seed production program. Heritage Seedlings now grows over 120 species of native Willamette...

Andony Melathopoulos | Feb 2019 | Podcast episode

84 Kathleen Baughman – Nurseries and Pollinators

Kathleen Baughman is a 1995 graduate of Washington State University with a degree in Landscape Architecture. In 2009, Kathleen made a lateral shift into Horticulture and worked in pest management at a rose nursery for several years before coming to Iwasaki Bros., Inc.

Andony Melathopoulos | Jan 2019 | Podcast episode