SPX2 Bees and Pollinators with guest Andony Melathopoulos

Take a journey with Joe to understand a bit about pollination. See what he has discovered over the last three years of simply trying to pollinate his own garden, and learn some hard realities of becoming a hobby beekeeper.  Joe's guest is Andony Melathopoulos, Assistant Professor - Pollinator Health Extension at Oregon State University.  They talk about pollination, the Oregon Bee Atlas, the Oregon Bee Project, and the dreaded varroa mites AND ways to combat them.

 

Show Notes:

1. Angiosperm-any of about 300,000 species of flowering plants.
2. Acaricide- a substance poisonous to mites or ticks.
3. Oxalic acid- an organic acid found just about everywhere in the environment including in plants and vegetables.
4. Thymol- an alternative treatment for varroa mites
5. Hops treatment- a natural alternative treatment for varroa mites
6. Residential Beekeeping
7. FlowHive
8. Pollination podcast

Music by:

Kit Garoutte

https://kitgaroutte.net

 

 

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Credits

STEMPunX is hosted and produced by Joe Garoutte.

This episode was also produced by E. Michael Friend and John Hardham

Editing by Joe and Michael.