Pollination and Wild Bees with Dr Gail MacInnis

In this episode we chat with Dr Gail MacInnis about the role of wild bees in the pollination of feild and forage crops as well as the function of wild bees in the environment and upcoming research projects with the Northwestern Polytechnic (formerly Grande Prairie Regional College).

 

Check out the Xerves website for more information about pollinators: https://www.xerces.org/pollinator-resource-center/north-central

and the Xerces Farming for Bees book for more information on providing habitat for wild pollinators https://xerces.org/sites/default/files/2018-05/15-007_04_XercesSoc_Farming-for-Bees-Guidelines_web.pdf

For more information about the National Bee Diagnostic Center check out the GPRC website here: https://www.gprc.ab.ca/research/nbdc/

 

Visit https://www.peacecountrybeef.ca/ for factsheets, and research performed in the peace country

 

Our intro and Outro music is Redwood Highway by Jason Shaw. Find more at https://audionautix.com

 

 

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