Bearing Fruit: A Podcast from the Washington State Tree Fruit Association (WSTFA)
Bearing Fruit comes from the Pacific Time Zone, in Washington state, USA. I am Bob Larson, host of Bearing Fruit, brought to you by the Washington State Tree Fruit Association. To begin with, Bearing Fruit will be a monthly, 30 minute +/- podcast. If we have more news than will fit into a 30 minute segment, we may produce additional podcasts to fill the need. Our content will vary from month to month, but it will have something to do with the latest news from the tree fruit industry in Washington state.
Bearing Fruit: A Podcast from the Washington State Tree Fruit Association (WSTFA)
Are Honeybee Populations in Crisis?
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Bob Larson
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Season 3
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Episode 4
We kick things off with WSTFA President Jon DeVaney to talk about tree fruit harvest that are underway or soon to begin. We follow up with Todd Myers, Senior Vice President of Research at the Washington Policy Center, a beekeeper himself, about the threats to our honeybee populations and whether it's something to BEE too concerned about. Then, we talk with Brandon Hopkins, Assistant Research Professor with the Washington State University Apiary Program to get his take on what their studies show when it comes to honeybee threats.