The Bee Report Podcast
The Bee Report is a news source dedicated to helping bee experts, citizen scientists and the bee-curious stay connected to the wide world of bees. TBR covers bee-related science, conservation, politics, economics and technology with original reporting and a weekly news summary.
Podcasting since 2020 • 15 episodes
The Bee Report Podcast
Latest Episodes
"We're not alone": How racism can exist in entomology – and how we can change it
Our story this week on the podcast is very much a product of this current moment in American history, in which race and racism are at the front of all of our minds. It’s a story about acknowledging and addressing the disparities that exist for ...
July 17, 2020
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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1:03:19
No Mow May: Count all the flowers and bees
This week on the podcast we're talking about mowing lawns - or rather not mowing lawns - and the impact it can have on urban bees.You may have heard about No Mow May, an initiative from Plantlife in the United Kingdom which enc...
June 26, 2020
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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47:46
Flowers are like dirty doorknobs: Spreading disease among bees
Thank you very much for allowing me an additional week to work on the many projects I have going on right now, including today’s story for the podcast. Never a dull moment here.I promised you a story about flowers, pathogens and bees, a...
June 05, 2020
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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30:19
Last Resort: Captive breeding for bee conservation
This week on the podcast we have a story about a last resort in bee conservation. It’s a story about the steps we might need to take to prevent a bee species from winking out of existence for ever. It’s a story about the captive breeding and in...
May 15, 2020
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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32:12
Save the chimney bees! A true story about rescuing native bees
This week on the show I have a story about an effort to rescue a community of native bees in Pennsylvania: Anthophora abrupta. And this story of protection and conservation might seem a little strange to you – because everything seems to go jus...
May 01, 2020
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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37:33