Ep. 276 - A Native Bee-nanza!
In Defense of Plants Podcast
In Defense of Plants
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 2 August 2020
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
With insects on the decline around the globe, the need for native bee understanding and appreciation has never been more apparent. While some native bees are super charismatic and well known,many more are cryptic and poorly understood. That is where people like author and naturalist Heather Holm come in. Heather is devoted to doing everything she can to bring native bees into the spotlight. From publishing native bee guides to giving talks and restoring habitat, Heather is a true champion for these incredible insects. Join us for a wonderful discussion about native bees and learn how each and every one of us can play a role in providing habitat for these incredible and indispensable little creatures. This podcast was produced in part by Jordan, Judy, Steve, Kae, Carole, Mr. Keith Santner, Dana, Chloe, Aaron, Sara, Kenned, Vaibhav, Kendall, Christina, Brett, Jocelyn, Kathleen, Ethan, Kaylee, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Donica, Chris, Shamora, Alana, Laura, Alice, Sarah, Rachel, Joanna, Griff, Philip, Paul, Matthew, Clark, Bobby, Kate, Steven, Brittney, McMansion Hell, Joey, Catherine, Brandon, Hall, Vegreville Creek and Wetlands Fund, Kevin, Oliver, John, Johansson, Christina, Jared, Hannah, Katy Pye, Brandon, Gwen, Carly, Stephen, Botanical Tours, Moonwort Studios, Liba, Mohsin Kazmi Takes Pictures, doeg, Clifton, Stephanie, Benjamin, Eli, Rachael, Plant By Design, Philip, Brent, Ron, Tim, Homestead Brooklyn, Brodie, Kevin, Sophia, Mark, Rens, Bendix, Irene, Holly, Caitlin, Manuel, Jennifer, Sara, and Margie.
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| 0:26.6 | Hello everyone and welcome to the In Defensive Plants podcast, the official podcast of |
| 0:30.9 | Indefensive Plants.com. |
| 0:32.5 | What's up? This is your host, Matt. Welcome to the show. How's everyone doing this week? |
| 0:36.6 | Today is an excellent episode, especially if you have any power to garden in your life, because |
| 0:41.4 | today we welcome author and natural historian Heather Holm to the podcast. |
| 0:46.3 | Heather is the author of many books, all of which pertain to native bees and the native plants |
| 0:50.1 | that support them. |
| 0:51.6 | Of course, we all hear about bee decline, insect decline, pollinator |
| 0:54.3 | diversity, stuff like that, but what do we really know about native bees? The answer is, |
| 0:59.0 | a lot about some, and not much about others. And what's incredible is that people like Heather |
| 1:03.3 | are not only helping to educate the public about them, but getting the public involved in doing |
| 1:07.2 | what they can to support native bee diversity, because without native bees, we're screwed, plain and simple. |
| 1:12.6 | So I really urge you to check out her books. |
| 1:15.6 | She's written books such as pollinators of native plants, |
| 1:17.6 | attract, observe, and identify pollinators and beneficial insects with native plants, |
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