Pollination

The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers

Epic Gardening

Home & Garden, Education, Leisure, How To

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Believe it or not, bats are pollinators who transfer pollen from plant to plant, feeding on flower nectar. You can include certain plants in your garden to attract them. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3MaJuKY Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/46Wvn5F Book Collection Page: https://growepic.co/3M76lHl EG Homesteading Book: https://growepic.co/3SUmhke Learn More: 9 Ways To Attract Bats To Your GardenConnect With Merlin Tuttle:Dr. Merlin Tuttle is widely recognized as the father of modern bat conservation; he is an ecologist, wildlife photographer, and conservationist who has studied bats and championed their preservation for over 60 years; widely recognized as the father of modern bat conservation. He's the founder of Merlin Tuttle’s Bat Conservation, home to his legacy and devoted to research, education and the conservation of bats, where he is currently and solely active. Through MTBC he provides the world's finest bat photo gallery, the most up-to-date responses to exaggerated disease speculation, and it is the only place to access his more than 60 years of unique experience or support his continuing efforts.Joined by Teresa Nichta ("nikta"), Outreach and Collection Manager at Merlin Tuttle’s Bat Conservation. Teresa manages Merlin’s extensive photographic collection as well as social media, video production, field planning, development, correspondence and all things in between. Website Twitter Instagram Facebook YouTube Love Epic Gardening products? Apply to the Epic Affiliate Program. Shop the StoreAs an exclusive for listeners, use code THEBEET for 5% off your entire order on our store, featuring our flagship Birdies Raised Beds. These are the original metal raised beds, lasting up to 5-10x longer than wooden beds, are ethically made in Australia, and have a customizable modular design.Get Our BooksLooking for a beginner's guide to growing food in small spaces? Kevin’s book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, explains the core, essential information that you'll need to grow plants, no matter where you live!He also wrote Grow Bag Gardening to provide you with specialized knowledge that can bring you success when growing in fabric pots.Preorder Kevin’s newest book Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Winter is just around the corner, which means that I'm outside planting clothes of garlic and broccoli late into the evening as the sunsets, braving the cold elements as winter sets in, which actually brings us today's sponsor, Element.
0:13.0	You might remember that this summer, Elements sponsored us with their zero sugar electrolyte drink mix, which is perfect for gardeners or really anyone who likes outdoor activities.
0:21.2	But guess what? They're back with some delicious winter flavors, the chocolate medley.
0:25.2	Every order of the chocolate medley includes three great flavors.
0:28.5	10 chocolate raspberry, 10 chocolate chai, and 10 chocolate mint. My personal favorite is the chocolate
0:33.3	chai because I like a little bit of spice with my chocolate. But really, the great thing about
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1:06.6	If you don't like it, you can return it for a full refund.
1:09.0	No questions asked.
1:09.8	And now let's get back to the podcast.
1:24.2	Welcome back, my friends, to Bat Week here on the Epic Gardening podcast.
1:27.4	We are back with Dr. Merlin
1:29.1	Tuttle, the father of modern bat conservation and the founder of Merlin Tuttle's Bat Conservation,
1:33.6	as well as Teresa Nicta, the Outreaching Collection Manager at MTBC. So, you know, we talked a little
1:40.1	bit about their role in pollination, Merlin, in a couple episodes ago. But let's go to
1:48.3	maybe the home garden first. If I'm growing, you know, a backyard garden full of maybe
1:53.2	annual vegetables, maybe some annual fruits like maybe a strawberry, and then some maybe I've got a
1:59.4	couple fruit trees. How much of an impact do bats play to pollination in just someone's backyard garden?
2:06.6	Unfortunately, not much if you live in the United States because most pollinating bats live
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