The Secret Pollinators
The Secret Pollinators is a native bee and pollinator podcast hosted by Kelly Parks, exploring bumblebees, mason bees, solitary bees, pollinator gardens, native plants, and food crops.
Native pollinators are responsible for 1 in 3 bites of food we eat — and most of them are disappearing because nobody knows they exist.
Secret Pollinators changes that. One tiny hero at a time.
Secret Pollinators reveals the secret world of native bees and wild pollinators — the 4,000+ species doing the real work in American gardens, farms, and wild landscapes.
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4,000 Native Wild Bee Species in America? Yes, It's True
Happy Pollinator Week! Tell someone you love native wild bees and they'll start talking ab...
Bonus: I Got My Governor to Declare Pollinator Week — Here's How You Can Too
A quick bonus update: how a five-minute email led to an official Montana Pollinator Week p...
How One Woman's Idea Turned 400 American Cities into Native Bee Habitat
It started with one woman's frustration and a unanimous city council vote in Asheville, No...
Wild Bees Cut Their Flight Paths by 80% - Here's How They Do It
A bumblebee leaves her nest with no map, no GPS, and no instructions. By the end of the we...
What One Irish Town Taught the World About Saving Bumblebees
A small seaside town north of Dublin set out to save a vanishing ginger-colored bumblebee ...
Where Do Wild Bees Sleep at Night?
Go out to a meadow at dusk and look closely at the flowers — some of them are occupied. Wi...
40 Million Years of Bee Theft: The Cuckoo Bumblebee Heist
For 40 million years, a small group of bees has been pulling off one of the most elegant h...
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Parks, Riveting material, anxious to hear more!
Great Podcast and Blog
Very interesting and fun!