The Oregon Bee Atlas: The Quest for Every Kind of Bee in Oregon

Did you know Oregon has about 600 species of bees? We say “about” because, in fact, no one really knows how many bees call Oregon home. Oregon is the first state in the US to do a comprehensive inventory of its bees using volunteers, the Oregon Bee Atlas. This talk will describe some of the strange and weird bees that call Oregon home and the journey of discovery by the state’s volunteer Master Melittologists.

Andony Melathopoulos is an Assistant Professor of Pollinator Health Extension in the Department of Horticulture at Oregon State University. He has over 15 years of experience working together with commercial beekeepers and land managers to develop solutions for keeping bees healthy. Since 2016 he has been leading OSU’s efforts to design, implement and evaluate a state-wide pollinator health program. He is on the Coordinating Team of the state-wide bee protection initiative, the Oregon Bee Project, coordinates the Oregon Bee Atlas, and the host of a weekly podcast about pollinator health, PolliNation.

This live talk is a part of Johnson Creek Watershed Council’s Community Education Series. All talks are live, virtual, free of cost, and will be recorded.

Contact: andony.melathopoulos@oregonstate.edu

Resources from our Guest Speakers: Oregon Bee Atlas and the Master Melittologist program:
https://extension.oregonstate.edu/bee-atlas

PolliNation podcast Episode 148: John Ascher - 10 Oregon Bees
https://extension.oregonstate.edu/podcast/pollination-podcast/148-john-ascher-10-oregon-bees

Enhancing Urban and Suburban Landscapes to Protect Pollinators (OSU Extension)
https://catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu/em9289

Here is the link to the Bees of the Willamette Valley. Great book.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sifHss1kn5HySuvdYTQuDFV5VlQbjjoT/view?fbclid=IwAR3ab5sUt9rcpSt2ZQ9ncwQ7J319hMaWlo6h5najPF8nIZMK2LTMLcNZF3Y

If people want to look at bees in general in the US, a fantastic, user-friendly yet scientific book is The Bees in Your Backyard - https://press.princeton.edu/titles/10593.html

City Nature Challenge: http://www.jcwc.org/events/city-nature-challenge-greater-portland-vancouver-metro-area/

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