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Mar 2018
1h 14m

Melittology (BEES) with Amanda Shaw

ALIE WARD
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BEES! Hives, honey, and how to keep them as outdoor pets. Meet melittologist and President of the Urban Beekeepers Association, Amanda Shaw. She and Alie cozy up in a weird hotel in Portland to chat about honeybees vs. native ones, how to become a beekeeper, social savagery that rivals Game of Thrones, if you should eat honey to deal with seasonal allergies, what happens in the drone zone (hint: boning) and how we can SAVE THESE FRIGGIN BEES. Also: what happens when 15,000 bees go through a carwash.

For more on Amanda Shaw, see WaggleWorksPDX.com

Portland Urban Beekeepers

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Music by Nick Thorburn

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