On this week’s episode, we are joined by Sarah Red-Laird, the Bee Girl and she is on a mission this summer. Sarah is visiting all sorts of people in the Midwest who are trying to do the same thing she is doing from her home in Oregon. All are trying to regenerate bee pasture in one way or another. Her trip is supported by Browning’s Honey and a host of individual’s who follow her work.

She just visited Judy WuSmart in Nebraska finding out about the zillions of acres of corn that grows there. Sarah was sitting on the grounds of Blue Dasher Farm visiting with Jon Lundgren, an annual guest on our podcast, while talking with us.  She was working with Jon’s team, learning more about regenerative farming and helping bees find food.

Sarah also shares a lot about the Beegirl organization and how it supports Honey Bee Habitat Conservation. You can find out a lot more about her non-profit organization, her mid-west trip this summer and the programs she is involved in  on her website at www.BeeGirl.org.

This week, Kim reviews three books by Wally Shaw, on Bee Books Old and New with Kim Flottum:

• There Are Queen Cells In My Hive - https://smile.amazon.com/dp/1912271176/
• Feeding Bees - https://smile.amazon.com/Simple-Methods-Making-Increase-Wally/dp/1908904755/
• Simple Methods of Making Increase - https://smile.amazon.com/Feeding-Bees-Wally-Shaw/dp/1912271818/

We hope you enjoy the episode. Leave comments and questions in the Comments Section of the episode's website.

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Links and websites mentioned in this podcast: 

• The Bee Girl Organization - https://www.beegirl.org
• 2 Million Blossoms Interview with Lars Chittka: The Mind of the Bee - https://2millionblossoms.com/thepodcast/23/
• Honey Bee Obscura - https://www.honeybeeobscura.com

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Podcast music: Be Strong by Young Presidents; Epilogue by Musicalman; Walking in Paris by Studio Le Bus; A Fresh New Start by Pete Morse; Original guitar background instrumental by Jeff Ott

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