Ohio Farms 2018

Pollinators on Ohio Farms:

An Integrated Crop Pollination Approach

March 1, 2018

End-of-session evaluation

 

Reed Johnson, Associate Professor OSU Entomology,

How Pesticides Impact Bees handout PDF

Google Scholar citations, Reed Johnson

 

Elizabeth Long, Assistant Professor OSU Entomology

Protecting Pollinators from pesticide exposure PDF

 

Non-cultivated crops present a season-long route of pesticide exposure to honey bees, Nature

Planting of neonicotinoid-treated maize poses risks for honey bees and other non-target organisms over a wide area without consistent crop yield benefit, Journal of Applied Ecology

 

Mike Retterer, Pheasants Forever, Ohio Pollinator Habitat Initiative

Retterer Pollinators on Ohio farms-2i6x0a4

 

Amber Barnes, Pollinator Partnership

Resources from Pollinator Partnership

Pollinator Partnership, Pollinator Friendly Practices

http://pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/LandManagerGuide.Ontario.Farms.FINAL.PDF

Farmer-Rancher Conservation and Pollinator Advocate Award: http://pollinator.org/awards

Bee Friendly Farming page: http://pollinator.org/bff

 

Ben Phillips, Michigan State University Extension

Pollen bees the silent majority

Integrated Crop Pollination Project

Project ICP Resources

 

Charles Walter, Walter’s Wholesome Goods

Getting started with mason bees (and leaf cutting bees) for crop pollination

 

“How to Manage the Blue Orchard Bee”  https://www.sare.org/Learning-Center/Books/How-to-Manage-the-Blue-Orchard-Bee  

“Managing Alternative Pollinators”  https://www.sare.org/Learning-Center/Books/Managing-Alternative-Pollinators

 

Other Links:

OSU Bee Lab links, Farms and Bees

OSU Bee Lab links, Pesticides and Bees

OSU Bee Lab links, Native Plants for Pollinators