<p>In celebration of #NationalPollinatorsMonth, my guest and I talk about the lesser known and under-appreciated pollinators--native bees and flies. I am joined by Dr. Lindsie McCabe, an entomologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture <a href="https://www.ars.usda.gov/pacific-west-area/logan-ut/pollinating-insect-biology-management-systematics-research/">Pollinating Insect-Biology, Management, Systematics Research</a> lab, otherwise known as the bee lab.&nbsp;Check out more on how to make your garden bee friendly here: <a href="https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-pollinators-month-june/#:~:text=National%20Pollinators%20Month%20in%20June,bats%2C%20and%20other%20natural%20pollinators.">https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-pollinators-month-june/#:~:text=National%20Pollinators%20Month%20in%20June,bats%2C%20and%20other%20natural%20pollinators.</a></p> <p>You can learn more about Lindsie and her research on her website <a href="https://lindsiemccabe.wordpress.com/">lindsiemccabe.wordpress.com</a>. You can follow her on Twitter @lindsie_mccabe for awesome bee and other pollinator related science.&nbsp;</p> <p>The citizen science resources we mentioned are here:</p> <p><a href="https://www.bumblebeewatch.org/"><u><strong>https://www.bumblebeewatch.org/</strong></u></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/"><u><strong>https://www.inaturalist.org/</strong></u></a></p> <p><a href="https://beespotter.org/"><u><strong>https://beespotter.org/</strong></u></a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Follow WTF Biology on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and/or TikTok @wtf_biology. Music for the show is by Dr. Ron Deckert. Find him at <a href="//soundcloud.com/ron-deckert">soundcloud.com/ron-deckert</a></p>