Salon No.40 With Maggie Shanahan, PhD & Héctor Morales Urbina MSc
About this episode
The episode features a discussion with beekeepers and researchers Maggie Shanahan and Héctor Morales Urbina about beekeeping practices and systems in Chiapas and the U.S.
We were honoured to welcome Héctor Morales Urbina and Maggie Shanahan as our guests to Salon #40. They both are beekeepers and bee researchers from Chiapas, Mexico and the United States, respectively. Maggie shares some broad context around beekeeping in Chiapas and compare and contrast beekeeping systems in the U.S. and Mexico. Héctor talks about how beekeepers in Chiapas and their use traditional ecological knowledge to better care for their bees and discusses the ways that the Chiapa culture shapes beekeepers' relationships with their bees. Together, Maggie and Héctor discuss beekeeper-led strategies to build resilience in the face of industrialisation, broadening focus to consider not just beekeeping practices, but beekeeping systems. Supporting Links: Héctor's article: https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/W2RM79S8ZAZZ4GH5A54H/full?target=10.1080/21683565.2025.2475464 Sign-up sheet to receive forthcoming Guidance Memo on Building Resilient Beekeeping Systems: https://forms.gle/2BPn3jPpjyLcwjW98
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- Salon No. 45 with Laura Pustarfi, Ph.D.
- Salon No. 44 with Dr. Robert Mutisi
- Salon No. 43 With Bas Blaasse
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