About this episode

The episode features a conversation with Krystle Hickman about the importance of native bees and the upcoming International Pollinator Week.

The conservation of biodiversity writ large is directly tied to the conservation of native bees, crucial pollinators in our cultivated and wildland ecosystems across most regions of the world. This week, we look forward to International Pollinator Week, which always falls in the third week of June, tied to the summer solstice. We’re in conversation with Krystle Hickman, award-winning conservation photographer, author, artist, and National Geographic Explorer. Her passion is native bees wherever she finds them, starting in her home place of California. Known online as BeeSip, Krystle’s newest book, including her extraordinary photography, is The ABCs of California’s Native Bees. Listen in for so much more! Cultivating Place now has a donate button! We thank you for listening over the years, and we hope you'll continue to support Cultivating Place. We can't thank you enough for making it possible for this young program to grow and engage in even more conversations like these. The show is available as a podcast on SoundCloud and iTunes. To read more and for many more photos, please visit www.cultivatingplace.com.

People in this episode

Host: Jennifer Jewell

Guest: Krystle Hickman

Topics covered

• biodiversity
• native bees
• pollination
• conservation
• photography
• environment

Keywords

• pollinators
• native bees
• biodiversity conservation
• Krystle Hickman
• California
• photography
• International Pollinator Week

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Geographic

Books & works: The ABCs of California’s Native Bees

Places: California

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