{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Good Growing","title":"Ep. 44 - Pollinators with Kelly Allsup","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/7efe78eb\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3259,"description":"In this week's episode of the Good Growing podcast Ken, Katie, and Chris chat with Illinois Extension horticulture educator Kelly Allsup about pollinators. Their conversation starts with monarch butterflies and community science projects geared toward studying monarchs and all pollinators. Plus your questions:\n\nWhat seed mix should we plant around our new beehive?\nWhat are some good late-flowering fall plants for migrating monarchs?\nIs it possible to have a butterfly garden without bees?\nShould I clean up my leaves and yard in the fall? What's the best thing for pollinators?\n\nCommunity (Citizen) Science projects for pollinators:\nMonarch Way Station Project https://www.monarchwatch.org/waystations/ \nUniversity of Minnesota Bee Lawn https://www.beelab.umn.edu/learn-more/beelawn\nUniversity of Illinois I-Pollinate https://ipollinate.illinois.edu/\nIllinois Extension Pollinator Pockets https://extension.illinois.edu/cfiv/pollinator-pockets\nIllinois butterfly monitoring network https://bfly.org/\nMonarch larva monitoring project https://monarchjointventure.org/mlmp\n\nCheck out the video version at https://youtu.be/VzbCNJFFXZg","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/R8M4jy-2EktViSJpDBxEJL2IulcAlRJg8ktxlDJM3UA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQzNDE1LzE2ODk3/OTA0NTktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}