{"id":582966,"date":"2020-12-16T17:35:40","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T22:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/?p=582966"},"modified":"2025-06-13T14:17:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T18:17:45","slug":"podcast-whats-small-fuzzy-with-black-and-yellow-stripes-and-stinky-feet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/all\/podcast-whats-small-fuzzy-with-black-and-yellow-stripes-and-stinky-feet\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: What\u2019s small, fuzzy, with black and yellow stripes \u2013 and stinky feet??"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bzzz! Earth Rangers! To Bee or not to Bee? That is the question for today\u2019s episode. When Emma finds a royal visitor slumbering in a flower pot on her balcony, she decides to find out more about our favourite pollinating friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Click the play button on the player below to listen&nbsp;to&nbsp;today&#8217;s&nbsp;episode! <\/strong> <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=EDEUA8815932480\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Here is an active bumblebee during the summer (left), but during the winter bumblebees hibernate (right). Emma will tell you why bees are so important and what to do if you find hibernating bumblebees in your back yard.<br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"296\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/hibernating-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-582929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/hibernating-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/hibernating-1-300x111.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/hibernating-1-768x284.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/hibernating-1-696x258.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Hibernating bumblebee image courtesy of the Bumblebee Conservation Trust<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Then Emma talks to Kylie McGregor from Nature Conservancy Canada, who helps protect the open spaces in Saskatchewan that bumblebees really need for their habitat.<br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"336\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/kylie.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-582877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/kylie.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/kylie-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/kylie-768x323.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/kylie-696x292.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption> Kylie from Nature Conservancy Canada planting shrubs to restore habitats <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/chemistryCornerLogo_v01.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-583021\" width=\"750\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/chemistryCornerLogo_v01.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/chemistryCornerLogo_v01-300x122.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/chemistryCornerLogo_v01-768x311.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/chemistryCornerLogo_v01-696x282.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">It\u2019s chemistry time again! Emma talks to real-life environmental chemist Professor Hind Al-Abadleh from Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, about how we use chemistry in order to reduce air pollution and help fighting climate change.<br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"336\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/hind.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-582878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/hind.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/hind-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/hind-768x323.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/hind-696x292.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Professor Hind from Wilfrid Laurier University working with students in a chemical laboratory<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Have you ever found a hibernating bumblebee? What do you think about environmental chemistry?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Share your thoughts in the comments below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"mce_3\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/podcast\/subscribe-now\/\">Subscribe to the podcast<\/a> so you don&#8217;t miss an episode!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/wildwire\/podcast\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"389\" height=\"98\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Earth-Rangers-Podcast-Button.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Earth-Rangers-Podcast-Button.png 389w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Earth-Rangers-Podcast-Button-300x76.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bzzz! Earth Rangers! To Bee or not to Bee? That is the question for today\u2019s episode. When Emma finds a royal visitor slumbering in a flower pot on her balcony, she decides to find out more about our favourite pollinating friends. Click the play button on the player below to listen&nbsp;to&nbsp;today&#8217;s&nbsp;episode! 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