HomePublicationsCSA NewsIssuesCSA News: Volume 71, Issue 5Wild bee sunflower nectar preferencesListen to the latest podcast episode April 20, 2026 Wild Bee Sunflower Nectar Preferences with Dr. Jarrad Prasifka | Field, Lab, Earth Podcast #143 Bees are important pollinators for sunflowers. But, just like humans, they also have preferences, which means it’s important for sunflower breeders to breed the kinds of sunflowers that bees like best. In this episode of the Field, Lab, Earth podcast, Jarrad Prasifka joins us to discuss sunflower nectar and how much it affects wild bee preferences for sunflower lines. Dig deeperThis episode is based on the Crop Science article, “Wild Bee Visitation Unaffected by Disparate Nectar Phenotypes in a Sunflower Inbred Line Population”: https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.70093.Check out the episode show notes.Earn CEU credit here.Contact us. More podcasts Back to issue Earn CEU Rate this episode Text © . The authors. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Except where otherwise noted, images are subject to copyright. Any reuse without express permission from the copyright owner is prohibited.Share this:Send Message Related articles Who gets to be an author? July 23, 2026 A long-term vision for growth, revisited July 22, 2026 Novaluron and annual bluegrass weevil July 21, 2026 Recent articles Who gets to be an author? July 23, 2026 A long-term vision for growth, revisited July 22, 2026 Novaluron and annual bluegrass weevil July 21, 2026