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Farmers turn to tech as bees struggle to pollinate (www.bbc.com)
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Farmers turn to tech as bees struggle to pollinate::With bee populations struggling, mechanical pollination may be increasingly needed as a back-up.

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[-] Chais@sh.itjust.works 75 points 2 years ago

Or, hear me out, we stop ruining the environment, so natural pollinators can do what they do best.

[-] qooqie@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

I don’t really think this is an option anymore. We’re so far gone it’s time to prepare for the consequences

[-] Chais@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 years ago

We have some repairing to do, that's for sure.

[-] Nudding@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

It took humanity centuries to fuck the planet up, it will take millenia for it to recover. I don't think we will have much say in the process lol.

[-] grayman@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I mean, just stop spraying nasty shit. Yeah, your crops yield a little less for a few years, but that's the price of hubris. This is what govt should be doing. But no. It's all cronyism.

[-] Scubus@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago

But muh fourth quarter!

[-] ladicius@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

Nah, best I can do is bigger cars.

[-] sic_semper_tyrannis@feddit.ch 6 points 2 years ago

I think while the environment is an important part, farming needs to ethically take of the animals. One could argue "certified humane" is more important than organic though it's all important. I think these are some good outlines for treating bees well: https://beeseasonal.com/blogs/every-honey-tells-a-story/organic-honey-more-than-just-a-certification

[-] Darkenfolk@dormi.zone 4 points 2 years ago

What, don't like your delicious smog air, you dirty hippy?

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