Date: 6/07/2018 14:08:48
From: PermeateFree
ID: 1249099
Subject: Dropcopter's drones boost crop pollination by up to 60%

Bees no longer have it to themselves.

>>A large percentage of the world’s food production relies on bee pollination, but what do we do when the bees can’t be relied on? US startup Dropcopter has just demonstrated that it can deliver a 25 to 60 percent boost in pollination rates using autonomous drones to pick up where the bees left off.

Dropcopter’s autonomous drones are programmed to fly over the rows of crops in flower, dropping pollen onto them en masse.<<

https://newatlas.com/dropcopter-pollination-drones-bees/55323/

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Date: 6/07/2018 17:09:54
From: roughbarked
ID: 1249164
Subject: re: Dropcopter's drones boost crop pollination by up to 60%

PermeateFree said:


Bees no longer have it to themselves.

>>A large percentage of the world’s food production relies on bee pollination, but what do we do when the bees can’t be relied on? US startup Dropcopter has just demonstrated that it can deliver a 25 to 60 percent boost in pollination rates using autonomous drones to pick up where the bees left off.

Dropcopter’s autonomous drones are programmed to fly over the rows of crops in flower, dropping pollen onto them en masse.<<

https://newatlas.com/dropcopter-pollination-drones-bees/55323/

A lot of food crops don’t need bees at all.

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