#beecrisis — Public Fediverse posts
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How AI can help protect bees from dangerous parasites
#Environment #Bees #Honey #Parasites #Varroa
#AIForBees #SmartBeekeeping #VarroaMites #Honeybees #PollinatorProtection #HoneybeeHealth #AgTech #SustainableFarming #BeeCrisis #EnvironmentalTech
https://the-14.com/how-ai-can-help-protect-bees-from-dangerous-parasites/ -
Article on the importance of bees -'America's bee problem is an us problem' (here's a short blurb from it - the link for the full article is below -- and it is a GREAT read):
"They are the phantom backbone of our agricultural system: The bees pollinate the crops; the beekeepers shuttle them from field to field, coast to coast.
They directly contribute to a third of America’s food: apples, peaches, lettuce, squashes, melons, broccoli, cranberries, tree nuts, blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, plums, clementines, tangerines, sunflowers, pumpkins, alfalfa for your beef, and guar for your processed foods. Ninety-eight percent of organic vitamin C sources, 70 percent of vitamin A, and 74 percent of lipids; $17 billion worth of crops annually from honeybee pollination alone. The demand for their services has tripled in the past 50 years and shows no signs of abating."