Scientists uncovered the nutrients bees were missing — Colonies surged 15-fold

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Scientists uncovered the nutrients bees were missing — Colonies surged 15-fold - Lemmy.zip

Using CRISPR-Cas9, scientists engineered a yeast to produce the nutrient feed. Farmers could have it in two years.

The solution is so simple. Crop/pollen diversity. Instead of letting fields lay fallow for crop rotation, they could plant diverse wildflower meadows to improve quality of bee health for the traveling bees that get shipped around for crop rotation. Or the bee keepers themselves that sell the services of their bees, could ensure diverse flower and pollen options when their bees aren’t traveling.
Get outta here with your sensible, practical solutions! ;-)
Seems easier than engineering edible east to get them the sterols they need.

But Brawndo has the electrolites that plants crave!

Just in case the joke is too far of a stretch to make the connection, what I’m saying is the obvious simple solution isn’t profitable.

They’d rather sell you a solution that doesn’t actually work, then give you a solution that works that they can’t make profit on.

Who is “they” in this case
So Brawndo for bees too? Done!