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Is there robo-beekeeping with or without humanoid robots? /? Robo beekeeping: https://www.google.com/search?q=robo+beekeeping https://www.google.com/search?q=r
by westurner 2y ago
Is there robo-beekeeping with or without humanoid robots?
/? Robo beekeeping: https://www.google.com/search?q=robo+beekeeping https://www.google.com/search?q=robo+beekeeping
Beekeeping:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beekeeping https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beekeeping
FWIU bees like clover (and dandelions are their spring food source), which we typically kill with broadleaf herbicide for lawncare.
From https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38158625 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38158625 :
> Is it possible to create a lawn weed killer (a broadleaf herbicide) that doesn't kill white dutch clover; because bees eat clover (and dandelions) and bees are essential?"
> [ Dandelion rubber is a sustainable alternative to microplastic tires ]
Pesticide toxicity to bees:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesticide_toxicity_to_bees https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesticide_toxicity_to_bees :
> Pesticides, especially neonicotinoids, have been investigated in relation to risks for bees such as Colony Collapse Disorder. A 2018 review by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) concluded that most uses of neonicotinoid pesticides such as clothianidin represent a risk to wild bees and honeybees. [5][6] Neonicotinoids have been banned for all outdoor use in the entire European Union since 2018, but has a conditional approval in the U.S. and other parts of the world, where it is widely used. [7][8]
TIL dish soap kills wasps, yellow jackets, hornets nearly on contact.
From
https://savethebee.org/garden-weeds-bees-love/ https://savethebee.org/garden-weeds-bees-love/ :
> Many are beneficial, like dandelions, milkweed, clover, goldenrod and nettle, for bees and other pollinators.