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Can Solar Farms Save the Bees?
- westurner 1y ago"Insect populations flourish in the restored habitats of solar energy facilities" (2024) https://www.anl.gov/article/insect-populations-flourish-in-the-restored-habitats-of-solar-energy-facilities https://www.anl.gov/article/insect-populations-flourish-in-t... ScholarlyArticle: "If you build it, will they come? Insect community responses to habitat establishment at solar energy facilities in Minnesota, USA" (2024) https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ad0f72 https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ad0f72 From https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/experts-uncover-incredible-side-effects-114500771.html https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/experts-uncover-incredib... : > The results speak for themselves. One study found that insect abundance tripled over five years at two Minnesota solar sites. Native bee populations skyrocketed twentyfold. That's some serious pollinator power. /? solar meadow: https://www.google.com/search?q=solar+meadow https://www.google.com/search?q=solar+meadow
- westurner 1y agoAlso for the bees: "Scientists found the missing nutrients bees need – Colonies grew 15-fold" (2025) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45000823 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45000823 : > "Engineered yeast provides rare but essential pollen sterols for honeybees" (2025) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09431-y https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09431-y