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Scientists uncovered the nutrients bees were missing — Colonies surged 15-fold (www.sciencedaily.com)
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Using CRISPR-Cas9, scientists engineered a yeast to produce the nutrient feed. Farmers could have it in two years.

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[–] Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca 21 points 6 hours ago (3 children)

Key Native Nitrogen-Fixing Wildflowers:

  • Lupines (Lupinus spp.): Includes Texas Bluebonnet and various perennial species; they thrive in poor soil and are loved by pollinators.
  • Prairie Clover (Dalea spp.): Purple (Dalea purpurea) and White (Dalea candida) are drought-tolerant perennials that fix high levels of nitrogen.
  • False Indigo (Baptisia spp.): Sturdy perennials with showy, pea-like flower spikes (e.g., Blue False Indigo).
  • Partridge Pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata): An annual that grows rapidly, making it excellent for disturbed soils.
  • Wild Senna (Senna hebecarpa): A tall perennial that produces yellow flowers.
  • Canada Milkvetch (Astragalus canadensis): A hardy, native perennial.
  • Groundnut (Apios americana): A vine-like wildflower with edible tubers.

https://edgeofthewoodsnursery.com/wp-content/uploads/Native-Plants-for-Nitrogen-Fixation.pdf

Cheers

[–] stray@pawb.social 0 points 1 hour ago

I don't mean to argue against flowers, but why specifically Pennsylvania? What about everywhere else?

[–] Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 hours ago

Bees went fucking nuts for my lupine, even while living in an urban environment. Only problem was that the aphids did too. So many that it was revolting. I had to aggressively remove them every single day of the colonies would explode and destroy my lupine within a very short time. They'd suck it dry.

[–] GreenBeard@lemmy.ca 15 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Several of those are going to be perennial and end up competing with mono-culture crops the following year(s) (not that I'm trying to defend mono-culture crops, but that's what they're planting). It's a good idea, but not necessarily as simple as you're implying. Still it's an idea that's not without some merit. The biggest obstacle to adoption is no one is making a significant profit off of it, so it's unlikely to see much uptake.

[–] Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca 7 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

You aren't wrong, but soil can be turned over, and the wildflowers can be removed.

[–] protist@retrofed.com 4 points 3 hours ago

What about the seeds they dropped the year prior