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Bee neighborly—sharing bees helps more farmers – Phys.org

Many farmers are used to sharing big equipment—like tractors and other costly machinery—with neighboring farms. Sharing cuts costs, lowers the farmer’s debt load, and increases community wellbeing. But big machinery might not be the only opportunity for farme…

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Many farmers are used to sharing big equipmentlike tractors and other costly machinerywith neighboring farms. Sharing cuts costs, lowers the farmer’s debt load, and increases community wellbeing. But big machinery might not be the only opportunity for farmers to reap the benefits of cost-sharing with their neighbors. New research suggests that the concept could also be applied to a more lively kind of agricultural resourcewild bees. 
“Understandably, farmers with highly valuable crops don’t alw…

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