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[โ€“] Redjard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sugar beet seeds are produced via wind pollination in dedicated very compact setups. They plant strips of male and female plants with controlled distances.
As far as I can tell no pollinators are involved anywhere in the sugar beet industry.

Huh I remembered wrong. Thanks for the correction