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[โ€“] Redjard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 month 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.

[โ€“] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago

Huh I remembered wrong. Thanks for the correction