These bee-centric start-ups are a pleasant surprise, especially given the importance of bees in agricultural production. Perhaps some of them will venture overseas to countries such as China where, due to pollution and loss of habitat, bee populations have been decimated to the extent that pollination has to be carried by hand using sticks and feathers [0].

[0] https://www.dw.com/en/chinas-plants-blossom-without-bees/av-...