While the two may be seen as odd bedfellows solar arrays and bee colonies are coming together to help sell the usefulness of solar in new areas while helping to promote the aging profession of beekeeping.
All this has been spurred on in the US with the first ever commercial beekeeping hosting arrangement being created at a solar facility as reported by National Geographic. This project is important to show how solar facilities can fit within and help to better the natural landscapes of the areas they are installed in. Instead of the traditional gravel or turf grass surface, low growing pollinator friendly plants have been used which are producing great results for both parties....
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