Drone Pollinates Apples... Maybe

I just finished a story about aerial pollination of apples by drone. The company testing the service, Dropcopter, claims its technology has previously produced "a dramatic crop set increase of 10%" in almonds. Can it do the same in apples? How accurate are those original claims? And how can we be sure that any increase in crop set is actually the result of the drone and not other factors — like variation in bee activity? Lots of questions. Still looking for answers.

Posted on July 7, 2018 01:55 PM by bymattkelly