On 4 Jul, 12:16, "Uncle Marvo"
wrote:
Certain food crops, yes. There are many that don't need the bee. I'm sure
the Americans would come up with some sort of electronic nano-bee that would
do the job :-)

Nano-bee, cute. They would I'm sure find some poor souls with a
contraption on their backs giving them lift off and buzz all day long
from plants to plants. Come to think of it I wouldn't mind the job
myself ;o)