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EPISODE · Nov 27, 2025 · 13 MIN

Alfalfa's $8 Billion Problem

from The Secret Pollinators · host Kelly from Montana

There's an eight billion dollar secret hiding in those purple alfalfa fields. It's not about the hay. It's not about the honeybees. It's about a tiny bee with a yellow belly and leaf-cutting jaws that makes American agriculture possible. This episode connects the dots from bee to bank account.Crown BeesSecret Pollinators#LeafcutterBees #AlfalfaFarming #NativeBees #SecretPollinators #AgTwitter#FarmLife #SustainableAgriculture #AmericanFarmers #HorseOwners #SustainableAgriculture #EquineNutrition #HayForHorses #HorseFarm #SolitaryBees #PollinatorConservation #BeesOfInstagram

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There's an eight billion dollar secret hiding in those purple alfalfa fields. It's not about the hay. It's not about the honeybees. It's about a tiny bee with a yellow belly and leaf-cutting jaws that makes American agriculture possible. This episode...

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