Art and Animation: Jules Bartl
Script and Narration: Charlotte Stoddart
Sound Design: Nigel Manington
Fact checker: Rachael Bale

THE BIOMIMICRY INSTITUTE

"The Future of Food | How This ECO Friendly Innovation will Save the Planet by Mimicking Honey Bees"

Reliance on honeybees for commercial pollination presents major challenges for growers, especially as local pollinator populations decline.

To address this, the pioneering startup BloomX has developed devices like the Robee and Crossbee to mimic the different pollination strategies of bees, like bumble bees’ buzz pollination and honey bees’ electrostatic pollination. By embracing such technology, we can reduce dependence on commercial honeybees, mitigate disease spread, and ensure abundant food production for the future.

BloomX was selected as a finalist for the 2022 Ray of Hope Accelerator (formerly Prize), which supports nature-inspired solutions addressing the world's biggest environmental and sustainability challenges.

This is one of 8 films I created for the 2022 cohort of RoH finalists (and 9 films for the 2020 cohort).
It was a joy to learn about the incredible scope of biomimicry and to get to showcase the variety of clever innovations coming out of learning from nature.