How Vegetables A re Pollinated Air-borne pollen insect-borne pollen Selfpollinated Biennial Beets Corn Spinach Swiss chard Asparagus Broccoli Brussels sprouts Cabbage Carrots Cauliflower Celeriac Celery Chinese cabbage Collards Cucumber Eggplant Kale Kohlrabi Melons Mustard Onions Parsley Parsnips Peppers Pumpkin Squash Radishes Rutabaga Turnips Beans Chicory Endive Lettuce Peas Tomatoes Beets Brussels sprouts Cabbage Carrots Celeriac Celery Collards Florence fennel Kale Kohlrabi Leeks Onions Parsley Parsnips Radishes, winter Rutabaga Salsify Swiss chard Turnips
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Chile pepper, Red pepper, Bell pepper, Green pepper Papaya Safflower Caraway Capsicum annuum, Capsicum frutescens Carica papaya Carthamus tinctorius Carum carvi Honey bees, stingless bees (Melipona spp.), bumblebees, solitary bees, hover Honey bees, thrips, large sphinx moths, Moths, Butter (pollinators important in green houses to increase weight, but less in open fields) Honey bees, Honey bees,, Chestnut Castanea sativa Honey bees, nut Star apple, Cainito Chrysophyllum cainito Watermelon Citrullus lanatus Insects, bats tropical solitary bees 4-essential 1-3 Tangerine Citrus reticulata Honey bees, bumblebees sub-tropical Tangelo Citrus spp. Honey bees, Bumblebees sub-tropical Coconut Cocos nucifera Honey bees, Stingless bees nut tropical Coffea spp. Coffea arabica, Coffea canephora Cola nut Coriander Coffea spp. Cola nitida, Cola vera, Cola acuminata Coriandrum sativum Crownvetch Coronilla varia L. Hazelnut Azarole Corylus cornuta var. californica Crataegus azarolus Cantaloupe, Melon Cucumis melo L. Cucumber Squash (plant), Pumpkin, Gourd, Marrow, Zuchini Guar bean, Goa bean Quince Cucumis sativus Cucurbita spp. Cyamopsis tetragonoloba Cydonia oblonga Mill. nut Honey bees, tropical (increased yield from pollinators) Wind pollinated. nut Honey bees, Honey bees, Squash bees, bumblebees, (Ceratina spp.) Honey bees, Squash bees, Bumblebees, Leafcutter bee (in greenhouse pollination), (for some parthenocarpic gynoecious green house varieties pollination is detrimental to quality) Honey bees, Squash bees, Bumblebees, Honey bees 4-essential 2-4 1-2 4-essential 1 Honey bees Lemon Honey bees Lime Honey bees Carrot Daucus carota Flies,, Honey bees Hyacinth bean Dolichos spp. Honey bees, Longan Persimmon Dimocarpus longan Diospyros kaki, Diospyros virginiana Honey bees, Stingless bees Durian Durio zibethinus Bats, birds tropical Oil palm Elaeis guineensis Weevils, thrips tropical
Cardamom Loquat Buckwheat Elettaria cardamomum Eriobotrya japonica Fagopyrum esculentum Honey bees, Honey bees, Bumblebees Honey bees, 1 Feijoa Feijoa sellowiana Honey bees, tropical fig Fennel Strawberry Soybean Stanhopea Cotton Sunflower Ficus spp. Foeniculum vulgare Fragaria spp. Glycine max, Glycine soja Stanhopea Gossypium spp. Helianthus annuus Fig wasps (incl. Blastophaga (syconium) sub-tropical psenes) [1][2] Honey bees,, Bumblebees, (Halictus spp.), Hover Male Euglossini bees (Orchid bees) 1, fiber 1 Walnut Juglans spp. Wind pollinated. nut Flax Linum usitatissimum Lychee Litchi chinensis Honey bees, Lupine Macadamia Lupinus angustifolius L. Macadamia ternifolia Honey bees, Stingless bees (Trigona carbonaria), (Homalictus spp.), Wasps, Butter Acerola Malpighia glabra Honey bees, Apple Mammee Mango Honey bees, orchard mason bee, Bumblebees, Solitary bees (Andrena spp., Malus domestica, Halictus spp., Osmia spp., or Malus sylvestris Anthophora spp.), Hover (Eristalis cerealis, Eristalis tenax) Mammea americana Mangifera indica nut 4-essential tropical (minor commercial value) 1, 2 semi dwarf, 3 dwarf Bees tropical, ants, wasps sub-tropical Sapodilla Manikara zapotilla thrips 4-essential tropical Alfalfa Rambutan Medicago sativa Nephelium lappaceum Alfalfa leafcutter bee, Alkali bee, Honey bees 1 tropical Cactus, Prickly pear Opuntia spp. Bumblebees, Sainfoin Onobrychis spp. Honey bees, Passion. Maracuja Avocado Lima bean, Kidney bean, Haricot bean, Adzuki bean, Mungo bean, String bean Scarlet runner bean Passiflora edulis Persea americana Carpenter bees, Solitary bees, bumblebees, humming 4-essential tropical birds Phaseolus spp. Honey bees,, Phaseolus coccineus L. Bumblebees, Honey bees,, Thrips
Allspice Pimenta dioica Honey bees, (Halictus spp., Exomalopsis spp., Ceratina spp.) Apricot Sweet Cherry Sour cherry Plum, Greengage, Mirabelle, Sloe Almond Peach, Nectarine Guava Prunus armeniaca Prunus avium spp. Prunus cerasus Prunus domestica, Prunus spinosa Prunus dulcis, Prunus amygdalus, or Amygdalus communis Prunus persica Psidium guajava Pomegranate Punica granatum Pear Black currant, Red currant Rose hips, Dogroses Boysenberry Raspberry Blackberry Elderberry Sesame Eggplant Naranjillo Pyrus communis Ribes nigrum, Ribes rubrum Rosa spp. Rubus spp. Rubus idaeus Rubus fruticosus Sambucus nigra Sesamum indicum Solanum melongena Solanum quitoense Rowanberry Sorbus aucuparia,,,, (Osmia cornuta),, Bumblebees, (Lasioglossum spp.) Honey bees,, beetles, Hover (Eristalis spp.) Carpenter bees, Solitary bees, Hover, Hover (Eristalis spp.), Hover (Eristalis spp.) Honey bees,,, Longhorn beetles Honey bees,, wasps, 1 1 nut 2-3 1 tropical 1 1 (pollinators important in green houses, but less in open fields) Bumblebees, tropical Honey bees,, Bumblebees, Hover Service Tree Sorbus domestica bees, Hog plum Tamarind Spondias spp. Tamarindus indica Honey bees, Stingless bees (Melipona spp.) Honey bees (incl. Apis dorsata) 4-essential Cocoa Theobroma cacao Midges 4-essential tropical Clover (not all species) White clover Alsike clover Trifolium spp. Trifolium alba Trifolium hybridum L. 1 1 1
Crimson clover Trifolium incarnatum 1 Red clover Trifolium pratense 1 Arrowleaf clover Trifolium vesiculosum Savi 1 Blueberry Vaccinium spp. Honey bees, Alfalfa leafcutter bees, Southeastern blueberry bee, Bumblebees (Bombus impatiens), (Anthophora pilipes, Colletes spp., Osmia ribifloris, Osmia lignaria) 3-4 Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccus, Vaccinium macrocarpon Honey bees, Bumblebees (Bombus affinis), Solitary bees (Megachile addenda, Alfalfa leafcutter bees) 3 Vanilla Vanilla planifolia, Vanilla pompona 4-essential tropical Tung tree Vernicia fordii Honey bees Broad bean Vicia faba Vetch Vicia spp. Cowpea, Blackeyed pea, Blackeye bean Vigna unguiculata Karite Vitellaria paradoxa Honey bees nut Tomato Solanum lycopersicum Bumblebees, (Halictus spp.) tropical Grape Vitis spp. Honey bees,, 0-no increase Jujube Zizyphus jujuba Honey bees,,, beetles, wasps Notes and Sources [edit] 1. ^ Kislev ME, Hartmann A, Bar-Yosef O (2 June 2006). "Early domesticated fig in the Jordan Valley". Science 312 (5778): 1372 1374. doi:10.1126/science.1125910. PMID 16741119. 2. ^ The Calimyrna Fig & Its Pollinator Wasp Wayne's word on-line text book of Natural history POLLINATION Mid-Atlantic Apicultural Research and Extension Consortium, MAAREC Publication 5.2; February 2000 Pollination and Bee Plants, Excerpted from Beekeeper's Handbook, Sammataro/Avitabile 1998. Krombein KV, Hurd PD Jr., Smith DR (eds.). Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico, Volume 3, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1979 McGregor, S.E. Insect Pollination Of Cultivated Crop Plants USDA, 1976 Mussen, Eric Impact of Honey Bees on the California Environment University of California Davis, 2002 Pollinators impact on crop production Research study in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences of 25 October 2006. See also [edit] Fruit tree pollination Pollination Pollination management Pollinator Pollen source Northern Nectar Sources for Honey Bees Forage (honey bee) List of honey plants Trustworthy Objective Complete Well-written gfedc Categories: Pollination Beekeeping Lists of plants Gardening lists Agriculture lists Bees Crops Fruit Vegetables