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| Plant |
Pollinator |
Plant |
Pollinator |
| ALFALFA |
leafcutter bees and honey bees |
PEACHES |
bees |
| ALMOND |
honeybees |
PEAR |
honey bees, flies, mason bees |
| APPLES |
honey bees, blue mason orchard bees |
PEPPERMINT |
flies, bees |
| APRICOT |
bees |
PUMPKINS |
squash and gourd bees, bumblebees |
| AVOCADO |
bees, flies, bats |
RASPBERRY and BLACKBERRY |
honey bees, bumblebees, solitary bees, hover flies |
| BANANA |
birds, fruit bats |
SESAME |
bees, flies, wasps |
| BLUEBERRIES |
Over 115 kinds of bees, including bumblebees, mason bees, mining bees and leafcutter bees |
STRAWBERRIES |
bees |
| CASHEWS |
bees, moths, fruit bats |
SUGARCANE |
bees, thrips |
| CHERRY |
honey bees, Bumblebees, Solitary bees, flies |
TEA PLANTS |
flies, bees and other insects |
| CHOCOLATE |
midges (flies), stingless bees |
TEQUILA (AGAVE) |
bats |
| COFFEE |
stingless bees, other bees or flies |
TOMATOES |
bumble bees |
| COCONUT |
insects and fruit bats |
VANILLA |
bees |
| CRANBERRIES |
Over 40 native bees, including bumble |
SPICES: |
see below |
| DAIRY PRODUCTS |
Diary cows eat ALFALFA pollinated by leafcutter and honey bees |
Allspice |
honey bees, solitary bees |
| FIGS |
800 kinds of fig wasps |
Anise |
honey bee |
GRAPE |
bees |
Cardamom |
honey bees, solitary bees |
| GRAPEFRUIT |
bees |
Coriander |
honey bees, solitary bees |
| KIWIFRUIT |
honey bees, bumblebees, solitary bees |
Nutmeg |
honey bee, bird |
| MACADAMIA NUT |
bees, beetles, wasps |
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| MANGO |
bees, flies, wasps |
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| MELONS |
bees |
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| PAPAYA |
moths, birds, bees |
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For a comprehensive list of crops and their respective pollinator, visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_plants_pollinated_by_bees
Source: S.E. McGregor, “Insect Pollination of Cultivated Crop Plants.” USDA, 1976 http://gears.tucson.ars.ag.gov/book/index.html
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