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To which old-world crops do you refer?

• solardev 4y ago
  (Not my knowledge, just repeating sources): almonds, some apples, melons, alfafa, plums, avocado, blueberry, cherry, pear, cucumber, sunflower, cranberry, kiwi, etc. Source: PDF page 4: https://www.beyondpesticides.org/assets/media/documents/pollinators/documents/ValueofHoneyBeesasPollinators-2000Report.pdf https://www.beyondpesticides.org/assets/media/documents/poll... Background, in order from "most readable" to "scholarly": https://www.museumoftheearth.org/bees/agriculture https://www.museumoftheearth.org/bees/agriculture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_crop_plants_pollinated_by_bees https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_crop_plants_pollinated... https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.262413599 https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.262413599 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8396518/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8396518/
  • tacocataco 4y ago
    Corn beans and squash? https://www.reneesgarden.com/blogs/gardening-resources/celebrate-the-three-sisters-corn-beans-and-squash https://www.reneesgarden.com/blogs/gardening-resources/celeb...
  • bregma 4y ago
    Blueberries, sunflowers, and cranberries are all native to North America. The things Europeans sometimes call "blueberries" (bilberries) are an entirely different species.
    • solardev 4y ago
      Yes, the old world bees sometimes do pollinate the native crops too, and vice versa. It's not a completely separate Venn diagram. The studies discuss and analyze the degrees of crossover.