Without bees these fruits would not grow. With only a few bees they can grow but will not make good fruit. Vegetables such as cucumbers, squash, and some varieties of peas and beans must also have bees to have a yield. The cucumbers on the left are well pollinated and will taste and keep well. The ones on the right will spoil easily and will produce gas in the digestive system.
Almonds require more bees than any other crop in the United States.
Okra, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, will produce vegetables without bees, but to get the best quality vegetables, they still need bees. Some crops will produce a good harvest without bees, but the bees are necessary to get seeds. Cabbage, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, collards, mustard, all require bees for making seeds. Clover and alfalfa pastures and forage legumes must have bees if they are to make their own seeds. Otherwise the farmer must buy expensive seed to replant the pasture.