By farming of these crops, it will help to attract bees to pollinate. As a result of this the population of bees will increase.
• Vegetable crops: Turnip, radish, cauliflower, carrot, onion, melon, pumpkin, cabbage and coriander.
• Fruits and nuts: Peach, strawberry, litchi, citrus, apple, almond and apricot.
• Oilseed crops: Safflower, mustard, niger, sunflower and rape seed.
• Forage crops: Lucerne and clover.
These crops increase the yield of bee pollination and as a result increase in honey bee farming. Following are the crops and the percentage of the yield increase.
Crop |
% yield increase |
Mustard |
44 |
Sunflower |
32-45 |
Cotton |
17-20 |
Lucerne |
110 |
Onion |
90 |
Apple |
45 |