Phenological overlap between crop and pollinators - Dataset

Phenological overlap between crop flowering and pollinators is a crucial trait for the pollination of more than 75% of the world’s crops. However, crop management rarely considers the seasonal aspect of plant-pollinator mutualism. Here, we explore the phenological overlap between crops and pollinators and how it affects pollination and fruit production.
We measured the abundance and richness of native and non-native pollinators visiting raspberry flowers at two different times during the flowering season (i.e., early and late flowering periods) and examined their effects on crop yield in 16 fields.
The community of pollinators foraging on raspberry flowers was more diverse and dominated by native pollinators during the early flowering period when most native plants were in flower. Later in the season, when native flower resources in the environment declined, raspberry flowers were visited mainly by two non-native bees: managed honeybees and the invasive bumblebee Bombus terrestris.
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