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Bees do it

For about 100 fruits and vegetables, the honeybee is the vital, and sometimes only, pollinator. The top ten crops dependent on honeybees, ranked by value.
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5. Broccoli
Ninety percent of the country's broccoli crops would be decimated without honeybees. Hardest hit would be California.

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