Below is a list of the most common vegetable crops grown, along with their standard pollination-type information.
Bean – Common (Pole/Bush), Fava, Lima | Self-pollinating, insect 1 |
Beet | Wind pollinated |
Broccoli | Insect |
Brussels Sprouts | Insect |
Cabbage | Insect |
Carrot | Insect |
Cauliflower | Insect |
Celery | Insect |
Corn | Wind pollinated |
Cucumber | Insect (honey bees, solitary bees, bumblebees, and squash bees) |
Eggplant | Self-fertilizing, insect1 |
Lettuce | Self-fertilizing, insect1 |
Melon (Canteloupe, Honey Dew, Watermelon) | Insect (honey bees, solitary bees, bumblebees) |
Parsnip | Insect (hoverflies, flies, solitary bees, honey bees) |
Pea | Self-fertilizing, insect1 |
Pepper | Self-fertilizing, insect1 |
Potato | Self-fertilizing, insect1 |
Radish | Insect (primarily bee pollinated) |
Spinach | Wind pollinated |
Squash (Summer, Winter, Pumpkin) | Insect (honey bees, squash bees, solitary bees, bumblebees) |
Tomatillo | Insect (requires pollination from another plant otherwise yields will be low) |
Tomato | Self-fertilizing, insect1 |
Turnip | Insect (honey bees, solitary bees, flies) |
1: While insects might have a role to play in pollinating these plants, it is mostly negligible, as these flowers are normally self-fertilizing, having a natural cross-pollination rate of 0% (beans, peas) to 10% (peppers, potato-leafed tomatoes).