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Red raspberry: bees and pollination
Without pollinators, red raspberry loses a large part of its yield.
Rubus idaeusEPPO code RUBID
Great
Loss without pollinators: 40 to 89 percent
29
Bee species recorded
188
Records
1
Threatened (Europe)
How much of the yield depends on pollinators
Great: 40 to 90% yield loss without pollinators (40-89%)
Without pollinators, red raspberry loses a large part of its yield.
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Loss without pollinators: 40 to 89 percent
The classification comes from the PLLNT11 dataset of the EU Pollinator Hub, based on Klein and others (2007). It is a range for the crop as a whole; varieties and growing methods can differ, for example self-pollinating varieties or greenhouse growing with bumblebees.
Which bees visit red raspberry
29 bee species have been recorded on this crop, in 188 records of flower visits. 1 of them are listed as threatened on the European Red List.
| Bee | Group | Red List Europe | Flies | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honey beeApis mellifera | Honey bees | - Not assessed | Dec - Aug | 42 |
| Buff-tailed bumblebeeBombus terrestris | Bumble Bees | LC Least concern | Mar - Aug | 30 |
| Early bumblebeeBombus pratorum | Bumble Bees | LC Least concern | Apr - Aug | 29 |
| Common carder bumblebeeBombus pascuorum | Bumble Bees | LC Least concern | Apr - Sep | 21 |
| Bombus hypnorum | Bumble Bees | LC Least concern | Apr - Aug | 9 |
| White-tailed bumblebeeBombus lucorum | Bumble Bees | NT Near threatened | Apr - Aug | 8 |
| Bombus lapidarius | Bumble Bees | LC Least concern | Apr - Aug | 5 |
| Lasioglossum laticeps | Lasioglossum | LC Least concern | Apr - Aug | 4 |
| Hylaeus confusus | Masked Bees | LC Least concern | May - Aug | 4 |
| Andrena fucata | Andrena | LC Least concern | May - Jul | 3 |
| Small garden bumblebeeBombus hortorum | Bumble Bees | LC Least concern | Apr - Aug | 2 |
| Andrena trimmerana | Andrena | LC Least concern | Mar - Jun | 2 |
| Bombus jonellus | Bumble Bees | LC Least concern | May - Sep | 2 |
| Lasioglossum morio | Lasioglossum | LC Least concern | Apr - Aug | 2 |
| Andrena nitida | Andrena | LC Least concern | Apr - Jun | 2 |
| Long-lipped AndrenaAndrena barbilabris | Andrena | LC Least concern | Apr - Jul | 2 |
| Andrena nigroaenea | Andrena | LC Least concern | Mar - Jun | 2 |
| Lasioglossum malachurum | Lasioglossum | LC Least concern | Apr - Aug | 2 |
| Bombus rupestris | Bumble Bees | LC Least concern | May - Sep | 2 |
| Shrill carder beeBombus sylvarum | Bumble Bees | LC Least concern | May - Sep | 2 |
| Lasioglossum politum | Lasioglossum | LC Least concern | Apr - Aug | 2 |
| Halictus tumulorum | Halictus | LC Least concern | May - Sep | 2 |
| Hylaeus communis | Masked Bees | LC Least concern | May - Aug | 2 |
| Lasioglossum zonulus | Lasioglossum | LC Least concern | May - Sep | 2 |
| Bombus muscorum | Bumble Bees | VU Vulnerable | May - Sep | 1 |
| Large garden bumblebeeBombus ruderatus | Bumble Bees | LC Least concern | Jan - Sep | 1 |
| Andrena synadelpha | Andrena | LC Least concern | Jan - Jun | 1 |
| Andrena dorsata | Andrena | LC Least concern | Mar - Jul | 1 |
| Andrena chrysosceles | Andrena | LC Least concern | Apr - Jun | 1 |
Scale, from severe to not threatened: CR critically endangered, EN endangered, VU vulnerable, NT near threatened, LC least concern. DD: data deficient.
When the visitors fly
Number of species flying per month, according to the flight calendar from open records in Europe. A species counts in every month it flies.
3Jan
3Feb
7Mar
20Apr
29May
29Jun
24Jul
21Aug
8Sep
Oct
Nov
1Dec
Sources
This page only uses sources with an open licence. The bee database itself contains more records, from sources for which permission is still pending.
- Vliegperiode per maand, afgeleid uit BeeBDC-waarnemingen met open licentie (CC0 / CC BY)
FairGrow (afgeleid) · version 1.3.4 · licence CC BY 4.0 (afgeleid uit CC0 / CC BY)
Afgeleid door FairGrow uit: Dorey, J. B. et al. (2023). A globally synthesised and flagged bee occurrence dataset and cleaning workflow. Scientific Data 10: 747. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02626-w. Cleaned database v1.3.4 (2024-02-15), Figshare. Kleinste maandvenster met 90% van de waarnemingen, minimaal 20 records.
doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02626-w - Bij-plantinteracties: EuPPollNet via GloBI (CC BY 4.0)
GloBI / Big Bee · version 7.0 · licence CC BY 4.0
Lanuza, J. B. et al. (2025). EuPPollNet: a European database of plant-pollinator networks. Zenodo 10.5281/zenodo.15183272 (CC BY 4.0), via Seltmann, K. et al. / Big Bee project and GloBI (2025). Global Bee Interaction Data v7.0. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17957582. Underlying data: Global Biotic Interactions (Poelen et al. 2014).
doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17957582 - Bij-plantinteracties: DoPI via GloBI (CC BY 4.0)
GloBI / Big Bee · version 7.0 · licence CC BY 4.0
Balfour, N. J. et al. Database of Pollinator Interactions (DoPI). Zenodo 10.5281/zenodo.15224385 (CC BY 4.0), via Seltmann, K. et al. / Big Bee project and GloBI (2025). Global Bee Interaction Data v7.0. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17957582. Underlying data: Global Biotic Interactions (Poelen et al. 2014).
doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17957582 - European Red List of Bees (2026), Appendix 1: Red List status at Pan-Europe and EU27 levels
Publications Office of the European Union / IUCN · version 2026 · licence CC BY 4.0
Michez, D. et al. (2026). European Red List of Bees. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. https://doi.org/10.2779/521877 (CC BY 4.0). Appendix 1.
doi.org/10.2779/521877 - Wikidata: taxon common names (P1843) and labels of bee species
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata · version SPARQL 2026-10-18 · licence CC0 1.0
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata, taxon common names (P1843) and labels, retrieved 2026-10-18. https://www.wikidata.org (CC0).
www.wikidata.org - EU Pollinator Hub PLLNT11.0.0 Pollination: dependency of crops on animal pollination
EU Pollinator Hub (EFSA / BeeLife), Zenodo · version PLLNT11.0.0 · licence CC BY 4.0
Rubinigg, M. (2023). Pollination (PLLNT11.0.0). EU Pollinator Hub. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18008331 (CC BY 4.0). Based on Klein, A.-M. et al. (2007). Proc. R. Soc. B 274: 303-313. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2006.3721
doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18008331
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