> apples, tomatoes, and citruses won’t deliver a crop without them
Dick already mentioned tomatoes. We know bees are not needed for orange fruit; in fact, customers prefer them seedless which requires the absence of bees. The author doesn't know beans about bees.
"To produce seeds, citrus requires a pollinator, however the same is not always true for fruit production." THE POLLINATION OF
CULTIVATED PLANTS: A COMPENDIUM FOR PRACTITIONERS. FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS. ROME 2018.
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