The need for basic information on tropical crop pollinators remains a key priority. Here, we used a dataset on Brazilian bee-crop interactions to determine important bee species for crop pollination and discuss their management in Brazilian croplands. We developed an analytical approach to select key bee species and genera from datasets based on different criteria, selecting only interactions reported as effective pollination events. Data on pollination included 261 records of unique crop-pollinator interaction, 144 bee species, and 23 crops. Despite the importance of social species, solitary bees accounted for 56% of the observed interactions. Of the 14 most important species, eight are solitary and six are social. A few of the selected species are already reared in Brazil, e.g., honeybees and some stingless bees, but practical knowledge on their management for crop pollination is poorly disseminated among farmers, hindering such an application.

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揭示蜜蜂传粉者对巴西作物的贡献以及对蜜蜂管理的影响

对热带作物授粉媒介的基本信息的需求仍然是一个关键的优先事项。在这里，我们使用巴西蜜蜂与作物相互作用的数据集来确定重要的作物授粉蜜蜂物种，并讨论它们在巴西农田中的管理。我们开发了一种分析方法，根据不同的标准从数据集中选择关键的蜜蜂物种和属，仅选择报告为有效授粉事件的相互作用。授粉数据包括 261 条独特的作物与授粉媒介相互作用的记录、144 种蜜蜂和 23 种作物。尽管社会物种很重要，但独居蜜蜂占观察到的相互作用的 56%。在 14 个最重要的物种中，8 个是独居的，6 个是群居的。一些选定的物种已经在巴西养殖，例如蜜蜂和一些无刺蜜蜂，