Usage Note
Récolte refers to the act of harvesting and to the yield itself. The verb récolter means 'to harvest' or figuratively 'to reap' (récolter les fruits de son travail — to reap the fruits of one's labor). Faire la récolte means 'to bring in the harvest'.
Examples
"La récolte de blé a été excellente cette année."
Natural Translation
The wheat harvest was excellent this year.

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