This pick-up apparatus (2) for harvested crops (6) arranged in a crop heap (4), in particular root crops, and preferably sugar beets, comprises a pick-up section (8) defining a pick-up direction PD, a pick-up plane PL, and a first lateral outward direction LOD1, the pick-up section having a pick-up member (24) and a pick-up frame (20), the pick-up frame (20) having a first lateral side (36), a second lateral side (38) and forming a pick-up opening (42), the pick-up member (24) defining a pick-up width PW for the harvested crops. The pick-up apparatus comprises a heap divider (10) adapted for dividing the crop heap, the heap divider comprises a dividing member (50) adapted for guiding harvested crop on the crop heap (4) towards the pick-up opening, the dividing member (50) has an upper end (52), a lower end (54) and a longitudinal axis X-X. In an active position of the dividing member, the dividing member (50) is inclined with respect to the pick-up plane PL, the upper end (52) is located with respect to the lower end (54) forward taken in the pick-up direction PD and the upper end (52) is located laterally outwards of the first lateral side (36) taken in the first lateral outward direction LOD1.
