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courgettes

please? I suspect this is because they've not been fertilised - possibly due to a lack of male flowers or a lack of pollinating insects due to the weather. However, my courgettes are not rotting off even tho' I suspect they've not been pollinated - see by jenny wren

09/07/2012 10:50:28

by Dovefromabove

Apple Tree does not bear fruit

pollination group so your neighbour's trees may not be the best match. You can use Google to find the best pollinators for your tree. Also, you need insects such as bees to do the pollination so make sure you have plenty of flowering plants nearbyto attract by Twinkle3

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17/06/2012 12:17:56

by Twinkle3

Frost & apple trees

a fleece on when frost is forecast and it is taken off during the day when the bees are active. I think the problem was more likely to be lack of pollinating insects because of the weather, it happens as well when there is a lot of rain at flowering by yvonne parsons2

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14/02/2013 22:54:29

by yvonne parsons2

No apples and few crab apples.... :(

to poor pollination if you had plenty of blossom. The heavy rain prevented the pollinating insects from flying. I'm sure that's right. Some of our apples are cropping well but some are not. We have almost no pears, no quinces at all (despite copious by wisehedgecrone

11/08/2012 09:49:01

by Green Magpie

Moonlight runner beans not pollinating

My Moonlight runner beans which are advertised as self pollinating are not converting to beans, the flowers are dropping off - can anyone help please You need bees! Have patience, they will come. In my experience runners take a little time until by Jill Browning

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12/06/2012 21:12:21

by Jill Browning

broad bean problems

I had loads of flowers on my broad bean, but they appear to be falling off without setting. I have never grown these before so not sure what to expect!. The north west had be wet, wet,wet of late could this be the problem...no insects to pollinate by smortimer0

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27/06/2012 10:26:49

by smortimer0

Cornus Kousa

and flowering bracts are the main attraction of these plants. They are also insect pollinated so try growing other plants with nectar rich flowers to attract them. Thanks for that - not self fertile, I hadn't thought of that. There is another one in the next by Daintiness

29/08/2012 16:12:07

by obelixx

Mountain Ash

/forum/problem-solving/no-berries-on-my-rowan-trees/5096.html Apart from the reasons we gave on the thread linked to above, the almost continual heavy rain and cool weather which caused a significant lack of pollinating insects this spring is likely to have something to do with it. Next year to look by Rosebud4

12/08/2012 19:34:19

by Rosebud4

greenhouse stawberrys

i have some strawberry's in flower in the greenhouse as there are no insects about should i try to pollinate them with a child's paint brush or is there another way They are apparently self fertile but need the action of wind/insects to move by little-ann

24/04/2013 19:09:36

by Gaffelbiter

Should I be hand pollinating my fruit trees?

I have young cherry and apple (Egremont Russett, DIscovery) trees in flower but it's very chilly and I'm not seeing any bees or other insects. Do I just use a paint brush and dab it from flower to flower? Anything else I should know? Thanks I don by Laura Corin

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15/05/2012 22:36:24

by Laura Corin

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