Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Heiko119 / Getty Images Many plants need to be pollinated to produce fruits or seeds to make more plants. But if pollinators are ...

Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

If you are growing cucumber plants that are flowering but not producing any fruit, the issue may be pollination -- or a lack thereof. In most gardens, bees and other insects pollinate plants naturally ...

Becca Lewis is home maintenance writer who aims to foster confidence in and inspire DIY enthusiasts at all skill levels. Becca attended Southern Connecticut State University, where she studied ...

Q. My cucumber and squash are not setting fruit even though the plants appear healthy. I’m not seeing many bees. Can this be part of my problem? A. More than likely this is the result of incomplete ...

It can be hard to get bees to do their vital work in indoor farms or greenhouses. Instead, the plants may need a little robotic assistance to reproduce. Out in a field, tomato plants are pollinated ...

While it's nice to blanket your garden with pollinator-friendly plants, the pollen carriers may still give your place a miss. Not out of chagrin or unfounded enmity, but because it got too cold, or ...