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Farmville, Virginia (mfowler@hsc.edu)

I'm having a rough time getting my tomatos and cucumbers to pollinate. Anyone have ideas as to attracting bees to the patch? Right now I don't see any!

6/26/2008 2:53:33 PM

South East

put flowers out.

6/26/2008 3:14:14 PM

Colorado Springs.Co

I have plenty of yellowjackets I would be happy to send your way. Seriously though Franks idea sounds like a winner.

6/26/2008 3:50:03 PM

New Hampshire, USA

i might try hand pollinating my tomatoes

6/26/2008 10:29:06 PM

San Jose garysand@pacbell.net

they usually show in the early am, i don't see many around here except bumble bees, but in spite of disappointing tomato pollination, some are getting fruit, so cant blame bees, must be weather or something else

6/26/2008 10:31:52 PM

Williamsburg,KY

Tomatoes are self pollinating. They are a perfect flower,containing male and female. Could be weather. As for cukes, they are imperfect flowers, meaning male and female are seperate. You could hand pollinate cukes. You could plant some flowers or herbs.

6/27/2008 8:48:47 AM

Poulsbo, WA

Buy those Blue flowering groud cover plants. I have them all over my yard and they are Honeybee attractants. I have a hubby who is severly allergic and I admit I spray Sevin on them when it becomes a nuisance and yet every year those darling little pollinators return with a vengence.

6/27/2008 8:05:50 PM

i have had problems as well. i'm thinking about getting some honey bee's to spruce up my garden. the honey will be a plus!

7/26/2008 9:30:29 PM