[mrs bouquet]

quite alot of the flowers are dropping off without a little bean forming. Why?  Mrs Bouquet

[mrs bouquet]

just looked on another web site, which said maybe little black insects right inside flower, and sure enough there are.  So how do I get rid of them? Mrs Bouquet

[agapanthus]

What type of insects are they Mrs B?

[mrs bouquet]

don't know. small,black (not black fly) and right down inside flower.

[Aunt Sally]

It is quite normal for runner bean flowers not to set all of their flowers, especially if the weather is hot.

[gobs]

Sound like pollen beetles, rarely do much damage if any.

[peterjf]

have you tries spraying the leaves and flowers on your beans , the water helps the flowers stay on and then produce beans