[banf77]

Hi,

For a laugh, I have been growing a runner bean on the windowsill of my living room. It has climbed up the curtains to the ceiling, and is flowering nicely.
However, I read an article last night that suggested that without a bee, my flowers will just die and not produce a bean.
Is this correct?
Thanks
Steve

[purplebean]

yes runners need pollination french don't

you can be the bee though, small paintbrush and gently brush over every flower to spread the pollen between them, as far as I am aware they don't need pollen from a different plant

[Aunt Sally]

They are self fertile.  They just need a honey bee or a bumblebee or a paint brush