do I need to pollinate my chillis?

I had a disaster last year trying to grow chillis and got nothing after starting them late and trying to grow in a place that was not full sunlight. This year I started them early and on my sunniest windowsill. I have 3 types , Big Jim, Jalapeno and Golden Ceyene they seem to be doing ok and are a reasonable size producing flowers. I recently read about using a little brush to pollinate Chillis - do I need to do this - will they cross pollinate, will I get nothing unless I do use the brush?

I really want to get something this year - any advice appreciated.

What do I do with the brush - touch it into the flowers on differenct chillis?

I have always grown them indoors where there is obviously no air movement to shake the pollen about to ensure good pollination, so I do sometimes give them a bit of a "tap" from time to time when in flower (i.e. same as tomatoes.)

Seems to work pretty well; save your paintbrush for any courgettes or squashes which seem to set fruit but which subsequently rot off from the flower end (these have male and female flowers though; slightly different technique.) 

I grow chillies on the kitchen windowsill and don't do anything to help them set....but still get loads of them..............not noticed loads of insects doing the business .....except maybe the occasional fly 

I kick the pots as I walk past - life is too short to hand pollinate. I also don't stuff mushrooms 

I should hope not 

Shame on you MoS 

http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/lifes-too-short.html

I swear the good weather has lowered the tone.  :happy:

I'm vegan and I never eat stuffed mushrooms, couldn't be bothered to faff with them. But I will not take ofence at your comment I do eat a lot of mushrooms though 

Never pollonated either and get loads too