Struggling with blossom drop? Discover how tomato tapping and buzz pollination release pollen to save your flowers and double ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images If your tomato plants are flowering but not producing fruit, you might be ...

This buzzy greenhouse trick could help your struggling crop.

Sun-ripened tomatoes are the result of thousands of pollen grains moving at just the right time to pollinate flowers. All types of tomatoes—from beefsteaks that are larger than your hand to bite-size ...

Tomato plants use similar biochemical mechanisms to reject pollen from their own flowers as well as pollen from foreign but related plant species, thus guarding against both inbreeding and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Getty Images Tomatoes are such a joyful little fruit, first producing pretty yellow flowers that eventually transform into ...

Unless you planted a small tomato variety, getting small fruits at the end of the season is a huge disappointment. Here are 6 ...

It can be so frustrating to see your tomato plant bear undersized fruit. Here are some of the reasons that may happen, and how to avoid them.

Q: We’ve gathered lots of tomatoes and green beans even though I have not seen many bees. I have planted coneflowers nearby to attract pollinators. Do all plants have both male and female blooms like ...

Is AI taking over the jobs of bumblebees? Well, not exactly. Bumblebees are typically used to pollinate plants in glasshouses all over the world. However, they are prohibited in Australia, so ...

(Beyond Pesticides, April 16, 2026) A study of organic tomato agroecosystems with managed and wild bees, published in Apidologie, affirms the importance of protecting natural systems to support ...