Boosting Cucumber Yields by Attracting Native Pollinators

If your cucumber harvest has dropped, poor pollination is the likely culprit. Wild honeybee numbers are down, but dozens of native bees, flies, and wasps are eager to help—if you feed them. Plant a succession of pollinator-friendly flowers that bloom from spring through fall right in or beside your vegetable garden.

Diverse floral resources keep beneficial insects resident, ensuring plenty of visitors when cucumber flowers open. The result: more complete pollination, better fruit set, and higher yields without a single hive.