More Plants That Don’t Need Bees
Plants that are pollinated by the wind lack the striking colours and strong scents of insect-pollinated plants. Colour and scent attract insects; wind-pollinated plants don’t need either. One common flowering plant that is wind-pollinated is the Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) or Neantóg in Irish. (1a) The whorls of yellowish-green flowers can be male or female. …