You can hand pollinate as per the good advice from Tazman. This my preferred
method even with our own bee supply.
What you have to watch for is that the flowers actually get pollinated.
Flowers that failed the sex test will sometimes start to swell then turn
yellow, yellow = death for an embryonic pumpkin.
I have Turks Turban and Bohemien doing very well here in Sth Qld. That well
that I have put in a 2nd lot of Bohemien for the winter supply for the small
village we live in.
Jim

Luke wrote in message
...
Hi,

I planted some butternut pumpinks about two months ago and the vines are
now
doing extremely well, with an enormous amount of flowers. I have noticed
now
that some of the flowers have started to form the pumpkin itself and was
wondering if i need to actually nip the flower off or leave it there. I
have
had conflicting views on how to grow them so any advice would be
appreciated.

Thanks
Luke from Adelaide


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